Diocesan Museum

The Museum of the Diocese in Kielce functions since 1911. It gathers items related to the sacral art, paintings, sculptures, handicrafts, vessels, liturgical fabrics and archives. The most important items are tower-like monstrance from Wyślica, gothic panel paintings and the liturgical goblet from Stopnica given by Casimir the Great.

The museum was opened in 1911. In the beginning, its collections consisted of the gifts given by the local parishes. During the interwar period, the institution acquired another collection, donated by the Kielce's bishops. Unfortunately, during World War II, the collections were spread and part of them couldn't be got back. The museum was opened again at the beginning of the 21st century.

The gothic paintings have a special place in the museum. Many of them come from the incomplete altars - triptychs. Most treasured paintings are the Dormition of the Mother of God by Michał Lancza from Kitzingen, from 1515-1520, and the Mary with the Child from the Kielce's cathedral. The large part of the exhibition is focused on the artistic craft, mainly goldsmithing. Monstrances, liturgical vessels and reliquaries from the churches of the Kielce's diocese can also be seen there. The big impression is also made by the manually embroidered, richly decorated chasubles and other parts of the vestments.