Ilustracja Muzeum Ziemi Sądeckiej

Nowy Sącz, małopolskie

Muzeum Ziemi Sądeckiej - Gmach Główny

The seat of the Museum of the Sącz Land in a 1912 bank building, with an exhibition on the history of Nowy Sącz in 1867-1945 and the studio of portraitist Bolesław Barbacki.

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Muzeum Ziemi Sądeckiej - Gmach Główny

The Main Building is the seat of the Museum of the Sącz Land (Muzeum Ziemi Sądeckiej), a cultural institution of the Małopolska Region. Since 24 January 2024 the museum has used its name of 1938; it previously operated as the Regional Museum in Nowy Sącz. It occupies the former Austro-Hungarian Bank on Jagiellońska Street, erected in 1912 to a design by the Kraków architect Teodor Hoffmann and opened to visitors after modernisation in 2018.

On the exhibition floor the tour begins in the Mayors' Hall and leads through the town's history in 1867-1945: Galician autonomy, rebuilding after the 1894 fire, the Great War, the interwar years and the Second World War. A grand hall on the top storey hosts temporary exhibitions, concerts and meetings.

The last room recreates the studio of Bolesław Barbacki, a Nowy Sącz portraitist, man of the theatre and president of the "Sokół" society, shot by the Germans in 1941. The history of the town and the life of its painter meet here in a building that itself comes from the era it describes.

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Opening hours

Opening hours

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

Exceptions

November 11, 2026
Closed
December 24, 2026
Closed
December 25, 2026
Closed
December 26, 2026
Closed
January 1, 2027
Closed
January 6, 2027
Closed
March 27, 2027
Closed
March 28, 2027
Closed
March 29, 2027
Closed
May 27, 2027
Closed

Last admission to the exhibition at 16:30. Closed on Mondays, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday, Corpus Christi, 1 and 6 January, 11 November and 24-26 December.

Tickets

Main Building

Regular ticket
PLN 15.00
Reduced ticket
PLN 11.00
Family ticket
PLN 43.00

Combined ticket with the Maria Ritter Gallery

Combined regular
PLN 19.00
Combined reduced
PLN 14.00
Combined family
PLN 54.00

Additional offer

Study storeroom visit
PLN 9.00
Sącz historical walk
PLN 11.00

Admission is free on Sundays. Concessions and exemptions follow the visiting rules; they include 1 PLN and 5 PLN tickets for eligible visitors, a Large Family Card ticket (10 PLN) and a Nowy Sącz Family Card ticket (6 PLN).

Routes (1)
Exhibitions (1)
  • Ilustracja Muzeum Ziemi SądeckiejPermanent exhibition · 1867-1945History of Nowy Sącz 1867-1945A permanent history exhibition in three rooms: from self-government in the era of Galician autonomy and rebuilding after the 1894 fire to both world wars.
Exhibits and points (6)
  • Ilustracja Muzeum Ziemi SądeckiejBolesław Barbacki's StudioPaintings by the Sącz portraitist and community activist in a display arranged as an artist's studio.
  • Ilustracja Muzeum Ziemi SądeckiejThe Great WarPart of the third room, on the Sącz region in 1914-1918, the Russian occupation of the town and the first days of independent Poland.
  • Ilustracja Muzeum Ziemi SądeckiejAustro-Hungarian Bank BuildingA 1912 bank building designed by Teodor Hoffmann, home to the Museum of the Sącz Land on Jagiellońska Street since 2018.
  • Ilustracja Muzeum Ziemi SądeckiejMayors' HallThe first room of the history exhibition, introducing the self-governing Nowy Sącz of the era of Galician autonomy.
  • Ilustracja Muzeum Ziemi SądeckiejThe Sącz Region in the Second World WarThe last part of the history exhibition: September 1939, the German occupation, the Holocaust of the Jews of Nowy Sącz, the underground and the end of German occupation in January 1945.
  • Ilustracja Muzeum Ziemi SądeckiejGalician Autonomy RoomA room on the first decades of Galician autonomy, the arrival of the railway and the rebuilding of Nowy Sącz after the great fire of 17 April 1894.
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Contact

Address

ul. Jagiellońska 56
33-300 Nowy Sącz
Getting there

Central Nowy Sącz, on Jagiellońska Street. The "Jagiellońska Planty" and "Aleja Wolności" city bus stops are about 190 m from the building. The museum has no car park of its own; paid spaces, including spaces for people with disabilities, are along Jagiellońska Street.

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Location

Accessibility

The main entrance on Jagiellońska Street has a 10 cm threshold and a call bell; the side entrance with a ramp leads straight to the ticket office. The ticket office is on level -1, and stairs or a lift lead to the exhibition floor. Two toilets are adapted for people with disabilities. Magnifying sheets can be borrowed at the ticket office, and colouring sheets are available for children. Information about the building is available in Polish Sign Language. There is no baby-changing facility. Audio descriptions and sensory materials are available for selected exhibits. Guide dogs are allowed. Seating is provided in the temporary exhibition room. Some display cases and screens may be difficult to reach from a wheelchair. Arrange a Polish Sign Language interpreter or live audio description at least two weeks in advance.

  • Wheelchair accessYes
  • Step-free entranceYes
  • ElevatorYes
  • Accessible toiletYes
  • Accessible parkingYes
  • Rest areasYes
  • Audio descriptionYes
  • Sign languageYes
  • Assistance dogs allowedYes
  • Stroller accessYes
  • Baby changing facilitiesNo
  • Child-friendly materialsYes
  • Stairs presentYes
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