Ilustracja Zamku w Oporowie

Oporów, łódzkie

Muzeum – Zamek w Oporowie

The late Gothic castle of the Oporowski family on an island surrounded by a moat, since 1949 a museum of manor interiors set in a 19th-century landscape park.

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Muzeum – Zamek w Oporowie

Oporów Castle was built in the 15th century by Archbishop Władysław Oporowski, son of Mikołaj, Voivode of Łęczyca, as the family seat of the Oporowski family of the Sulima coat of arms. It is a small late Gothic fortified residence on an island surrounded by a moat: the residential house, the tower and the tower with its chapel, linked by a wall around a four-sided courtyard, are among the few surviving layouts of this kind in Poland.

Later owners, from the Tarnowski and Sołłohub families to the Orsetti and Karski families, changed the castle only slightly. Around 1840 a Neo-Gothic gate portal and a terrace in front of the bridge were added, and the Orsetti family laid out a landscape park with canals, ponds and stone steps down to the moat decorated with lion sculptures.

Since 16 February 1949 the castle has been a museum of manor interiors. Conservation in 1962-1965 revealed Gothic portals, 17th-century painted ceilings and a cache of weapons probably hidden after the January Uprising. Today the display presents portraits, furniture, textiles, faience, silver and weapons from the 16th to the early 20th century, and the castle interiors have appeared in films and television series, including "Duch z Canterville" and "Korona królów".

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Opening hours

Spring and summer season

May 1 – September 30

Monday
10:00–16:00
Tuesday
10:00–16:00
Wednesday
10:00–16:00
Thursday
10:00–16:00
Friday
10:00–16:00
Saturday
10:00–17:00
Sunday
10:00–17:00

October-April

October 1 – April 30

Monday
10:00–16:00
Tuesday
10:00–16:00
Wednesday
10:00–16:00
Thursday
10:00–16:00
Friday
10:00–16:00
Saturday
10:00–16:00
Sunday
10:00–16:00

The museum is closed on 1 and 6 January, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Corpus Christi, 1 and 11 November and 24, 25 and 31 December. The park is open daily 8:00-17:00, from 1 May to 31 August 8:00-20:00 and in September 8:00-19:00. Guided tours are not guaranteed on Mondays.

Tickets

Admission tickets

Standard ticket
PLN 25.00
Reduced ticket
PLN 18.00

Guided tours and lessons

Guided tour
PLN 100.00
Museum lesson
PLN 110.00

Admission is free on Mondays, except Easter Monday. Groups should book in advance by phone or e-mail; museum lessons take place by appointment, except on Mondays, Saturdays and Sundays.

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Exhibits and points (7)
  • Ilustracja Zamku w OporowieThe Orsetti landscape parkThe historic park around the castle, shaped in the late 1830s, with canals, ponds and steps down to the moat decorated with lion sculptures.
  • Ilustracja Zamku w OporowieChambers with painted ceilingsFirst-floor chambers where Gothic portals and 17th-century painted ceilings were uncovered during the 1962-1965 conservation.
  • Ilustracja Zamku w OporowieThe castle chapelThe castle chapel on the upper floor of the semi-elliptical tower, with a rib vault and the Sulima coat of arms on its keystone.
  • Ilustracja Zamku w OporowieThe manor interiors exhibitionA permanent exhibition of noble culture with works of art and craft from the 16th to the early 20th century, some linked to the former owners of the castle.
  • Ilustracja Zamku w OporowieThe hidden weapons cacheA collection of weapons from the 18th and mid-19th centuries, found in a hiding place under the floor during the conservation of the castle.
  • Ilustracja Zamku w OporowieThe castle towerThe corner tower of the Gothic castle, which began as a small fortified house in the time of Mikołaj of Oporów, Voivode of Łęczyca.
  • Ilustracja Zamku w OporowieThe castle island with its moatThe small late Gothic fortified residence of the Oporowski family on an island surrounded by a moat, with a gate remodelled around 1840.
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Contact

Address

Oporów 34
99-322 Oporów
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Accessibility

The museum is housed in a Gothic castle and, because of its historic character, only the drive into the courtyard is step-free. Stairs lead to the ticket desk and to the rooms on the ground floor, mezzanine and first floor; there is no other route and no lift can be installed. Visitors with special needs can tour the museum with assistance from others. Guide dogs and assistance dogs are welcome.

  • Wheelchair accessNo
  • Step-free entranceNo
  • ElevatorNo
  • Assistance dogs allowedYes
  • Child-friendly materialsYes
  • Stairs presentYes
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