Muzeum Ziemiaństwa w Dobrzycy

The Museum of the Landed Gentry in Dobrzyca operates within an 18th-century neoclassical palace surrounded by a 10.5-hectare English-style park containing over 30 natural monuments including Europe's largest London plane tree.

Established in 1996, the museum occupies a palace built at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries by architect Stanisław Zawadzki for General Augustyn Gorzeński, featuring two L-shaped wings connected by a Tuscan-style portico.

The museum preserves the heritage of Polish landed gentry through permanent exhibitions on masonry, palace interiors, and gentry history while organizing concerts, art exhibitions, workshops, and educational programs for schools throughout the year.

Open daily from April 1 to October 31 except Mondays, the museum offers free admission with guided tours available for 25-30 złoty, operating from 10:00 to 17:00 Tuesday through Friday and until 18:00 on Saturdays.

The palace contains restored murals by Antoni Smuglewicz and features mysterious legends of ghostly apparitions, including stories of spectral horses and chained spirits that reportedly ceased after skeletal remains were discovered in the basement well.

Location: Dobrzyca

Inception: January 1, 1996

Website: http://dobrzyca-muzeum.pl

GPS coordinates: 51.86562,17.60529

Latest update: July 24, 2025 15:27