“Panorama” Gallery

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In “Panorama” Gallery located in the railway station building in Tarnów, a permanent exhibition is presented, devoted to the “Transylvanian Panorama” by Jan Styka and a team of painters under the direction of Jan Styka. This painting depicts the seizure of Sibiu by the Hungarians led by Gen. Józef Bem on 11^th March 1849. This painting was created in 1897, ordered by the Hungarians, to commemorate the 50^th anniversary of the Hungarian uprising against the Austrians in 1848-49.

In 1897, this painting was exhibited in Lviv and in Budapest in 1898 and then in several other Hungarian cities. It was also exhibited in Warsaw in 1907 and then, as a result of decreased interest in panoramic paintings, the author cut this work of art into fragments for commercial reasons.

To commemorate Gen. Józef Bem, the District Museum in Tarnów collects the preserved fragments of this Transylvanian Panorama and documents the fate of others that are not owned by the Museum. So far, 38 fragments of the Panorama have been found and 19 out of them is in the Museum’s possession.

Visiting rules

Starting from 22 September 2025, every Wednesday is a free admission day for permanent exhibitions in all branches of the museum.
The last visitors are kindly requested to leave the exhibition area no later than 15 minutes before closing time.

Ticket pass – a promotional ticket entitling you to visit the following facilities of the Museum in Tarnów:

• The seat of the Museum of the Tarnów Region at 3 Market Square,
• Town Hall – Gallery of Old Art,
• Museum of the History of Tarnów and the Region,
• Ethnographic Museum,
• "Panorama" Gallery
• Regional Center for Education about Remembrance.
  It is valid for 30 days from the date of purchase and entitles you to enter each of the museums once.

Visiting outside the opening hours of the exhibition requires the consent of the Museum Director each time.