Museum of Geodesy and Cartography

The Museum of Geodesy and Cartography in Opatów is unique on a national scale and one of the few facilities presenting old measuring tools, devices used in aerial photography, and computers for converting photographs to maps. There is also the office of royal surveyor and the collection of maps from around the world. The museum operates since 2005.

The facility was established thanks to the cooperation with the Association of Geodetic and Cartographic Initiatives "GEOCENTRUM". All presented objects are original. Another attraction is the collection of maps of which the oldest ones present the castle of Krzyżtopór in Ujazd. It also includes cadastral maps of the Austrian Partition from the 19th century and the 20th-century maps of South Africa. The museum organizes lessons and workshops for adolescents.