Rzeszów Regional Museum

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Housed in a one-time Piarist monastery, complete with frescoed vaulting from the 17th century, the Rzeszów Regional Museum contains Polish paintings from the 18th to 20th centuries, wider European art from the 16th to 19th centuries, and displays on the archaeology underlying this time-worn city, from prehistoric times to today.


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1. Town Hall

0.19 MILES

Rzeszów's pretty town hall is the natural focus of attention in the Rynek, dominating its southwest corner. It dates from the 16th century but was wholly…

2. Underground Tourist Route

0.2 MILES

Rzeszów’s prime attraction is this 396m-long route linking 25 old cellars beneath the central market square. The circuit took 17 years to complete and…

3. Ethnographic Museum

0.2 MILES

This museum has traditional folk costumes and old woodcarvings from the region on permanent display. Expect clothes worn on traditional holidays, musical…

4. Rzeszów City Museum

0.23 MILES

Six centuries of Rzeszów's life, triumphs and tribulations are revealed through the interesting exhibits of this worthwhile city museum, housed in a 17th…

5. Bernardine Church

0.32 MILES

Northwest of the Rynek is the Bernardine Church, with its opulent furnishings and decoration. It was built for Ligęza as his mausoleum, and there are…

6. Old Town Synagogue

0.33 MILES

This synagogue dates from the early 17th century and was built in Renaissance style. It was destroyed several times in the Cossack invasions and burnt…

7. New Town Synagogue

0.37 MILES

Also called the 'big' synagogue, since it's much larger than the Old Town Synagogue next door, this house of worship dates to the early 18th century and…

8. Monument to the Revolutionary Act

0.38 MILES

Rzeszów's vast, leaf-shaped Monument to the Revolutionary Act, commemorating the battles and sacrifice in and around the town, especially during WWII, was…