KL Auschwitz was the largest of the German Nazi concentration camps and extermination centers. Over 1.1 million men, women and children lost their lives here. The authentic Memorial consists of two parts of the former camp: Auschwitz and Birkenau. A visit with an educator allows better understanding of this unique place. The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum was created by an act of the...

One of goals of Stawy Milickie Company is educating children and youth and improving knowledge about the history of pond fishing in Barycz Valley. One of ambitions of Stawy Milickie's authorities, as well as directors of the Combine in the past, became establishing Stawy Milickie's museum of fishing. Among 106 exhibits handed over to Ethnographic museum in Worcław, mostly tools and devices...

On the Museum grounds one finds numerous objects of cultural heritage related to railway technology and rolling stock of the Ełk Narrow Gauge Railway, rich in renovated locomotives and wagons. The collection is constantly being expanded. The Museum offers narrow-gauge railway rides for individuals and organised groups. It is the only active tourist attraction of this kind in the region of...

A visit at the Uphagen House will take you on a journey back in time. You can gain an insight into the day-to-day life of a rich burgher of the 18th century. You will first set your foot in the hall with its glamorous stairway and tea room; then you will be led to an elegant living room, a large dining room, and small sitting rooms, e.g. a music room. The stairs behind the small dining room...

A large patriotic music collection, including 19th-century music boxes playing Dąbrowski’s Mazurka, the Polish national anthem, and the oldest records with the song from the early 20th century. The collection also includes one of Poland’s largest assemblages of archival patriotic postcard’s with the motif of the White Eagle, Poland’s national coat of arms.

We are a division of the Museum of Warsaw and we are one of the first museums (ever!) on Warsaw’s right bank. Our mission is to preserve and promote the heritage of the entire eastern Warsaw. We are located on 50/52 Targowa Str., in one of the oldest residential buildings in this part of the city. Our offer is aimed not only at local residents, Praga’s (Warsaw’s) art communities, Polish...

Meet the history, decide on the future We want to contribute to ensuring that the ideals of Solidarity – democracy, open and solidary society, culture of dialogue –remain attractive and valid. We want to maintain the experience of Solidarity as a peaceful European revolution in the memory of Poles and Europeans, to make Solidarity an important part of Europe’s founding myth in the...

M. Radwan’s Museum of Ancient Metallurgy of the Świętokrzyski region in Nowa Słupia is a modern object with a multimedia exhibition. The main purpose of our institution is to popularize knowledge about an ancient iron production site discovered during an extensive archaeological research.

The Szołayski house is a two-storey corner building situated near the Market Square. With its impressive façade overlooking Szczepański Square and partially Szczepańska Street, the house is adjacent to the edifices of the Stary Theatre and the Palace of Art.The oldest part of the building was erected in the 15th century, while its present shape was achieved as a result of renovations in the...

The Julian Fałat Museum (Fałatówka) is a branch of the Historical Museum in Bielsko-Biała. It is located in a villa with a garden. Julian Fałat lived and painted here for nearly twenty years. The artist bought the house in 1909 and two years later he built a larch wood workshop above it which burnt down in 1935. After the painter’s death, the plot and the house were handed down to his...