Museums
a Gothic castle of the Piast dukes from the 13th century, a royal residence, today an archaeological and historical museum
a seasonal tent ice rink, a play room and a bowling alley with a bistro under one roof in Głogów
an indoor pool complex with slides, a lazy river and jacuzzis, complemented in summer by outdoor pools
Culture
a cultural complex from 1977 with a performance hall, an art gallery and a separate theatre
For children
a rope park with two obstacle routes, temporarily closed for modernisation
Churches and monasteries
a modern church from the 1980s, built on the initiative of miners from the copper basin
a play area with a climbing wall, an obstacle course and a ball pit for children and young people
an intimate club museum with memorabilia of the football club Chrobry Głogów, opened in 2014
a town-and-county library since 1947, with the archival Retroteka branch and discussion clubs
a branch of the Głogów library on Budowlanych Street with a virtual online tour of the interior
a neighbourhood library branch whose name abbreviation stands for Biblioteka Lokalna Osiedla Głogowskiego
What to do in Głogów when it rains? A castle with a museum, a swimming pool, a play hall and libraries. A wet-day plan with real addresses.
Best at the Castle of the Dukes of Głogów on Brama Brzostowska street. Built in the second half of the 13th century as the seat of the rulers of the Duchy of Głogów, it now houses the Archaeological and Historical Museum. It began as a brick tower with timber buildings that controlled a ford across the Oder, raised by Duke Konrad I of Głogów.
For football fans there is the Chrobry Głogów Museum on Wita Stwosza street, officially opened on 21 November 2014, although a partial exhibition existed earlier. It documents 65 years of the football club's history and sits in the club building, not in the castle. It is a separate, small venue.
Families have three good addresses. O.K. PARK at Bolesława Śmiałego 2 has an 800 m2 ice rink in a tent, so the weather does not matter, plus a play room and a bowling alley with a bistro. The rink season runs from mid-November to the end of February: on weekdays from 2 pm to 9 pm, on weekends and holidays from 10 am to 9 pm. Sigma Park on Wierzbowa street offers an automatic climbing wall with routes of different difficulty, an interactive floor for reflex games, trampolines and a ball pit. It has no official website, so check the hours before you go. The third is a pool: Chrobry Swimming Pool at Rudnowska 17B. The indoor part runs all year and has a 25-metre sports pool and a recreation pool with two slides, geysers and water massage. There is also a sauna zone and swimming lessons, and in summer the seasonal outdoor pools join in.
In cultural institutions. The Municipal Cultural Centre has run a concert hall, a gallery and studios since 1977, so check its calendar before you go. Libraries are the calmer choice: the Gallus Anonymus Municipal Public Library has worked since 1947, and its Retroteka branch holds old press collections. Branch no. 1 offers a virtual tour of its interior, and Branch no. 2 BLOG serves its own housing estate.
If a short walk between showers does not bother you, step into the Church of Our Lady Queen of Poland, a modern church from 1981-1987 on Kard. Wyszyńskiego square, built on the initiative of the copper-basin mining community.
See things to do with kids in Głogów, culture in Głogów and free places in Głogów. Ideas from the whole region are collected on the page of rainy-day attractions.
