Chełm, lubelskie
Muzeum Ziemi Chełmskiej im. Wiktora Ambroziewicza
A regional museum in four buildings in central Chełm, with exhibitions on the town's history, the nature of the Lublin region, folk culture, art and the avant-garde of Gallery 72.
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Muzeum Ziemi Chełmskiej im. Wiktora Ambroziewicza
Gallery 72, a royal document concerning the icon of Our Lady of Chełm, and mammoth remains belong to different parts of the same museum's collections. In Chełm, contemporary art shares the museum with the town's history, archaeology, natural history and regional folk culture. The collections range from works by avant-garde artists to everyday objects from rural homes.
Museum collecting in the town dates back to 1882. The Church and Archaeological Museum founded that year held, among other things, furnishings taken from Greek Catholic churches after the suppression of the Union in 1875. Following the destruction and dispersal of the collections during the First World War, Wiktor Ambroziewicz began rebuilding the museum at a local secondary school in 1919. The institution has borne his name since 2009.
The four main buildings have different histories: a former Piarist college, historic townhouses, the "Zwierciadło" printing house and a Baroque Uniate church. They house geometric abstraction, documents from the town's past, fossils and the furnishings of a village room decorated for a festive occasion. A separate exhibition on communist repression occupies the former cells of the Chełm security office.
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Opening hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- 10:00–16:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00–16:00
- Thursday
- 10:00–16:00
- Friday
- 10:00–16:00
- Saturday
- 12:00–16:00
- Sunday
- 12:00–16:00
The standard schedule covers the four main buildings. Since 5 September 2026, the building at Św. Mikołaja 4 has been closed on Saturdays. The exhibition at Reformacka 27 follows separate arrangements: weekday visits must be booked in advance by phone (82 565 26 93).
Tickets
- One building - standard
- PLN 20.00
- One building - reduced
- PLN 15.00
- Pass to all buildings - standard
- PLN 40.00
- Pass to all buildings - reduced
- PLN 30.00
With the Chełm Resident Card or Chełm 3+ Family Card
- One building - standard
- PLN 15.00
- One building - reduced
- PLN 10.00
- Pass - standard
- PLN 25.00
- Pass - reduced
- PLN 15.00
Guide
- Guided tour of one exhibition
- PLN 50.00
Free admission every Thursday. The multi-building pass lets you start in any building. The exhibition "The Chełm Security Service and Its Victims" at Reformacka 27 is free. Reduced tickets are available to pupils, students, Large Family Card holders, people over 65 and teachers, among others. Prices valid from 1 May 2026.
Image generated or substantially modified by AI.Thematic routeA Walk Through the Buildings of the Chełm Land MuseumA route through the four museum buildings: from the avant-garde of Gallery 72, through the town's history and nature, to folk culture and the former Uniate church.Start the walk
- Image generated or substantially modified by AI.Permanent exhibition · prehistory - 1989Chełm Is Its Name… The History of the Town from the 10th to the 20th CenturyA history exhibition in nine rooms on two levels: the story of a multinational borderland town from prehistory to the political changes of 1989.
Accessibility varies between buildings. The buildings at Lubelska 55 and 57 are entered from street level; the exhibitions occupy two or three levels connected by stairs with handrails. At Lubelska 56a the entrance leads up steps to a raised ground floor; the building has a toilet for people with reduced mobility, and designated parking spaces are nearby. Five steps lead to the former chapel at Św. Mikołaja 4; a stair climber is available. Assistance dogs are welcome everywhere. The buildings have no tactile maps or tactile markings. The exhibition in the cellars at Reformacka 27 is difficult to access for people with reduced mobility.
- Assistance dogs allowedYes
- Stairs presentYes