Availability - Nikifor Museum

The Nikifor Museum is housed in a historic building. It is a wooden villa "Romanówka" typical for 19th-century spas. The facility was located until 1990 at ul. Pilsudski. In the years 1992-1994, after conservation renovation, it was reconstructed in a new location in the city center. Currently, it is located at Bulwar Dietla, opposite the Old Spa House.

The facade of the building stands out from the surrounding buildings. It has a turquoise color, the windows are framed with wooden white shutters.

The exhibition presents the work of one of the world's most famous intuitive painters, Nikifor, who has lived in Krynica almost all his life. There are Nikifor's paintings from all periods of his work, made in the following techniques: watercolors, gouaches and drawings presenting various themes characteristic of the artist's work: landscapes with Orthodox churches and churches, Krynica architecture, interiors, stations, offices, "dollar factories", portraits , etc.

The permanent exhibition presents memorabilia of Nikifor, publications devoted to the painter and his photographs. The museum is also a place for presenting exhibitions of famous artists from the circle of non-professional and folk art.

The Museum building is located in the historic walking center of the spa.

Access to the Museum is possible by car.

ATTENTION! The museum does not have its own car park.
Paid public places with a place for people with disabilities are located on the main road, next to the routes leading to the Krynica promenade.

A historic building, typical of wooden spa architecture.

The building is located directly on Krynica's promenade - Bulwar Dietla, opposite the Old Spa House. It is wooden, located next to the slope on the foundation. The entrance is between the wooden pillars supporting the porch. Wooden, double doors open outwards. A semi-circular stone staircase leads to the door. On the right side of the building there is a pavement lined with cobblestones serving as a driveway for people in wheelchairs and families with children. A walkway leads to the back entrance.

The ticket office is on the left after entering the building. The room is small and bright, with a lowered counter. Behind the counter there is a wooden bookcase with books, guides and other souvenirs. At the entrance to the checkout room, there is a legible price list. Luggage cannot be left in the checkout room.

The cashier provides basic information about sightseeing. The curators of the collections are waiting for you in the ticket office to guide you around the permanent exhibitions. It is possible to rent an audio guide. Visitors can also use a free application for a mobile phone with an audio guide, audio description, a guide with films in Polish Sign Language (PJM) and an audio guide for families with children.

Link to the Google store application: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.audiotour.muzeumnikifora

The building is historic, typical of wooden spa architecture. The interior of the villa after a general renovation has been fully adapted to the needs of people with disabilities. If necessary, during the visit, the museum staff provide support to people with special needs and provide information about the exhibition.

The toilet is located in the corridor behind the glass doors located between the exhibition rooms. After opening the glass door, please walk a few steps, the toilet is on the left. The toilet is publicly available. It has been adapted for people with disabilities and a changing table for children has been placed in it.

The exhibition space is adapted for families with children. High stairs lead to the main entrance from the side of Dietla Boulevard. The entrance for parents with a pram is located at the back of the building.

The curator of the collections is waiting at the ticket office, with whom you can visit the exhibition space. Individual visits are possible. For families with children, a special audioguide to the exhibition has been prepared, free audioguide available for download in the GooglePlay store - enter: MNS Muzeum Nikifora.

Link to the audio guide: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.audiotour.muzeumnikifora

The museum is in the process of preparing riddles and paintings with exhibits located in the exhibition space, which will have educational functions and will become a souvenir for the youngest visitors.

The rooms of the permanent exhibitions are equipped with multimedia tablets - children can see the details of Nikifor's works that are difficult for them to see.

A changing table for children is located in the toilet.

Visiting the exhibition:

– normal ticket PLN 21

– reduced ticket PLN 16

A stone staircase with handrails leads to the front door. The entrance for people in wheelchairs and those with mobility problems is located at the back of the building. A cobblestone walkway leads to it. The exhibition is located on one floor, without architectural barriers. Seats/benches have been placed in the exhibition space, if necessary, it is possible to arrange chairs. Lighting of varying intensity, artificial light.

The permanent exhibition rooms are equipped with multimedia tablets. Thanks to the intuitive and simple operation, each visitor has the opportunity to take a close look at the selected work and see the details enlarged. Employees provide support in operating the screens.

In order to deepen the knowledge about the exhibits collected at the museum's box office, it is possible to purchase a guidebook and other items related to Nikifor.

Visiting the exhibition:

– normal ticket PLN 21

– reduced ticket PLN 16

The main entrance is placed between the wooden pillars supporting the porch, double wooden doors open outwards. A stone high semi-circular staircase with handrails leads to the door.

Alternative entrance: On the right side of the building there is a cobblestone pavement and a ramp for people in wheelchairs. A walkway leads to the back entrance. There is a summoning bell at the entrance door, you can also inform the museum staff about your arrival by calling 18 471 53 03

The cash register is fully accessible, the counter at the right height facilitates contact between the employee and the tourist.

A historic building, typical of wooden spa architecture, after general renovation, the interior is fully adapted for people with physical disabilities. Thresholds have been eliminated for better communication, all exhibition halls on one floor. The floor in the exhibition halls is covered with wooden panels, the entrance corridor to the interior of the building, connected to the entrance to the toilet, is covered with tiles.

Visiting the exhibition:

- for organized groups of people with disabilities with an assistant - entry fee PLN 1/person

– for individual visitors with disabilities with an assistant - a reduced fee in accordance with the price list, i.e. PLN 10/person

The main entrance is placed between the wooden pillars supporting the porch, wooden doors open outwards. A stone semi-circular high staircase with handrails leads to the door.

The cash register is located to the left of the entrance. A counter with a cash-information point was placed in front of it. The checkout room is small, illuminated with artificial light. At this point, the exhibition supervisor is waiting for you, with whom you can visit the exhibition.

In order to facilitate individual visits, we encourage you to download a free application with an audio guide, which includes descriptions of audio descriptions of individual exhibition rooms

Link to the audio guide: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.audiotour.muzeumnikifora

The museum is in the process of preparing tactile graphics and copies of the collected exhibits.

The exhibition rooms are located on one level. The interiors are architectural barriers. White tables were placed in several halls of the permanent exhibitions. Centrally on the top of each table there are tablets that make it easier for the visually impaired to view images and enlarged details.

It is possible to book a visit with the person responsible for coordinating accessibility, who performs live audio descriptions. Reservation at 605 289 154

Guide dogs allowed.

Visiting the exhibition:

- for organized groups of people with disabilities with an assistant - entry fee PLN 1/person

– for individual visitors with disabilities with an assistant - a reduced fee in accordance with the price list, i.e. PLN 10/person

In order to facilitate individual sightseeing, we encourage you to download a free application with an audio guide, which contains descriptions of individual exhibition rooms in Polish Sign Language (PJM).

Link to the audio guide: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.audiotour.muzeumnikifora

The museum is in the process of preparing tactile aids and copies of the collected exhibits.

Easy-to-read texts are planned to be made available from the beginning of 2021.

If you need to use a PJM interpreter, please contact the accessibility coordinator at least 2 weeks in advance so that we can provide you with a qualified interpreter. Contact SMS: 605 289 154, e-mail: d.lachor@muzeum.sacz.pl

Visiting the exhibition:

– for organized groups of people with disabilities with an assistant – admission fee PLN 1/person

– for individual visitors with disabilities with an assistant - a reduced fee in accordance with the price list, i.e. PLN 10/person

Exhibition space on one floor, pastel colors - whites, greys, some walls in contrasting colors of turquoise and orange. Rooms illuminated with artificial light of often subdued color. There are sound stimuli in the exhibition (film recordings). No scent stimuli.

A special educational path has been prepared for people with intellectual disabilities, during which we learn about the permanent exhibition using copies of exhibits, auxiliary materials and pictograms. To take advantage of this offer, please contact the accessibility coordinator, Mr. Daniel Lachor, mobile: 605 289 154, e-mail: d.lachor@muzeum.sacz.pl

Planned to make easy-to-read texts available from January 2021

Benches for rest have been placed in the space of temporary exhibitions, additionally, upon prior notification, seats in the temporary exhibition space will be folded down, allowing for rest and free conversation as well as viewing the exhibition from a different perspective.

Visiting the exhibition:

- for organized groups of people with disabilities with an assistant - entry fee PLN 1/person

– for individual visitors with disabilities with an assistant - a reduced fee in accordance with the price list, i.e. PLN 10/person

The cash register room is a small interior, illuminated with artificial light. Exhibition space on one floor, pastel colors - whites, greys, some walls in contrasting colors of turquoise and orange. Rooms illuminated with artificial light of often subdued color. There are sound stimuli in the exhibition (film recordings). No scent stimuli.

A special educational path has been prepared for people on the autism spectrum, during which we learn about the permanent exhibition using sensory materials - copies of exhibits, auxiliary materials, pictograms. To take advantage of this offer, please contact the accessibility coordinator, Mr. Daniel Lachor, mobile: 605 289 154, e-mail: d.lachor@muzeum.sacz.pl

In the space of temporary exhibitions, there are seats - places to rest, additionally, after prior notification, in the space of temporary exhibitions, seats are folded out, allowing you to rest and talk freely and watch the exhibition from a different perspective.

Tour with a guide or accessibility coordinator waiting for the group at the ticket office/information point.

Visiting the exhibition:

- for organized groups of people with disabilities with an assistant - entry fee PLN 1/person

– for individual visitors with disabilities with an assistant - a reduced fee in accordance with the price list, i.e. PLN 10/person

Upon making a decision to evacuate from the premises or premises of the Museum, all persons staying in the Museum are obliged to listen to messages regarding further proceedings, and above all:

After the alarm is triggered and the evacuation from the Museum is announced, you are obliged to comply with the instructions of the person in charge of the evacuation operation and to cooperate with them.
The evacuation operation is managed by a Museum employee with an ID card or a firefighter.
If you are evacuating in a group led by an assistant, also follow his instructions.
Notify other people in the room (or in the surrounding area) about the nature of the threat and the need to evacuate.
Museum employees help people with disabilities in efficient evacuation until the arrival of specialized units of the State Fire Service.
Escape routes and emergency exits in the facilities are marked with green signs. These signs are lit for about 2 hours in the event of a failure of the basic lighting and will show you the direction of evacuation.
Follow these signs for the shortest route to the nearest stairwell or exit directly outside the facility.
If you are not in the zone directly affected by the fire and cannot evacuate yourself, wait for the Museum employee to come and help you during the evacuation.
The first to evacuate are people with limited mobility, people requiring the help of an assistant, e.g. people in wheelchairs, blind, deaf or elderly people unable to evacuate on their own.
People from the rooms where the fire started are also the first to evacuate.
Priority is also given to people who are in rooms that are in the way of the fire spreading.
If you are evacuating in a group, make sure that people who can move on their own are at the end of the group.
If your evacuation route is blocked, immediately contact a Museum employee with the available means (e.g. by phone).
Phone number: 18 471 53 03
When rooms are heavily smoked, move in a stooped position, try to keep your head as low as possible, where there is less smoke.
If you can, cover your mouth and nose with a damp handkerchief, it will make it easier for you to breathe.
When evacuating through heavily smoked rooms, move along the walls so as not to lose orientation as to the direction of movement.
After leaving the building, an employee of the Museum will show you where to go. Expect further help there.

Educational activities are addressed to all age groups, with particular emphasis on people with disabilities. Each topic is adapted to the individual needs of the recipients.

Link to the educational offer: https://muzeum.sacz.pl/edukacja?page=1

Accessibility Coordinator Daniel Lachor

Contact:

18 443 77 08 ext. 123, 124

Mobile/SMS: 605 289 154

E-mail: d.lachor@muzeum.sacz.pl