The Museum of Masuria in Szczytno was founded in 1945 based on surviving collections of the Kreisheimatmuseum Ortelsburg opened in 1925. Originally located in the fourteenth-century Teutonic castle, in 1948 it was transferred to the south and east wing of the Town Hall neighbouring the castle ruins.
The Szczytno Division of the Museum of Warmia and Masuria holds collections currently amounting to thousands of items from the fields of archaeology, history, art, ethnography including folk art, cartography, numismatics and wildlife, as well as a scientific library with antique books documenting the history, cultural heritage and environmental values of the Masuria region.
Among the gathered collections there are artefacts of regional sacred art (18th–19th C.), handicraft, artistic handicraft (15th–19th C.). Of special significance are historical documents and publications associated with the Polish press and the Polish movement in Masuria (19th–20th C.), of which Szczytno was an important centre. Ethnographic collections, the oldest of which come from the late 18th century, include painted Masurian furniture, wardrobes with the owners' notes on the inner side of the door, decorative and utilitarian fabrics, as well as traditional household and farming equipment. These objects constitute priceless traces of Masurian folk culture which, with the beginning of the 20th century, became marginalized.
Day of the week | Opening hours | ||
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Tuesday | 10:00 - 16:00 | ||
Wednesday | 10:00 - 16:00 | ||
Thursday | 10:00 - 16:00 | ||
Friday | 10:00 - 16:00 | ||
Saturday | 10:00 - 16:00 | ||
Sunday | 10:00 - 16:00 |
Holidays | Opening hours |
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2025.04.20 (Sunday) | x |
2025.04.21 (Monday) | x |
2025.05.01 (Thursday) | x |
2025.05.03 (Saturday) | x |
2025.11.01 (Saturday) | x |
2025.11.11 (Tuesday) | x |
2025.12.25 (Thursday) | x |
2025.12.26 (Friday) | x |
Day of the week | Opening hours | ||
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Tuesday | 10:00 - 17:00 | ||
Wednesday | 10:00 - 17:00 | ||
Thursday | 10:00 - 17:00 | ||
Friday | 10:00 - 17:00 | ||
Saturday | 10:00 - 17:00 | ||
Sunday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
Holidays | Opening hours |
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2023.08.15 (Tuesday) | 10:00 - 17:00 |
2025.06.19 (Thursday) | x |
2025.08.15 (Friday) | x |
Tickets | ||
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normal | 14.00 PLN | |
reduced | 9.00 PLN |
when? | name | where? | about what? | for free | for children | |
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![]() | 2023.06.22-2025.06.30 | Na ślubnym kobiercu Temporary exhibition | Museum House of the Gazeta Olsztyńska ul. Targ Rybny 1 10-019 Olsztyn Warmian-Masurian | city, documents, photography, region, traditional costumes | ||
![]() | 2024.12.18-2025.06.30 | Żurawie nie znają granic Temporary exhibition | Museum of Nature in Olsztyn ul. Metalowa 8 10-603 Olsztyn Warmian-Masurian | environment, photography | ||
![]() | Permanent exhibition Permanent exhibition | Galeria Sztuki Współczesnej na Zamku w Reszlu ul. Podzamcze 3 11-400 Reszel Warmian-Masurian | malarstwo | |||
![]() | Kultura ludowa Mazurów Permanent exhibition | Museum of Masuria in Szczytno ul. Sienkiewicza 1 12-100 Szczytno Warmian-Masurian | architecture, crafts, folk art, region, utility items, village | yes | ||
![]() | Historia Szczytna i okolic. Od pradziejów do współczesności Permanent exhibition | Museum of Masuria in Szczytno ul. Sienkiewicza 1 12-100 Szczytno Warmian-Masurian | city, documents, painting, region, weapons and militaria | yes | ||
![]() | „Gazeta Olsztyńska” (1886-1939) Permanent exhibition | Museum House of the Gazeta Olsztyńska ul. Targ Rybny 1 10-019 Olsztyn Warmian-Masurian | documents, interiors and everyday life, printmaking, region | yes | yes | |
![]() | Meble i tkaniny mazurskie Permanent exhibition | Museum of Masuria in Szczytno ul. Sienkiewicza 1 12-100 Szczytno Warmian-Masurian | art crafts, fabrics, village | yes | ||
![]() | Sztuka gotycka w zbiorach Muzeum Warmii i Mazur Permanent exhibition | The Bishop's Castle in Lidzbark Warmiński pl. Zamkowy 1 11-100 Lidzbark Warmiński Warmian-Masurian | painting, sculpture | yes | ||
![]() | Malarstwo religijne ze zbiorów Muzeum Permanent exhibition | The Bishop's Castle in Lidzbark Warmiński pl. Zamkowy 1 11-100 Lidzbark Warmiński Warmian-Masurian | painting | yes | ||
![]() | Wielcy mieszkańcy zamku lidzbarskiego Permanent exhibition | The Bishop's Castle in Lidzbark Warmiński pl. Zamkowy 1 11-100 Lidzbark Warmiński Warmian-Masurian | interiors and everyday life | yes | ||
![]() | Mrągowo i ziemia mrągowska od zarania dziejów po czasy współczesne Permanent exhibition | Museum in Mrągowo ul. Ratuszowa 5 11-700 Mrągowo Warmian-Masurian | archeology, art crafts, region | yes | ||
![]() | Zwierzęta Warmii i Mazur Permanent exhibition | Museum of Nature in Olsztyn ul. Metalowa 8 10-603 Olsztyn Warmian-Masurian | environment, region | yes | ||
![]() | W mazurskiej kniei Permanent exhibition | Museum of Masuria in Szczytno ul. Sienkiewicza 1 12-100 Szczytno Warmian-Masurian | environment, region | yes | ||
![]() | Dzieje budowlane zamku biskupów w Lidzbarku Warmińskim Permanent exhibition | The Bishop's Castle in Lidzbark Warmiński pl. Zamkowy 1 11-100 Lidzbark Warmiński Warmian-Masurian | architecture, art crafts | yes | ||
![]() | Ludowe kafle mazurskie Permanent exhibition | Museum of Masuria in Szczytno ul. Sienkiewicza 1 12-100 Szczytno Warmian-Masurian | art crafts, folk art | yes | ||
![]() | Józef Balicki, Łowiectwo pasją życia Permanent exhibition | Museum of Masuria in Szczytno ul. Sienkiewicza 1 12-100 Szczytno Warmian-Masurian | characters | yes | ||
![]() | Portrety rodziny hrabiów z Siecina Krasickich Permanent exhibition | The Bishop's Castle in Lidzbark Warmiński pl. Zamkowy 1 11-100 Lidzbark Warmiński Warmian-Masurian | painting | yes | ||
![]() | Gabinet Ignacego Krasickiego Permanent exhibition | The Bishop's Castle in Lidzbark Warmiński pl. Zamkowy 1 11-100 Lidzbark Warmiński Warmian-Masurian | characters, interiors and everyday life, painting | yes | ||
![]() | Galeria Malarstwa Polskiego 1. połowy XX wieku Permanent exhibition | The Bishop's Castle in Lidzbark Warmiński pl. Zamkowy 1 11-100 Lidzbark Warmiński Warmian-Masurian | modern art, painting | yes | ||
![]() | Anton Hoffman Permanent exhibition | The Bishop's Castle in Lidzbark Warmiński pl. Zamkowy 1 11-100 Lidzbark Warmiński Warmian-Masurian | painting | yes | ||
![]() | Olsztyn. Szkice do dziejów miasta Permanent exhibition | Museum House of the Gazeta Olsztyńska ul. Targ Rybny 1 10-019 Olsztyn Warmian-Masurian | city | yes |