W. Orkan Museum, Rabka-Zdrój

Orkana 2
34-700 Rabka-Zdrój
call 18/26 76 747    link muzeum-orkana.pl

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The W. Orkan Museum in Rabka-Zdrój is located in the historic wooden church of St. Mary Magdalene. Inside, you will see both parts of the church interior and various ethnographic exhibits.

W. Orkan Museum in Rabka-Zdrój
W. Orkan Museum in Rabka-Zdrój

What can we see in the W. Orkan Museum in Rabka-Zdrój?

In the first few rooms, arranged under the church tower, you will find exhibits from various aspects of life of the old Rabka residents and its surroundings.

W. Orkan Museum in Rabka-Zdrój
W. Orkan Museum in Rabka-Zdrój

Here, you will see exhibits related to shepherding, farming, and various crafts: ceramics, beekeeping, shoemaking, herbalism, folk art, and holiday customs.

There is also a very interesting story about the old Rabka pharmacy and its owner:

W. Orkan Museum in Rabka-Zdrój. Interior of the old Rabka pharmacy
W. Orkan Museum in Rabka-Zdrój. Interior of the old Rabka pharmacy "Under the Star"
Mgr Stanisław Miętus in the W. Orkan Museum in Rabka-Zdrój: pharmacist, herbalist... and tourist!
Mgr Stanisław Miętus in the W. Orkan Museum in Rabka-Zdrój: pharmacist, herbalist... and tourist!

Historic interior of the church of St. Mary Magdalene in Rabka-Zdrój

The second part of the museum is the interior of the old church with its historic polychrome, altar, and beautiful organs, where organ music concerts are held.

W. Orkan Museum in Rabka-Zdrój
W. Orkan Museum in Rabka-Zdrój
W. Orkan Museum in Rabka-Zdrój, 17th-century organs
W. Orkan Museum in Rabka-Zdrój, 17th-century organs

PS. Upon your request, a museum employee will also open the door to the old church wall with over a hundred-year-old teeth placed between the beams!

Outdoor exhibition

While visiting the W. Orkan Museum in Rabka-Zdrój, also pay attention to what is around the church, which is the area of the old church cemetery. Here, you will find several stone tombstones, as well as wooden figures of Jesus on a donkey and the museum's patron, Władysław Orkan.

W. Orkan Museum in Rabka-Zdrój
W. Orkan Museum in Rabka-Zdrój

Workshops at the W. Orkan Museum in Rabka-Zdrój

The museum does not have any special "corners" for children, but for an additional fee, you can paint a wooden bird or color a picture on glass and thus create your own souvenir from this unique place.

W. Orkan Museum in Rabka-Zdrój
W. Orkan Museum in Rabka-Zdrój

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