Museums
museum in the brewery's rock-cut lagering cellars, with 18 rooms and a tasting at the end of the route
Museums
a museum in the Old Castle with exhibitions on highland culture, archaeology and old court sentences
an exhibition on the fighting and occupation of the Żywiec region, set in a shelter from 1944
Museums in Żywiec: the Żywiec Brewery Museum in rock cellars, the Municipal Museum in the Old Castle and the Museum of Armed Effort in a German bunker.
Three museums on different themes: beer, the town's history and highlander culture, and the military past of the Żywiec region. All are indoors, so they work well in the rain.
At the Żywiec Brewery Museum, set up in the rock-hewn lagering cellars of the old part of the plant. It started on 9 September 2006, the brewery's 150th anniversary. Eighteen rooms, about 1,600 m2 together, lead from the brand's beginnings in the 19th century up to the present.
The Municipal Museum has occupied the Old Castle since 2005. Its displays range over local history, highlander folk culture, archaeology, wildlife and church art. Schoolgirls of a local studies club began the collection in 1925.
The Museum of Armed Effort of the Żywiec Region opened on 14 May 2011 in a German air-raid shelter of 1944. It tells of residents' part in the wars of the 20th century.
The idea came from the Club of Polish Arms Enthusiasts Lech, which worked together with the city authorities.
Take in the monuments and the parks. An article on the Habsburgs and the brewery complements a visit, and the town is described under Żywiec; regional museums are museums in Silesia.
