Regulations for visiting the Main Building
Regulations for visitors to the Sądecka Land Museum - MAIN BUILDING
address: 33 – 300 Nowy Sącz, ul. Jagiellońska 56
1. The District Museum in Nowy Sącz - MAIN BUILDING OF THE District Museum in Nowy Sącz, as a unit of the Małopolskie Voivodeship, whose aim is to permanently protect cultural assets, inform about the values and content of the collected collections, disseminate the basic values of history, science, Polish and world culture, shape cognitive and aesthetic sensitivity and enabling contact with the collections, makes its collections available to visitors on the basis of the following regulations:
- the Act of 21 November 1996 on museums (i.e. Journal of Laws of 2022, item 385);
- the Act of 23 July 2003 on the protection and care of monuments (i.e. Journal of Laws of 2022, item 840),
- the Act of 25 October 1991 on organizing and conducting cultural activities (i.e. Journal of Laws of 2020, item 194, as amended),
- Organizational Regulations of the District Museum in Nowy Sącz of February 26, 2018, I order the following:
- § 11 section 3 item 6 of the Statute of the Museum of the Sądecka Region, constituting an annex to Resolution No. LXVII/1008/23 of the Regional Assembly of the Małopolska Province of 29 May 2023 on the adoption of the new content of the statute of the Museum of the Sądecka Region, a cultural institution of the Małopolska Province, as amended.
2. The exhibition is available to visitors:
Tuesday - Sunday
10 a.m. - 5 p.m., last entry to the exhibition at 4.30 pm
3. THE MAIN BUILDING in Nowy Sącz is closed on Mondays, Easter Saturday, the first and second day of Easter, Corpus Christi and on 1.01., 6.01., 1.11., 24, 25, 26. 12
4. The day free from admission fees is Sunday.
5. Fees for: admission to museum exhibitions are charged on the basis of the price list introduced by order of the Director of the District Museum in Nowy Sącz and based on the provisions of the Museums Act (Article 10(3)) and the statute of the unit.
6. Persons entitled to free admission and reduced fees for permanent and temporary exhibitions and the types of documents confirming the entitlement to a fee reduction or exemption from the entry fee for permanent and temporary exhibitions are listed in the list to Order No. 25/2025 of 22 April 2025 of the Director of the Sądecka Land Museum on new regulations for visiting the exhibitions of the Sądecka Land Museum.
7. The following prohibitions apply in the area of the permanent exhibition and the area of temporary exhibitions:
- bring in dangerous and sharp objects;
- bring in firearms;
- bringing in and bringing in animals (excluding guide dogs);
- smoking tobacco and electronic cigarettes;
- eating and drinking;
- sightseeing after drinking alcohol or drugs;
- conducting telephone conversations using mobile devices;
- touching, moving exhibits.
8. Photographing and filming museum exhibitions for private purposes (amateur, non-commercial) is free of charge, provided that it does not obstruct the visit of other people.
- It is prohibited to film or take pictures of museum exhibitions using a tripod or flash (including using flash lamps, additional light sources).
- Photographing and filming for commercial purposes (in particular: publications, including in social media, short and full-length films, reports, competition productions, advertising), as well as using photographs and films for these purposes that were previously taken for private purposes, is subject to a fee. The amount of the fee is determined on the basis of an agreement concluded with the Museum.
- Performing professional photography or film sessions, such as occasional photo sessions - weddings, commemorative, etc., is subject to a fee and requires prior consent of the Director, specifying, among other things, the formal and financial conditions of a given implementation. The fee is specified in the price list introduced by the order of the Museum Director based on the provisions of the Act on Museums (Article 10, Section 3) and the unit's statute and published on the Museum's website at www.muzeum.sacz.pl
- The Museum Director may limit or completely prohibit the taking of photographs, filming, etc. that could violate the property interests of the owners of exhibits, violate the safety of exhibits or the safety of the Museum, as well as in cases resulting from legal regulations.
9. Visitors are kindly requested to maintain silence, peace and order, and to follow the guide's recommendations and observe fire safety regulations.
10. Visitors to the exhibition are kindly requested to leave outerwear, bags, briefcases, nets, etc. in the cloakroom.
Valuable items should not be left in the cloakroom.
11. Personal data protection.
All information regarding personal data protection is available on the website www.muzeum.sacz.pl
12. All matters not listed in these regulations are decided by the Director of the Sądecka Land Museum based in Nowy Sącz.
Purchasing a ticket and staying on the premises of the Museum automatically entails acceptance of the principles of these Regulations.
Nowy Sącz, 22.04.2025
Exemptions from fees and reliefs
- a group of persons entitled to free admission and reduced fees at the Sądecka Land Museum - types of documents confirming entitlement to a fee reduction or exemption from the entry fee to the Sądecka Land Museum.
The list was developed on the basis of art. 10 of the Act of 21 November 1996 on museums and the Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 20 July 2017 on the types of documents confirming entitlement to a fee reduction or exemption from the entry fee to state museums:
I. Exemption from the entry fee to exhibitions at the Sądecka Land Museum is granted to:
1. individuals awarded the Order of the White Eagle, the Virtuti Militari Military Order, the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, the Medal of Merit to Culture Gloria Artis – art. 10 sec. 3 in connection with sec. 3b item 1) of the Act on Museums;
2. employees of museums entered in the State Register of Museums – art. 10 sec. 3 in connection with sec. 3b item 2) of the Act on Museums;
3. members of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) or the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) – art. 10 sec. 3 in connection with sec. 3b item 4) of the Act on Museums;
4. holders of the Polish Card – art. 10 sec. 3 in connection with with paragraph 3b point 4) of the Museums Act;
5. children up to 7 years of age – art. 10 paragraph 3 in connection with paragraph 3b point 5) of the Museums Act;
6. veterans and injured veterans – art. 10 paragraph 3 in connection with paragraph 3b point 6) of the Museums Act.
Documents confirming entitlement to exemption from the entry fee to the Sądecka Land Museum are the documents listed in § 2 of the Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 20 July 2017 on the types of documents confirming entitlement to a fee reduction or exemption from the entry fee to state museums;
1) an ID card confirming the award of an order or medal, referred to in art. 10 sec. 3b item 1 of the Act;
2) an official ID card for persons referred to in art. 10 sec. 3b item 2 of the Act;
3) an ICOM Membership Card or ICOMOS Membership Card;
4) the Polish Card;
5) a document confirming age.
II. Reduced entry fees for exhibitions at the Sądecka Land Museum are available to:
1. students of schools, students of social service colleges, students and persons taking doctoral studies – art. 10 sec. 3 in connection with sec. 3a item 1) of the Act on Museums;
2. students of schools, students and persons taking doctoral studies who are citizens of the Member States of the European Union, the Swiss Confederation and the Member States of the European Free Trade Agreement (EFTA) – parties to the agreement on the European Economic Area – art. 10 sec. 3 in connection with sec. 3a item 2) of the Act on Museums;
3. students of schools run by social organizations abroad, registered in the database kept by an authorized entity subordinate to the minister responsible for education and upbringing, during the period of learning Polish, history, geography, Polish culture or other subjects taught in Polish, no longer than until the age of 18 – art. 10 sec. 3 in connection with sec. 3a item 3) of the Act on Museums;
4. students of schools operating in the education systems of other countries during the period of learning Polish, history, geography, Polish culture or other subjects taught in Polish, no longer than until the age of 18 – art. 10 sec. 3 in connection with sec. 3a item 4) of the Act on Museums;
5. students of Polish sections operating in schools operating in the education systems of other countries, no longer than until they reach the age of 18 – art. 10 sec. 3 in connection with sec. 3a item 5) of the Act on Museums;
6. students of European schools operating on the basis of the Convention on the Statute of European Schools, drawn up in Luxembourg on 21 June 1994 (Journal of Laws of 2005, item 10) receiving instruction in Polish, history, geography, Polish culture or other subjects taught in Polish, no longer than until they reach the age of 18 – art. 10 sec. 3 in connection with sec. 3a item 6) the Act on Museums:
7. persons over 65 years of age, retirees, pensioners, social pensioners, disabled persons together with carers - visiting exhibitions individually, who are citizens of the Member States of the European Union, the Swiss Confederation and the Member States of the European Free Trade Agreement (EFTA) - parties to the agreement
on the European Economic Area - art. 10 sec. 3 in connection with sec. 3a point 7).
8. teachers:
a) schools and educational system facilities, reformatories and shelters for minors - art. 10 sec. 3 in connection with sec. 3a item 8 letter a) of the Act on Museums,
b) schools operating in the Member States of the European Union, the Swiss Confederation and the Member States of the European Free Trade Agreement (EFTA) - parties to the agreement on the European Economic Area - art. 10 sec. 3 in connection with sec. 3a item 8 letter b) of the Act on Museums,
c) schools run by social organizations abroad, registered in the database kept by an authorized entity subordinate to the minister responsible for education and upbringing - art. 10 sec. 3 in connection with sec. 3a item 8 letter c) of the Act on Museums,
d) teaching Polish, history, geography, Polish culture or other subjects taught in Polish in:
· schools operating in the education systems of other countries,
· Polish sections operating in the education systems of other countries,
· European schools operating on the basis of the Convention on the Statute of the European Schools, drawn up in Luxembourg on 21 June 1994;
– art. 10 sec. 3 in connection with sec. 3a item 8d) of the Act on Museums
9. natural persons awarded the badge “For the care of monuments”, the honorary badge “Meritorious cultural activist”, the honorary badge “Meritorious for Polish Culture” or distinguished with the honorary title “Meritorious for National Culture” – art. 10 sec. 3 in connection with sec. 3a item 9) of the Act on Museums;
10. war veterans – art. 10 sec. 3 in connection with sec. 3a item 10) of the Act on Museum
III. The admission fee of PLN 1 for the exhibitions in the Sądecka Land Museum is granted (pursuant to art. 10 sec. 3 of the Act on Museums):
Persons who have been granted the status of an anti-communist opposition activist, repressed during the Polish People's Republic and who have an appropriate ID (entered into the official, official register of repressed persons) IN ACCORDANCE WITH the Act of 20 March 2015 on anti-communist opposition activists and persons repressed for political reasons (i.e. Journal of Laws 2018 item 690, as amended)
IV. The admission fee is PLN 3. for exhibitions in the Sądecka Land Museum (pursuant to Article 10, Section 3 of the Act on Museums):
1. participants of organized groups of disabled persons (together with guardians) who are citizens of the member states of the European Union, the Swiss Confederation and the member states of the European Free Trade Agreement (EFTA) – parties to the agreement on the European Economic Area
V. The admission fee of PLN 5 for the exhibitions at the Sądecka Land Museum is payable (pursuant to art. 10 sec. 3 of the Act on Museums):
1. to those entitled under the Nowy Sącz Family Card.
The documents confirming the entitlement to a discount on the admission fee to the exhibitions at the Sądecka Land Museum are the documents listed in § 1 of the Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 20 July 2017 on the types of documents confirming the entitlement to a discount on the admission fee or exemption from the admission fee to state museums:
1) school, student, graduate or PhD student ID;
2) student ID issued by the consul of the Republic of Poland pursuant to art. 6 sec. 3 of the Act of 20 June 1992 on the entitlement to reduced fares on public transport (consolidated text: Journal of Laws of 2018, item 292)
3) teacher's ID card issued by the consul of the Republic of Poland on the basis of art. 6 sec. 3 of the Act of 20 June 1992 on the entitlement to reduced fares on public transport;
4) pensioner ID card;
5) ID card documenting disability or degree of disability;
6) service ID card for persons referred to in art. 10 sec. 3a item 8 letters a and b of the Act of 21 November 1996 on museums, hereinafter referred to as the "Act";
7) ID card confirming the award of a badge or title referred to in art. 10 sec. 3a item 9 of the Act;
8) certificate or ID card confirming veteran entitlements;
9) document confirming age;
10) other document confirming the entitlement of persons referred to in:
a) art. 10 sec. 3a item 2, item 7 and item 8 letter b of the Act, issued in a Member State of the European Union other than the Republic of Poland, the Swiss Confederation and in the Member States of the European Free Trade Agreement (EFTA) – parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area,
b) Art. 10 sec. 3a item 8 letter c of the Act.