Availability - Pieniny Museum

Pieniny Museum Józef Szalaya is located in the buildings of the former border guard in Szlachtowa near Szczawnica. In the main building, at the permanent exhibition, we learn about the past of the Pieniny region. Stories of people who have lived here for centuries, before the spa in Szczawnica was established. We learn what the Dunajec River and mountain pastures meant to them. We will hear why they had to leave their homes and lands. We start our walk along the Dunajec Gallery - a river that connects the towns of Pieniny: Czorsztyn, Sromowce, Szczawnica and Krościenko, becoming part of their history. The nature of the Pieniny region is combined with its rich culture. We enter the Pieniny microcosm - the borderland of cultures, religions and nationalities. We get to know the inhabitants of the Pieniny villages, who were united by a common pastoral economy, similar construction, and folk costume. We learn about their characteristic occupations - rafting among the Highlanders and tinkering among the Ruthenians. The further route leads through the resort in Szczawnica and leads us to modern times. You can get to know the healing methods used in the 19th-century health resort, discover the charm of the former Szczawnica landscapes and interiors. Learn about the history of bathing guests, many of whom came from the aristocratic, scientific, literary and artistic elites, which was extremely important for the development of culture in this region. We finish the trip on the banks of the Dunajec River, on the former Pieniny Road - a favorite place for walks of guests from Szczawnica.

In the second building there is a studio warehouse and a room for temporary exhibitions. The studio warehouse is also a place for storing objects and an exhibition room. During a visit to it, we can get acquainted with the collection of the Pieniny Museum.

Access to the Pieniny Museum in Szlachtowa is possible by car and by private transport (buses) from Szczawnica - stops: Pieniny stop, Dworcowy stop, Centrum stop (under Halka), City Hall stop /timetable at stops/.

Tourist information in Szczawnica:

http://www.pieninskiecentrumturystyki.pl/

https://szewczyktravel.pl/



In the immediate vicinity of the Museum there is a large public and free car park. The entrance to the Museum grounds is slightly inclined.

In matters related to availability, please contact: +48 18 262 22 58

Possibility to order an assistant.

The area of ​​the Museum is located behind the gate, on the area paved with cobblestones. It has the shape of a rectangle, on two opposite sides of which the museum buildings are located: behind the gate, on the right side, the main building with a permanent exhibition, a room for educational activities and administration. Next to the car park, on the left, there is a building with a temporary exhibition room and a studio warehouse (access from the car park).

On the hill there is an educational and sensory garden.

The ticket office and information are located just outside the gate, on the right side of the main building. Entrance to the cash register - the entrance door opens to the right side outwards, low threshold (2.5 cm); automatic sliding glass door in the vestibule (decorative stickers on the glass); the ticket office is on the right, the cloakroom on the left.

MAIN BUILDING: a two-story building with:

GROUND FLOOR:

Ticket office, cloakroom
Opposite the locker room there is a corridor with toilets; toilet adapted for people with disabilities at the end of the corridor; changing table for children.
At the cloakroom and at the exhibition, there are places to rest during sightseeing; chair available.
Opposite the entrance door, there is a corridor, at the end of which, on the left, there is an entrance to the exhibition area.
Permanent lighting: natural and artificial light.
Sightseeing: individual approx. 40 min.; with a guide approx. 1 hour
You can rent an audio guide or download it to your mobile phone before arriving at the Museum from:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.audiotour.muzeumpieninskimmuzeaopen

FIRST FLOOR:

Conference and educational room - entrance to the staircase from the corridor leading to the exhibition rooms (one step with a threshold) or from the outside (side entrance, steps). The floor is not accessible to people in wheelchairs. Possibility of conducting classes in exhibition halls or outside the facility.



STUDIO MAGAZINE - TEMPORARY EXHIBITION HALL:

Gallery with temporary exhibitions - entrance to the gallery on the right side of the building, directly from the car park; ramp for wheelchair users (ramp with handrail). Toilet available for people with disabilities; changing table for children.

EDUCATIONAL AND SENSORY GARDEN

The garden is located on a hill (available seasonally). Educational activities will be conducted in the garden (upon prior notification - at least a week before the planned date of the visit)

A toilet in the main building adapted for people with disabilities is located in the corridor in the ticket office and information room. In the building of the Studio Warehouse, the toilet for people with disabilities is located in the corridor behind the temporary exhibition room.

The space is fully adapted to families with children. The main entrance to the building is located directly from the pavement leading from the parking lot. It is possible to leave clothes, prams or backpacks at the ticket office. At the ticket office and information point, a guide is waiting with whom you can visit the exhibition space. Individual visits are also possible. For families with children, coloring books with exhibits located in the exhibition space have been prepared. It is possible to visit the permanent exhibition with a pram. A sensory garden located on a hill is being prepared (seasonally unavailable). There is a toilet with a changing table for children in the Studio Warehouse building.

Visiting the exhibition:

– normal ticket PLN 12

– reduced ticket PLN 8

At the ticket office and information point, you can rent magnifying foils to facilitate reading the texts on the exhibition and viewing the exhibits.

At the ticket office and information point, there is a guide waiting for you - the curator of the collection, who introduces visitors to the permanent exhibition halls and the building of the temporary exhibitions. Seats were placed on the exhibition in the permanent exhibition hall. Chairs with armrests can be arranged if required.

In order to broaden the knowledge about the objects presented at the exhibition, it is possible to purchase a guidebook and other items related to the history of the city at the museum's ticket office.

Visiting the exhibition:

– reduced ticket PLN 8

The main entrance from the pavement is preceded by a 2.5 cm threshold, a summoning bell is mounted at the door. The walkway and access to the door are paved with cobblestones. The door opens to the right outwards. Inside, unlimited access to the ticket office and permanent exhibition. The guide waiting in the cash-information room will introduce you to the exhibition part.

The exhibition space is fully accessible, the lack of architectural barriers allows you to move freely along the communication route between the rooms. Access to some showcases, drawers, screens or exhibits may be difficult for people in wheelchairs, this is due to the construction solutions of the installed displays.

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 6/person

For visually impaired and blind people in the Google Play store, there is an audioguide with the history and description of the objects to be downloaded to the phone.

See: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.audiotour.muzeumpieninskimmuzeaotwarte

It is also possible to download the audioguide at the box office of the Pieniny Museum against a deposit. You must bring your own headphones for the audioguide. The rules of visiting and the price list in Braille are available at the ticket office.

In the exhibition space there are tactile and sensory aids. In addition, olfactory stimuli are felt. Guide dogs are allowed. In addition, it is possible to visit the exhibition with a designated guide. Please make an appointment at the box office two weeks in advance. You can send an e-mail or call.

e-mail: muzeum_szczawnica@muzeum.sacz.pl

phone number 18 262 22 58

For visually impaired and blind people, we offer educational classes on ethnography with the use of replicas and originals to touch, as well as smell and sound stimuli.

Look:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.audiotour.muzeumpieninskimmuzeaopen

For people with intellectual disabilities, a dedicated educational path has been prepared around the main exhibition with the use of copies of exhibits, auxiliary materials and pictograms.

Planned to make easy-to-read texts available in 2021.

Each temporary exhibition is accompanied by a series of workshops presenting techniques, ways of creating a work and the profile of the artist.

Space without architectural barriers, fully friendly to people with intellectual disabilities.

In the space of permanent and changing exhibitions, there are seats - places to rest, additionally, after prior notification, specially sewn pillows, carpets and other items are placed in the space of temporary exhibitions, enabling rest and free conversation, enabling 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 6/person

The cash and information room is bright with friendly acoustics. The exhibition space is illuminated with artificial light, often of subdued color.

In order to avoid excessive stimuli caused by tourist traffic, please contact us in advance to organize individual tours of the interiors in a sensory-friendly manner. Contact: 605 289 154 or 18 262 22 58

Sightseeing with a guide waiting for the group at the ticket office.

For people on the autism spectrum, a dedicated educational path has been prepared with the use of sensory materials: copies of exhibits, auxiliary materials, pictograms. Get to know the permanent exhibition.

In the space of permanent and changing exhibitions, seats were placed - places to rest. In addition, after prior notification, specially sewn pillows, carpets and other objects are placed in the space of temporary exhibitions, enabling relaxation and free conversation, and at the same time viewing the exhibition from a different perspective.

There may be olfactory stimuli in the exhibition rooms.

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 6/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).
Telephone number to the box office at the Pieniny Museum 18 262 22 58

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.
If you are on the exhibition, on the first floor, remember that in the event of a fire, the elevator will be closed.
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. Art classes reveal the secrets of art, deepen knowledge about the history of the Pieniny region and present the history of the development of Szczawnica.

Workshops are intended only for organized groups - it is possible to develop classes tailored to the needs of the group based on the topic chosen by it.

– educational classes: PLN 5 or PLN 6 per person

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

Accessibility Coordinator – Daniel Lachor

Contact:

18 443 77 08 ext. 123, 124

Mobile: 605 289 154

In the Pieniny Museum, the person supporting the coordinator's activities is Marta Słowik. Email: m.slowik@muzeum.sacz.pl, no. tel. 18 262 22 58