Holy Father John Paul II Family Home in Wadowice, Papal museum and birthplace in Wadowice, Poland.
The birthplace in Wadowice is a museum that preserves three rooms and a kitchen where Karol Wojtyła spent his childhood. The spaces display original furniture and family possessions that show how people lived during that period.
The Wojtyła family lived here from 1919 to 1938, when Karol moved to Kraków to study at Jagiellonian University. This decade was formative for the future pope during a time of major shifts in Poland.
The home is named after the man who would become pope and shows how a Catholic family lived in Poland during that era. Visitors see personal items that reflect the daily life of a household in the early 20th century.
The museum is open year-round, with longer hours during warmer months and shorter hours in winter. Visitors should plan for about an hour, and the rooms are easy to navigate and manageable in scope.
Among the displayed items are documents about the 1981 assassination attempt on the pope and his forgiveness toward his attacker. This personal response to violence is shown within the context of his early life in this home.
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