It is a branch of the Historical Museum of Tarnobrzeg and was established in September 2013 in the old building of a former granary from 1843
Museum of the Polish Sulfur Industry in Tarnobrzeg
Stanisława Pawłowskiego 14
39-400 Tarnobrzeg
phone: 15 823 72 03
e-mail: mhmt@onet.pl
The creation of a sulfur museum in Tarnobrzeg is not accidental, because since the mid-1950s to the end of the 1990s, the town was the world centre for sulfur mining and processing.
The museum has interesting exhibitions and collections, and visitors can get a feel of a sulfur mine. A reconstructed mine shaft and drift will take you back in time to the Middle Ages. The museum collection also includes many unique items from the 20th century, such as information and warning signs, mining telephones, work uniforms, protective helmets and lanterns illuminating the largest excavators. Other points of interest are a mock-up of the open-pit mine with models of various types of excavators and conveyors, and a panorama of the Open-Pit Sulfur Mine in Machów. Outside the building there are elements of giant machines used for the extraction of sulfur ore: large transformers, motors from pumps draining the mine area, a conveyor shaft, a water pump valve, control booths, etc.
Places worth seeing nearby:
Palace and park of the Tarnowski family in Tarnobrzeg-Dzików
Museum of Christmas Glass Baubles in Nowa Dęba
Castle and park complex in Baranów Sandomierski
Museum of Polish Radio Theatre in Baranów Sandomierski
Photo: Museum of the Polish Sulfur Industry
