Museum of Warnings, Remarks and Appeals in the Gold Mine

The Museum of Warnings, Remarks and Appeals is a collection of several hundred warning and information signs, arranged in one of the corridors of the Gold Mine in Złoty Stok. It is not a separate facility with its own entrance, but part of the underground route, visited together with the rest of the mine.

Signs instead of mining exhibits

Several hundred warning and information signs from the past are hung on the corridor walls. Most come from former workplace safety regulations - they are instructions and warnings, many of which have a humorous character, quite unlike the strict tone of a typical health-and-safety sign.

Gathered instead of bought

The collection was created on the initiative of gathering signs from tourists, who received free entry to the mine in exchange. This allowed a sizeable collection to accumulate over time, one that cannot be found anywhere else in Poland.

Practical information

• Address: Złota 12, Złoty Stok
• Access: the museum is part of the underground tourist route of the Gold Mine, so it is visited as part of a mine tour, with no separate ticket
• Hours: the same as the mine's entry hours - worth checking before visiting
• Nearby: the Gold Mine in Złoty Stok, to which the museum's route belongs, as well as the Ochre Adit and Góra Krzyżowa