Pan Tadeusz Museum

The "Pan Tadeusz" Museum is housed in the Pod Złotym Słońcem (Under the Golden Sun) tenement house on Wrocław's Market Square, at number 6. It is part of the Ossolineum, opened in May 2016, devoted to the manuscript of Adam Mickiewicz's poem and to the history of the fight for independence.

The Pod Złotym Słońcem tenement house

The building housing the museum is a baroque tenement house from the 18th century, built of brick. It is listed on the register of immovable heritage monuments, with further entries from 1949, 1962 and 2010.

The manuscript of "Pan Tadeusz"

The main permanent exhibition displays the only surviving manuscript of Mickiewicz's poem, surrounded by several hundred manuscripts, early printed books, prints and everyday objects, accompanied by multimedia commentary and applications.

Mission: Poland

The second permanent exhibition tells the story of the idea of freedom carried into the realities of the Second World War and the post-war years, through the fate of a generation that grew up in a homeland free after 123 years of partitions, and in 1939 had to stand up again to fight for independence.

Opening and awards

The museum was created thanks to Norwegian funds and EEA funds, from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, as well as Polish funding and donations from the residents of Wrocław. In 2019 it received a jury commendation from the European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA).

Practical information

• Address: Rynek 6, Wrocław, right on the Market Square.
• Neighbourhood: a few dozen metres from the Wrocław Town Hall.
• Visiting: paid admission, a mobile app available for self-guided visits, and guided tours for organised groups; the museum states that it is accessible to people with disabilities.
• Current opening hours and the programme of temporary exhibitions should be checked on the official website before a visit.
• Within a radius of about a kilometre are also the Panorama of the Battle of Racławice and the National Museum in Wrocław.