The Wisłoujście Fortress is the oldest coastal fortress of the Polish seacoast. In the modern times, it is often called the Gate to the Republic of Poland. The impressive fortification protected ships on their way to the port of Gdańsk. It also played the function of a lighthouse, the berthing site of the Polish fleet, and a prison. Wisłoujście Fortress is made up of several rings of...

The Basilica in Peplin, which is the most important part of the post-Cistercian-cathedral complex, is a priceless sacral monument. The building is one of the largest brick temples of the Gothic in Poland, and at the same time is one of the finest realisations of the ideals established by Cistercian architecture. The Cistercians, builders of the Basilica and the adjacent monastery, were...

The House of the Olsztyn Gazette Museum was founded in 1992. The head office is located in a reconstructed building, which in the years 1920-1939 held the editorial and printing sections of the well-deserved for the Polish history of the region, only Polish newspaper in Warmia published from 1886 – the Olsztyn Gazette. The Museum has a regional character. The collections it gathers, as well as...

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...

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...

The new building of the Battle of Grunwald Museum in Stębark was put into use on September 21, 2022. It has approximately 1,300 m 2 of exhibition space. Visitors can see the permanent exhibition entitled: "The Great War with the Teutonic Order in 1409 - 1411". Visiting the Museum is enriched by the screening of a fragment of A. Ford's film "Teutonic Knights" . This is a 23-minute film...

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...

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...

The present seat of the Ethnographic Museum (since October 2004), once a summer residence of the bishops of Wrocław, is located in Traugutta Street. The palace was erected by Cardinal Philipp Ludwig von Sinzendorf in the grounds of the country estate of the Wrocław bishopric, in the 16th century known as the White Grange (Ger. Weisses Vorverk). The construction, designed by Christopher...

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.