The tower was purchased by Nicolaus Copernicus after arriving in Frombork. The scientist did not observe the sky from it, but due to its defensive value, he arranged a room there for living and safe storage of the most valuable objects, books and manuscripts. The main house belonging to Copernicus, the canon, was located outside the walls of the stronghold, and he stayed in the tower in times...

The Printing Museum was established to preserve and to protect the material and cultural values of the Cieszyn printing guilds. Its aim is also to commemorate the rich traditions of typography in the area of Cieszyn. It is a magical place where you can feel the climate and atmosphere of the past and find a real typographical printing-shop with a rich diversity of types, matrices,...

The idea of establishing a museum in Pruszków emerged in the early 1970s. The endeavour was launched by the then Heritage Conservation Officer for the Warsaw Voivodship – Stefan Woyda ; the impulse to create such an institution came from his discovery, at the end of the 1960s, of the so-called Mazovian Centre of Metallurgy . The museum would assist in advanced archaeological exploration of...

The Romanesque Cellar - the newest branch of the Archaeological Museum in Gdańsk - is located in the very heart of the historic center of Gdańsk, on Dominikański Square (between the market hall and the church of St. Nicholas). The entrance to the Cellar is through the green pavilion with the Museum signboard. The cellar was discovered at the turn of 2005 and 2006, and then it was subjected...

The Archaeological Museum in Kraków is the oldest archaeological museum in Poland. It was created as the Museum of Antiquities under the initiative of intellectuals from Kraków gathered in the Kraków Scientific Society (henceforth: KSS). The deed of appointment of the museum was written on 18th February 1850, designating the members of the founding committee which included: Józef Muczkowski –...

The museum of the Middle Vistula and the Wyszogód Land, a branch of the Mazovian Museum in Płock. It presents monuments from the Neolithic settlement, related to the activity of the castle in Wyszogród and shipping on the Vistula river. It collects relicts of Jewish and German settlements as well as tools formerly used to build boats and fish. Monuments related to the battles of First and...

The Heritage Interpretation Centre is a place of meetings and talks about Warsaw, especially about the reconstruction of the Old Town, which is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. However, our activity is not focused only on the issues of destruction and post-war reconstruction. We support and organize a number of events related to world heritage and its mission. We create educational...

The construction of the castle in Gniew began in 1283. The supervision of the entire work was entrusted to Dietrich von Spira, the first commander of Gniew. The works lasted about 40 years. Around 1290, a 6-meter-high external wall was erected, arranged in the shape of a quadrilateral. In three corners, square towers were added, and in the north-eastern corner a huge bergfried, i.e....

Sacred Museum of the Zamość Cathedral was established in 1987 in the rooms of the former seat of Zamość Chapter deans, known as the “Infułatka”. In 2019, after the completion of thorough renovation and conservation of the “Wikarówka” building, the collection of the Sacred Museum was moved to the historic Vicars’ House, creating an exhibition titled Treasury of History, Art, and Science ....