MUSEUM OF CZĘSTOCHOWA

In operation since 1905, this museum is Częstochowa's main cultural institution. It features a rich collection of Polish art, including paintings, sacred and folk art, natural history, weapons and an archaeological section. Exhibitions are housed in several buildings:

The Ratusz (Al. Najświętszej Maryi Panny 45a, ✆ +48 34 366 80 50) offers perhaps the most interesting part for a foreign visitor. Built in neoclassical style in 1826, it has housed an exhibition tracing the city's history since 1967.

The pavilions in the Stanisław Staszic Park (Park im. S. Staszica) were built in 1909 for the National Exhibition of Industry and Agriculture and house an ethnographic exhibition, a peasant house built for the same exhibition and a museum on iron mining.

The Archaeological Reserve (ul. Łukasińskiego 20, ✆ +48 34 323 19 51) presents a collection unique in Poland on the funerary culture present in the Lusatian region.

The Pilgrimage Museum (Al. Najświętszej Maryi Panny 47, ✆ +48 34 368 21 64) presents an exhibition on the tradition of pilgrimage to Jasna Góra.

The House of Poetry, also known as the Halina Poświatowska Museum (ul. Jasnogórska 23, ✆ + 48 34 368 16 17), is dedicated to the life and work of this Polish poet. Literary meetings are organized here.

Finally, the exhibition at the Art Gallery (ul. Katedralna 8, ✆ +48 34 324 99 93) includes paintings and sculptures from the Młoda Polska artistic movement.