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The Museum of the Prudnik Land in Prudnik is located in a building adjacent to the medieval city fortifications, which in the past served as an arsenal. The museum was created on the initiative of Emil Metzner, who was the owner of an embroidery and haberdashery establishment, an art lover, and a collector. In his will, he bequeathed his collections to the city with the proviso that a museum be created on their basis.
Ethnographic collections include regional costumes, tools, and objects used in households in surrounding villages, and the historical-artistic part includes, among others, 17th- and 19th-century guild documents related to Prudnik, craft products, guild attributes, melee weapons, and firearms. Those interested in the history of Prudnik can watch the multimedia exhibition "Three Sources – One City," available in Polish, English, German, and Czech. Archaeological finds possess unique historical value, including casting molds for tools and bronze ornaments from the excavation site in Dytmarów and Strzebniów, dated to the Lusatian culture period.
Among the most valuable monuments are the parchment of Duke Władysław Opolczyk from 1384 and the Kraków edition of the Bible from 1577, exhibits regarding the Silesian Uprisings, the plebiscite in Upper Silesia, and resettlements after 1945, as well as a stylish study arranged in one of the rooms of the Prudnik industrialist and patron of culture Max Pinkus, the former owner of textile factories with a laboratory and hand-painted textile patterns. The museum's collections were complemented by a collection of weapons from the Napoleonic Wars and a library.
Practical information:
Opening hours:
from Tuesday to Friday, entrance to exhibitions:
9:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM; selected Saturdays of the year.
Ticket prices: regular – 10 PLN, discounted – 5 PLN. On Thursdays, admission is free.
Sightseeing takes 1 hour.
Free parking at 1 Tuwima Street.
