Kęty, which since the middle ages has been the craft centre, can be proud of a rich collection of historic relics related to guilds. The oldest document kept in the museum is a parchment manuscript with richly decorated rim from 1593. In this document the government of the town confirms the rights given to the bakers' guild. The next precious exhibit is the document issued by the Austrian Emperor - Francis II - confirming the rights and privileges of Kęty Town in 1793.
The Museum in Kęty possesses a splendid collection of guild books, the oldest of which are from the first half of the 17th century. Some of them come form the priest Grzegorz Jan Zdziewojski's foundation (he was a prebednary of the Holy Cross Church, which does not exist any longer) and are provided with his ex-libris. Among other displayed items connected with guilds you can find: the stamp pistons, guild crosses (butchers' from 1861 and tailors' from 1912), the 19th century wooden imitation of monstrance belonging to the tailors' guild, and guilds' chests from the 18th and 19th centuries. In the cabinet there are the following guilds' documents: correspondence, court files, etc. from the 17th and 18th centuries, and also the proclamation of the guild groups of the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria and the Princedom of Oświęcim and Zator issued in Lvov. The history of the craftsmanship in Kęty is concluded by museum pieces (related to the 19th- and 20th-century development of guilds and industrial plants) such as: patterns, documents, photos and diplomas.
The exhibition also contains cartographic collection. The oldest map among the four presented ones comes from the Ortelius' Atlas. It consists of three maps, namely: Pomerania, Inflant, and the Princedom of Oświęcim and Zator.
The next thematic group consists of relics connected with St. Jan Kanty (St. John Cantius) who is the Saint Patron of Kęty; among others: "Life and miracles of reverend John Cantius (...)" chosen and written by Adam Opatowiusz, published in Kraków in 1632. There is also a stone plate from 1851, which comes from the monument of St. John Cantius located at the market square. Moreover, you can find an income and expenditure register connected with erecting the monument of St. John Cantius at the market square in Kęty.
On the exhibition there are also pieces related to the history and iconography of the town: photos of mayors of Kęty, the chain of the governor of the municipality (from the end of the 19th century), a drum of the local drummer, and a rich collection of postcards showing Kęty from the turn of the 19th century till the forties of the 20th century. Some of the most precious museum pieces are: town cannons from 1777 with the town initials engraved; they were also known as the salute guns; and also a coat of arms made by an excellent carver - Stanisław Jarząbek at the beginning of the 20th century. The coat of arms was originally placed on the town hall.
There are also museum pieces devoted to The Voluntary Fire Brigade. The most spectacular is a banner of the Kęty's Fire Brigade from 1924 and gala helmets from the turn of the 19th century. You cannot miss the unique "Fire regulations for the Kęty Town" from 1892.
The turbulent history of the town and its relevance in the domestic and world historic events from the 20th century is not omitted on the exhibition. There is a huge collection related to the Gymnastic Society "Sokół" ("Falcon"). Its activity is connected with the history of Kęty from 1901 to the post-war years. In the museum you can admire, among others, a wooden shield "Falcon" (made on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Society "Falcon" activity - in 1926); the diploma for Franciszek Bezwiński (made by Stanisław Jarząbek junior) given on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of his work in the falcon field in 1936; photos, cash-books and a uniform of the "Falcon" member.
Moreover, in the museum there are pieces related to the Polish independence and the stay of the Marshal Józef Piłsudski and his legionaries in Kęty in 1915. There are: the marble plate founded by the Polish Legionaries Association (Kęty Section) and the government of the town in 1938 (this board was originally built in the house where Józef Piłsudski lived), the wooden shield "Kęty Town for the Polish Legions" from 1916 (it symbolizes the collection of money for windows and orphans of legionaries (on this shield there are nails with the names of the donors - elite of Kęty at that time). You can see the oil portrait of J. Piłsudski (by an artist from Kęty - Edward Grabowski (1904-1966) from 1936), which is placed above the cabinet with, among others, photos of the Marshal and his legionaries in Kęty, the badges from World War I and the Second Polish Republic periods, and unique photos from the J. Piłsudski's funeral in Kraków in 1935. Worth seeing are two woodcuts from the thirties of the 20th century presenting the President Ignacy Mościcki and the Marshal J. Piłsudski (by Pawel Steller).
In the next cabinet there are museum pieces from the World War II and occupation years. They show the lot of the citizens of Kęty in the town as well as and in exile.
A separate part of the exhibition is devoted to the presentation of the schools in Kęty. We can see here, among others, the banner of the St. Jan Kanty Primary School for Boys (7-classes) from 1928, a board from the St. Jadwiga School for Girls, a marble plate commemorating the establishment of the first junior high school in Kęty in 1931. There are some archive photos of the teachers and pupils of the schools in Kęty. There are also a few pieces connected with the history of sport in Kęty, for instance, a banner of the Sport Club "Hejnał" from 1921.
The next section is devoted to the equipment of the former pharmacy. On the exhibition there are, among others, the 19th-century vat used in the process of medicine fermentation, a laboratory scales, glass pharmaceutical vessels and prescriptions from the oldest pharmacy in Kęty owned by Eustachy Sochalski.