This is a unique treasure of technology and one of the landmarks in the historic architecture of Gdańsk. Built in the 15th century, the port crane with a wooden structure embedded between two fortified towers is the only such object preserved in Europe. Currently, the renovation and modernisation works are conducted in the Crane, along with the installation of a new permanent exhibition. For...

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...

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...

The Historical Museum in Ełk was established by the resolution of the City Council dated 28th August 2012. Since 2018, the seat of the Museum has been located in the former railway station building in the revitalised area of the Ełk Narrow Gauge Railway (in the register of objects of cultural heritage since 1991), built between 1912 and 1918,  presently a part of the Museum. Apart from...

The 19th-century industrial structure of the former factory in Tczew holds the Polish largest museum dedicated to the history of Vistula River. The exhibition narrative refers to the history of the Polish State and its greatest river. The presented archaeological treasures document the former settlements and the Vistula River navigation, whereas the traditional tools, boats, ship models and...

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...

The Seat of the District Museum in Tarnów is located in a town house at the Market Square in Tarnów. This building contains: the Art Department, the Administration Department, the Financial Department and the directorate. On the ground floor and in the basement, there are exhibition rooms where temporary exhibitions are presented.

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...

The unique treasure of naval engineering, the world’s only steam-powered coal and ore carrier preserved until today. It was the first prototype seagoing ship built in Poland after World War II. From the ship commissioning ceremony in 1949 until the end of service in 1981, ‘Sołdek’ made 1479 voyages, carrying over 3.5 million tons of coal and iron ore in total. This is a historic structure with...

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...