If you visit the San and Vistula Valley area for the first time, it may seem paradoxical to you that the Central Industrial District is located in the midst of a natural enclave. The CID, which was built between 1936 and 1939, had an impact on the development of the Podkarpackie province, and its traces are still visible nowadays.
A tribute to this pioneering enterprise is the Central Industrial District Trail, which is partially located in the San Valley
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You will find factory and residential buildings that invite to explore their industrial history that inspired the architecture of modernism. You can learn more about them from the Central Industrial District Trail website:
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Museum of the Central Industrial District
When exploring the topic of CID and modernism, one should start with a must-visit point, in this case the Museum of the Central Industrial District. Although the building itself was erected in the 1950s, it is part of the trend of modernist architecture of the 1930s. At the heart of the Central Industrial District Museum, you can attend the permanent exhibition titled " "Central Industrial District. The Birthplace of Innovative Industry in Poland." A visit to the museum is a fascinating journey through the industrial heritage of the CID, the meanders of economic and industrial history, and the story of the people who laid the foundations of one of the greatest economic miracles in the history of Poland.
There are nearly 800 monuments on display. The museum guarantees unforgettable experiences for children and adults. Among other things, you can change the wheel in a car or become a young editor, architect, firefighter or chemist. Every visitor to the CID Museum can also experience flying an airplane in a simulator with VR goggles, dress up in a steelworker's outfit or see a marten furnace from the inside. A pre-war street has also been arranged, where we can enter the residential and commercial spaces.
In addition to the permanent exhibition, the CID Museum also hosts temporary exhibitions and a space organized with the youngest in mind - the children's exhibition "The City" - and a riddle room called "The extinguished star of the CID - the occupation."
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Museum of the Polish Sulfur Industry in Tarnobrzeg
A 30-minute drive from Stalowa Wola brings us to Tarnobrzeg. The town, both area-wise and thematically, refers to the mining heritage of the CID period, especially in the context of the "Machów" sulfur mine that once operated here. The place where you can touch real sulfur and learn the secrets of its use is the Museum of the Polish Sulfur Industry in Tarnobrzeg. It operates in the historic building of the former granary, dating from 1843, the only surviving relic of the buildings of the Tarnów "Wymysłów" manor. The Museum of the Polish Sulfur Industry is the only facility in Poland documenting the history of the Polish sulfur mining industry, which has existed in our country since the early fifteenth century. It collects memorabilia of mining and sulfur industry and people who worked in the mining plants operating in the period 1953-2002. The exhibitions are complemented by a small open-air mining museum in the museum's surroundings, where visitors can see fragments of large machinery and equipment used in the 20th century in open-pit and borehole sulfur mines.
Practical information:
CID Museum
Localization:
17 Hutnicza St., 37-450 Stalowa Wola (access from E. Kwiatkowskiego St.)
tel. 15 823 50 37
e-mail: muzeumcop@muzeum.stalowawola.pl
Tickets can be purchased here:
Opening Hours:
Monday 8.00-14.30
Tuesday 8.00 am - 6.00 pm
Wednesday 8.00-2.30 p.m.
Thursday 8.00 am - 6.00 pm
Friday 8.00 am - 2.30 pm
Saturday closed
Sunday 1.00-7.00 p.m.
Museum of the Polish Sulphur Industry
Localization:
ul. Stanisława Pawłowskiego 14
39-400 Tarnobrzeg
tel. 15 823 72 03