The construction of the Museum of the Lubomirski Princes in Wroclaw is an investment of the National Ossolinski Institute with financial support from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.
In 2017, a two-stage architectural and urban design competition was announced to develop a concept for the headquarters of the Museum of the Lubomirski Princes. In 2018, the results were announced and the winning project was prepared by WXCA Sp. z o.o. from Warsaw. In the reasons for the selection we can read:
"The proposal to locate the Museum in a building with the typology of an urban residence refers to the origins of museology and the tradition of patronage. A timeless building has been proposed that combines modernity and archaism and is well suited to the urban context".
The next stages of work on the building have now begun. The schedule foresees the completion of the investment by the end of 2026 and the opening of the museum to the public in 2027.
The new building of the Museum of the Lubomirski Princes will be constructed on a plot of land at the junction of Szewska Street and Uniwersytecki Square in Wroclaw, opposite the seat of the National Ossolinski Institute. The museum building will complement the north-west frontage of Szewska Street. It will have five above-ground floors and two underground floors. The total area of the museum will be almost 10,000 square metres.
The planned building will allow for the creation of a functionally and operationally independent museum institution that will fulfil all the functions of a modern museum and in which exhibition, education, conservation, research and collecting activities can be carried out and developed. The new premises will include modern storage facilities that will not only accommodate the more than three hundred thousand objects already collected, but will also provide space for further development of the collection.
The basement will include a car park, part of which will be used for deliveries and the museum's organisational facilities.
On the ground floor, in addition to the ticket hall, there will be commercial and recreational spaces (museum shop, café), a number of rooms for educational activities, an auditorium and a non-ticketed exhibition space for the Lviv Panorama of Visual Arts. The first floor will provide exhibition space for both permanent and temporary exhibitions. The upper floors will house professional conservation laboratories, specialist rooms, reading rooms, offices and collection storage areas.
