Długosz House - Diocesan Museum in Sandomierz
Jana Długosza 927-600 Sandomierz
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Długosz House, also known as the Sandomierz Diocesan Museum, is a place where you can encounter the city's history in its various forms. Several museum halls house true treasures, as well as many surprising curiosities.
What can we see in Długosz House?
In line with the museum's character, primarily religious exhibits are presented here: historical church equipment, sculptures, medieval books, bishop's robes, etc.
The museum's greatest treasure, displayed in a separate room on the ground floor, is the Grunwald Cross from 1343 with the reliquary of the Holy Cross Tree.
Długosz House - attractions
A surprising "attraction" during the tour of the exhibition in Długosz House is the combination of religious exhibits, works of art and craft treasures with very surprising objects, which certainly do not come to our mind when we think of a "Diocesan Museum".
This arrangement of the exhibition shows how the museum was created. It is based on the private collections of Father Józef Rokoszny and Father Jan Wiśniewski. The variety of exhibits reveals the very idea of "collecting": gathering various larger and smaller treasures.
Pots of medieval ducats, books about tree species made from the appropriate wood:
...the oldest Polish chest positive and the oldest Polish piano:
...elephant feet, Napoleon's hair, a roll from the Swedish Deluge:
Tracking these unusual curiosities in the museum halls is an additional attraction for museum visitors!
Visiting Długosz House - practical information
- historic building, without elevator - with a wheelchair you can only enter the room on the ground floor
- interesting temporary exhibitions are organized in the museum's basement rooms
- a quiet herbal garden by Marcin from Urzędów is located near the museum (see: museum Magic Brews >>>)
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