This is the oldest museum in Warmia and Mazury and one of the most interesting cultural institutions in the region of northern Poland, which has approx. 115,000 items in its collection. museum exhibits. The museum is located in the center of the downtown buildings of the Old Town. Its headquarters are: the eastern building of Podzamcze and the western building - the Junior High School....

Museum in MrągowoIn the years 1945–1965, there was no museum in Mrągowo. It was as late as 1966 that the Historical Regional Chamber under the supervision of the House of Culture was established, and through the decision of the Presidium of the Poviat National Council in Mrągowo in 1969, the Museum of the Mrągowo Region was established, transformed in 1975 into the Museum in Mrągowo, as a...

The tower was purchased by Nicolaus Copernicus after arriving in Frombork. The scientist did not observe the sky from it, but due to its defensive value, he arranged a room there for living and safe storage of the most valuable objects, books and manuscripts. The main house belonging to Copernicus, the canon, was located outside the walls of the stronghold, and he stayed in the tower in times...

The Museum of Nature in Olsztyn is the youngest branch of the Museum of Warmia and Masuria. It was established on the 1st of January 2000, however, the Department of Nature at the Museum of Warmia and Masuria operated earlier, from 1956, whereas the gathering of sets of natural specimens started in 1951. The seeds of the collection were the inherited former German sets: 38 specimens of animals...

The Planetarium of the Nicolaus Copernicus Museum is located on the ground floor of the Radziejowski Tower (former bell tower) on the Cathedral Hill. The astronomical sessions presented there include, among others: Nicolaus Copernicus' heliocentric theory and various astronomical phenomena. Our repertoire includes three sessions: “Is anyone there?” – a session devoted to the search...

These unspoilt areas do look quite „humpbacked” due to the glaciations, but in combination with the lakes, they have become one of the last areas where nature still rules with its wisdom and reveals its unique beauty. In the charmingly situated historical settlement of Biała Olecka , manor farm buildings were put up in the mid-19th century. Its landmark soon became a neo-Baroque palace with...

The Museum of Warmia and Masuria in Olsztyn was founded in 1945. The institution is seated in a fourteenth-century Gothic castle built for the administrator of the Warmia Chapter’s estates. In the years 1516-1521, this function was performed here by Nicolaus Copernicus. To this day, on the gallery wall there remains a unique memento of his stay – a hand-made experimental astronomical table,...

The Astronomical Park of the Nicolaus Copernicus Museum was created thanks to the expansion of the astronomical observatory, existing since 1980, created by astronomy enthusiasts. The idea of ​​the Park is to familiarize visitors with methods of observing celestial bodies from the 16th century to the present day. The park consists of a reception building housing temporary exhibitions and...

The museum is located in the former Dohna Palace, which was built in several stages. Its oldest edge is the south-western corner section of the medieval fortified city wall with towers. Subsequent stages of construction from the 1560s up until the 1920s are related with the powerful and influential Duchy of Prussia noble family – the zu Dohna. Initially, the Dohna resided in a former...