Accessibility - The Main Building

The Main Building - the seat of the Museum of Nowy Sącz land - since 2018, it has been located in the historic building of the former Austro-Hungarian Bank. The exhibition part is located on the 1st floor, it consists of a representative room for changing exhibitions, meetings and concerts, rooms with a historical exhibition about the history of Nowy Sącz in the years 1867-1945 (times of Galician autonomy, wars and the interwar period) and a room showing a studio with paintings by the famous painter from Nowy Sącz, Bolesław Barbacki. There is also an education room on this floor. The entire zone is also accessible to people in wheelchairs thanks to the elevator. The lower storey is occupied by studios and offices, and the lowest one is occupied by a reception and cash register room and exhibit storage.

Access to the Museum is possible by car and by many public transport lines - a bus stop (Jagiellońska Planty or Aleja Wolności) is located 190 m from the Main Building.

Timetables of MPK buses in Nowy Sącz

ATTENTION! The museum does not have its own car park.
Paid public places with a place for people with disabilities are located in the immediate vicinity of the Main Building, along ul. Jagiellońska.

The building is located directly at Jagiellońska Street. The main entrance from the pavement is preceded by a 10 cm threshold. If necessary, museum employees provide a side entrance located at the back of the building. Access to the side entrance directly from the sidewalk at Jagiellońska Street. The side entrance leads directly to the ticket office, the ramps are equipped with handrails, the entrance is free of architectural barriers. There is a summoning bell at the main entrance door.

The ticket office is on the right after entering the building on level -1. Stairs lead down to it. People with physical disabilities can use the stair platform or enter the side entrance equipped with a ramp leading directly to the ticket office.

The cash and information point is a bright, large space, equipped with a high counter, behind which there are cloakrooms. In front of the ticket office there are stands with information about the prices of sightseeing tickets. Next to the counter is a bookcase with souvenirs and books for purchase. The cashier provides basic information about sightseeing. It goes out to the visitor if necessary. It also rents magnifying films to facilitate sightseeing for seniors and visually impaired people. Your guide is waiting for you in the ticket office. Stairs or an elevator lead to the exhibition area.

Level - 1: Cash and information point

Level 2: on this floor there are permanent exhibition rooms, a temporary exhibition room and an educational room.

A wide staircase with handrails on the right and left leads to the exhibition space.



We start visiting the exhibition halls from the room located on the right side of the staircase

Room 1

- hall of mayors

Room 2

– Nowy Sącz in the first decades of Galician autonomy

– reconstruction of the city after the fire in 1894

Room 3

– great war

– the interwar period

- The Second World War

Room 4

After leaving the exhibition devoted to the Second World War, we enter the room of temporary exhibitions where temporary exhibitions are presented.

Room 5

The last room associated with permanent exhibitions is the Gallery of Bolesław Barbacki's paintings arranged as an artist's atelier.

The exhibitions contain clear descriptions of the exhibits, which additionally facilitates navigating through the exhibitions. No architectural barriers for people with locomotor disabilities, seniors and parents with children.

The toilet adapted for people with disabilities is located in the corridor behind the ticket office on the left. There is a driveway from the cash register to the elevator and toilets. The second toilet adapted for people with disabilities is located on the 2nd floor next to the education room. The toilet is equipped with a paging system.

The space is fully adapted to families with children. The main entrance to the building is located from Jagiellońska Street. Entrance for parents with a pram on the side of the building. The summoning bell is located at the main door.

Entrance to the exhibition by stairs or by elevator from level -1 from the ticket office and information room. 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.

At the moment, we do not have a changing table in the Museum building.

Visiting the exhibition:

– normal ticket PLN 8

– reduced ticket PLN 5

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

At the ticket office and information point there is a guide - the curator of the collections, who takes visitors to the exhibition halls by stairs or elevator. Seats were placed on the exhibition in the temporary 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 10 cm threshold, a summoning bell is mounted at the door. Alternative access is located at the back of the building, access directly from the pavement at Jagiellońska Street. The pavement and access to the rear door are paved with paving stones. The door opens to the right outwards. Inside, ramps with handrails have been prepared, thanks to which you can get directly to the ticket office and the elevator connected to the exhibition. The guide waiting in the ticket office will call the elevator and take you to the exhibition area.

In order to ensure free entry to the museum, we suggest using the summoning bell located next to the main entrance or inform us about your arrival by calling 18 443 77 08 ext. 129.

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 5/person

The main entrance from the pavement is preceded by a 10 cm threshold, on the outer wall next to the entrance on the right side there is a summoning bell. On the right side there is a staircase down to the cash register. The stairs have 4 steps, there is a handrail on the left side.

The ticket office and information point is on the left. A price list in Braille has been prepared. Each visitor can leave a jacket or a backpack at the ticket office.

For the visually impaired, magnifying foils are available for rent at the ticket office.

Sightseeing takes place with a guide - the custodian of the collection, who is waiting for you at the ticket office. The entrance to the exhibition leads up the stairs or with the elevator.

The exhibition space has artificial lighting. Audio descriptions and sensory materials, such as copies of uniforms, replicas of costumes and tactile charts, have been prepared for selected exhibits.

It is possible to book a visit with the person responsible for coordinating accessibility, who performs live audio descriptions. Please book at least two weeks before the planned visit date 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 and an assistant – reduced fee according to the price list, i.e. PLN 8/person

To meet the needs of hard of hearing and deaf people, we are in the process of preparing films in Polish Sign Language (PJM) regarding general information about the facility and films describing the collected exhibits.

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

During the tour, participants have the opportunity to use interactive and multimedia technologies available at the exhibition.

Visiting the exhibition:

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

– for individual visitors with disabilities and an assistant – reduced fee according to the price list, i.e. PLN 8/person

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 from January 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 temporary exhibitions, there are seats - a place to rest, additionally, after prior notification, specially sewn pillows, carpets and other items are placed in the temporary exhibition space, enabling relaxation 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 and an assistant – reduced fee according to the price list, i.e. PLN 8/person

The checkout room located on level - 1 is bright, with friendly acoustics. The exhibition space is illuminated with artificial light, often of subdued color. Due to the high height of the original rooms of the former building, there is a specific acoustics in the interiors.

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

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 temporary exhibitions, there are seats - 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 are no 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 and an assistant – reduced fee according to the price list, i.e. PLN 8/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 ticket office in the Main Building 18 444 23 70 ext. 129

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 region and present the history of the development of Nowy Sącz during the period of Galician autonomy.

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 therapeutic and art therapy classes – PLN 3 per person up to PLN 140 per group

– Visiting the collection warehouse – admission ticket – PLN 6.50 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

E-mail: d.lachor@muzeum.sacz.pl