Archdiocesan Museum

Several selected exhibits that can be seen at the museum:

Sword of Saint Peter (The museum makes no secret of the fact that as early as the medieval chronicles, no certainty was expressed as to whether the sword that found its way to Polish lands was in fact the same one carried by the biblical Saint Peter. The fact is, however, that the relic is strongly associated with the beginnings of Polish statehood. The sword came to Poland around 968 and is the most important artifact in the museum’s exhibition.)

Bishop Tolibowski’s golden goblet (It was made around 1660 by Stanislaw Szwarc, one of Poznan’s leading goldsmiths, and came to the cathedral in 1663. Bishop W. Tolibowski’s goblet, in addition to the finely crafted artistic elements in gold, is partially covered with multicolored enamel. The goblet is decorated with garnets, rubies, sapphires, diamonds and opals.)

Pastoral of Limoges (The pastoral came to Ostrów Tumski, in the 1st half of the 13th century from Limoges (central France), one of the most important centers of enamel art in the Middle Ages. The preserved part of the pastoral was made in Limoges using the technique of grooved enamel on gilded copper. The colors are astonishing: dark and light blues, reds, whites, greens, yellows, and a wealth of ornaments: griffins with slender bodies, long, flexible necks, dog-heads and outspread, feathery wings, fantastic animals standing on one leg, stylized bushes with multicolored flowers.)

King Jagiello’s monstrance (This magnificent work of Gothic goldsmithing was made around 1400 in the territory of Prussia. According to tradition, the monstrance was taken by the armies of Wladyslaw Jagiello during the great war of 1409-1411, and then donated to the Carmelite Church of Corpus Christi in Poznan. The monstrance was made of gilded silver and enriched with rock crystal and almandine. Two shields of arms were placed on the foot of the vessel: with the Eagle (Kingdom of Poland) and the Pahonia (Grand Duchy of Lithuania).)

ul. J. Lubrańskiego 1
61-108 Poznań