Municipal Museum in Wadowice

The Municipal Museum in Wadowice is located at Kościelna 4, right next to the Family Home of John Paul II. It is a separate institution with its own collections, operating within the Wadowice Cultural Centre since 1996.

The building and collections

The museum occupies one of the oldest tenement houses in the town, Neoclassical in form. According to the Wikipedia description, at various times it housed, among others, a milk bar where the young Karol Wojtyła ate with his father, and the seat of the Polonia football club. The collections hold more than three thousand items: paintings, prints, photographs, documents connected with the history of Wadowice, a numismatic collection with medals of John Paul II, and geological specimens, among them meteorites and tektites.

Regional art

The painting and sculpture department shows works by local artists, among others Wincenty Bałys and Franciszek Suknarowski.

Next door

When visiting the pope's home town you can combine a visit with the Family Home and the nearby basilica.

Practical information

• Address: ul. Kościelna 4, Wadowice.
• Opening hours and visiting rules are given by the Wadowice Cultural Centre; it is worth checking them before your visit.