Arsenal- Main headquarter of the Museum of Prudnik's land is in building adjoining to XV-century City walls and two towers, where in The Middle Age weapons were being stored. Later these antique buildings fulfilled role of the city prison. In XIX century the bigger tower had been modified into tower of pressure supplying local waterworks. In the interwar period , buildings of current museum were used as youth hostel.

Thanks to the efforts of Józef Wierzyński and generosity of Prudnik's population in yr.1959 museum has been opened and functions to this day.

Currently in the Arsenal gathered and stored are collections from fields of: archeology, ethnography, local history and art. The collections presented are on fixed exhibitions dedicated among other things to history of Prudnik, Silesia's former kitchen, processing of flax and resettlement releated to change of borders after World War II. In the corner tower exhibited are military expositions , which contains numerous weapon from Napoleon's wars period. In archeology division special attention deserve casting molds of tools and bronze decorations dated on Sorbian culture period.

Rich ethnographic division gathers folk costumes and clothes as well as tools used in sub-region household and other things related to processing of flax and weaver. In museum can also be viewed permanent art exhibit of famous Polish artist Hanna Bakuła.

Thanks to expansion of Arsenal building in 2004 and coverage of courtyard with glass roof, museum gained ample space in which organized are various temporary exhibits of artists from Poland and other countries.

Statute goal of museum is also educational and scientific activity conducted in the form of lessons, conferences and publications.

Museum of Prudnik's land 

Museum of Prudnik's land (Muzeum Ziemi Prudnickiej) - Prudnik's borough institution created in 1959 as branch of Opole's Silesia museum. Has become independent in 1968. Its head office are fortified towers build in XV century as well as buildings adjoined to The Middle Ages city walls.

At one time located here were arsenal, prison and waterworks and at the time of Occupation Gestapo prison. The archaeological, historical, artistic and ethnographic collections portray complex history of this region and material culture of former residents of Prudnik community.

In 2001 to 2003 from province Opole's and Prudnik community's contract funds, the architecture was renovated with refurbishing of old third wing and courtyard covered with glass roof, thus gaining exelent conditions for organising various exhibitions and events.

Since 2010 museum has one division dedicated to provide availibility of antic viewing tower.

Part of The Museum of Prudnik's land are these structures:

• Arsenal(main office) Boleslawa Chrobrego 5 St. ,48-200 Prudnik
• Center of weavers tradition(branch) Królowej Jadwigi 23 St. , 48-200 Prudnik
• Wok's Tkower, Zamkowy Sq. ,48-200 Prudnik

www.muzeumprudnik.pl