Lanckorona Museum

In 1869 a fire destroyed 79 houses around Lanckorona's market square. The wooden house that has been home to the Professor Antoni Krajewski Museum since 1967 is the only building on the square that survived it. The house itself is the most valuable exhibit, and inside you will find a model of the town before the disaster, finds from the castle ruins and a section on the Bar Confederation.

History: the professor who fell for Lanckorona

The museum was set up on the initiative of the Society of Friends of Lanckorona and the Kraków professor Antoni Krajewski, who founded the society. Locals also remember Krajewski for promoting deep wells in the town and for organising research and conservation work on the castle ruins in 1963–1965. The shingle-roofed house, divided in two by a wide entrance hall, probably belonged to a wealthy townsman, most likely a merchant – a clue is its four front windows.

What to see

• Period rooms – furniture, paintings, household and farm tools from around 1900, typical of old Lanckorona.
• A model of Lanckorona before the great fire in the hall, plus small models of traditional local cottages.
• Finds from the castle excavations – the castle on Lanckorona Hill was founded by King Casimir the Great in the 14th century.
• Bar Confederation memorabilia – in 1771 the confederates fought Suvorov's troops near Lanckorona, and the castle surrendered to the Austrians in 1772.
• The traditional Lanckorona women's costume and the garden behind the house, open to visitors.

The square around the museum

The museum stands on the market square at the corner of Piłsudskiego Street. The square itself slopes at about 9.5%, and its houses from 1868–1872 have drive-through hallways, steep shingle roofs and deep eaves under which merchants laid out their goods on market days. Narrow passages called "miedzuchy" run between the houses.

Tripto tips

45–60 minutes is enough for a visit. From 1 May to 31 October the museum is open on weekdays from 10:00 to 17:00; from 1 November to 30 April only on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 to 16:00 (groups can book by phone). A standard ticket costs PLN 14, reduced PLN 10; there is also a combined ticket with the Kazimierz Wiśniak Collection in the Old Town Hall (PLN 18/15). Check peak-season weekend hours on the Lanckorona culture centre (GOK) website before you go. Address: Rynek 23.