The Zamoyski Museum in Kozłówka is one of the most beautiful and popular Polish palace museums, located in the vicinity of the Kozłowiecki Landscape Park. The museum is housed in a palace and park complex, which was founded in the first half of the 18th century, and rebuilt at the turn of the 19th and 20th century by Count Konstanty Zamoyski. The interiors in the style of the Second Empire have been perfectly preserved.
The palace chapel is modeled on the royal chapel in Versailles. The palace has a representative French garden with a fountain and a monument to Napoleonic soldiers, and a romantic English-style park with an aviary.
The former coach house houses the Art Gallery of Socialist Realism which presents paintings, sculptures, drawings, posters and other works created in the 1950s, when art was used as a tool in the fight for socialism. The second instalment of the Socialist Realist art collection can be viewed in the former renovation stables. Through numerous applications and multimedia presentations of archival material showing the work of artists after 1945, this difficult period in Polish history is presented in a way that is accessible to young people.
An exhibition of carriages, equestrian equipment and travel accessories can be seen in the coach house.
In the Northern Outhouse one can find the multimedia exhibition "Kozłówka throughout time", where the history of the palace and park is presented in the form of a video mapping supplemented by a film projection with a commentary by Jadwiga "Inka" Zamoyska, the daughter of the last owners, and a riddle room. Interactive puzzles with views of the palace and museum exhibits await the youngest visitors. In the basement of the outbuilding there is an exhibition entitled "Lapidarium", which presents the functioning of the former aristocratic residence.
In the Southern Outhouse, visitors can learn about the areas that belonged to Konstanty Zamoyski's entail and see the exhibition "Family album" linked to the genealogy of the family. The main attraction is the Photoplasticon with presentations: "Polish aristocratic families", "19th Century Celebrities", "The Zamoyski Family in Angola" and "Residences and Buildings founded by the Zamoyski Family". A photographic atelier has also been arranged. The second instalment of the "Family Album" exhibition can be seen in the old theatre building, where photographs from the Count's collection are presented, arranged by particular branches of the Zamoyski family.
An exhibition of carriages, riding equipment and travel accessories can be seen in the stables of the coursing horses.
Learn more: www.muzeumzamoyskich.pl
Nearby places:
Dąbrówka | Sounds Park
Firlej | Popular bathing area in the Lublin Region
Kock | Palace residence with a park in a sentimental style
Lubartów | City of the Firlej Family
Niemce | Lublin, Niemce and Grunwald
Lublin Regional Tourist Organization recommends:
Holiday Resort BEZETA in Lubartów
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