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Gołuchów Castle Museum

Zamek w Gołuchowie
Działyńskich 2, 63-322 Gołuchów, Poland
Branch of the National Museum in Poznań
+48 61 856 80 75
https://goluchow.mnp.art.pl

The Gołuchów Castle Museum is a building with over 400 years of history. Built in the 16th century as a defensive manor house by the Leszczyńskis and extended over time, it became the property of Jan Działyński in 1853. It owes its present appearance to his wife, Izabella née Czartoryska, daughter of Prince Adam Jerzy, leader of the Hôtel Lambert exile party. The new owner turned Gołuchów into her main residence and a place to display her top-class art collections, which were the result of the couple's shared passion for collecting. As a result, Gołuchów became a magnificent aristocratic residence with a library and museum collections open to the public since 1885. After World War II, the collections looted by the Germans were only partly returned to the castle in Gołuchów. However, the National Museum in Poznań, which has been the host of this place since 1951, continues to make efforts to recover more objects.

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Courtyard - view from the west. Passage window. Photo: M. Matczak MNPCourtyard - view from the north. Chimney extension with the Leszczynskis' symbol. Photo: M. Matczak MNPGołuchów Castle Museum - view from the east. The central part of the gate building. Detail with the Leszczyński coat of arms. Photo: M. Matczak MNPDetail of the staircase with the Leszczyński emblem. Photo: M. Matczak MNPMarble fireplace from 1619. Photo: M. Matczak MNPPortrait of Stanisław Leszczyński as Duke of Lorraine and Bar. Painter unknown, copy by Girardet. In the collection of the MNPThe inside of a fireplace in the First Floor Passage depicting the Leszczynskis' coat of arms, Wieniawa. Photo: M. Matczak MNPA portrait of Marie Caroline Leszczyńska, wife of Louis XV. Painted by Hyacinthe Rigaud. In the collection of the MNP Ceiling of the Museum Room. A detail with a fragment of the Leszczynskis coat of arms. Photo: M. Matczak MNPCeiling in the Royal Bedroom. Detail with a fragment of the Leszczyński coat of arms. Photo: M. Matczak MNPA stained glass window in the Library depicting the Leszczyński coat of arms - Wieniawa.Fot. M. Matczak MNPGołuchów Castle, view from the north-west, photo: R. UrbaniakGołuchów Castle, view from the south-east, photo: R. UrbaniakGołuchów Castle, view from the west, photo: R. UrbaniakGołuchów Castle, view of the open courtyard from the west, photo: R. UrbaniakGołuchów Castle, view of the open courtyard from the west, photo: R. UrbaniakGołuchów Castle, staircase, photo: R. UrbaniakGołuchów Castle, staircase, photo: R. UrbaniakThe Gołuchów Castle, Hall of Greek Vases, photo: R. UrbaniakThe Gołuchów Castle, Hall of Antiquities, fot. R. UrbaniakGołuchów Castle, Salon, photo by R. UrbaniakGołuchów Castle, view of the courtyard from the park in winter time, photo: S. WielgoszGołuchów Castle, avenue leading to the main entrance in the eastern elevation, photo: S. WielgoszGołuchów Castle, view of the chapel, photo: S. WielgoszGołuchów Castle, view from the north-east, photo: S. WielgoszGołuchów Castle, park in winter, photo: S. WielgoszGołuchów Castle, view of the courtyard from the park in wintertime, photo: S. WielgoszGołuchów Castle, park in wintertime, photo: S. WielgoszGołuchów Castle Museum, Hall of Antiquities. Photo by A. Lebowska, 2023Gołuchów Castle, view from the south-west, photo: S. WielgoszGołuchów Castle, park in winter, photo: S. WielgoszGołuchów Castle, eastern elevation, path leading uphill to the main entrance, photo: S. WielgoszGołuchów Castle Museum, Museum Room. Photo: M. Matczak, 2023Gołuchów Castle Museum, Sala Polska. Photo M. Matczak, 2023Gołuchów Castle Museum, Hall of Antiquities. Photo M. Matczak, 2023The Gołuchów Castle Museum, Table Room. Photograph by A. Lebowska, 2023The Gołuchów Castle Museum, Salon. Photograph by A. Lebowska, 2023The Gołuchów Castle Museum, Salon. Photo M. Matczak, 2023Gołuchów Castle Museum, Royal Bedroom. Photo by A. Lebowska, 2023