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Permanent exhibition

Permanent exhibition
turturi level
The exhibition will endeavour to showcase not only material and fortress objects, but also depict how they were constructed and used by people stationed in the fortress. It was also present the history of the oldest military training ground in Europe (many elements of the former training grounds infrastructure have survived to this day and some of them will be exhibited in the new museum) and... read everything »
Address
Toruń Fortress Museum - The District Museum in Toruń
ul. Wały Generała Sikorskiego 23 / 25
87-100 Toruń
Kujawsko-Pomorskie
public transport
public transport
Day of the week Opening hours
Tuesday
10:00 - 16:00
Wednesday 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
free
free entrance
Holidays Opening hours
2024.12.25 (Wednesday) x
2024.12.26 (Thursday) x
Day of the week Opening hours
Tuesday
10:00 - 18:00
Wednesday Wednesday 10:00 - 18:00
Thursday
10:00 - 18:00
Friday
10:00 - 18:00
Saturday
10:00 - 18:00
Sunday
10:00 - 18:00
free
free entrance
Tickets
normal 21.50 PLN
reduced 15.50 PLN
The above price list applies to the entire place.

The exhibition will endeavour to showcase not only material and fortress objects, but also depict how they were constructed and used by people stationed in the fortress.

It was also present the history of the oldest military training ground in Europe (many elements of the former training grounds infrastructure have survived to this day and some of them will be exhibited in the new museum) and draw attention to the places of martyrdom, including the prisoner of war camp from 1939-1945 whose history remains currently relatively unknown.

The last element of the new exhibition will be the history of the Toruń garrison in the period of 1920-1939 when Toruń was the home of more than 90 military units and institutions. Toruń was also the largest centre of military education in the country, offering military schools for all kinds of troops – aviation, navy, and land forces.

The Museum will also organise temporary and special commemorative exhibitions and present the Toruń Fortress in its current state, providing information on the status of individual fortress objects and their use.

The subject matter of particular thematic blocks will be presented in a chronological order, allowing to show the evolution of the Toruń forts throughout the history of fortifications development. Each exhibition room (barracks chamber) will be devoted to presentation of a single issue (topic).

The general scenario of the exhibition is based on such themes as:

spatial development of the fortifications (their main part and the outer line of fortifications), history of Toruń, from the times when it was a border city, the influence of the fortress on the city, Prussian concepts of fortification in Toruń, garrison of the fortress and its impact on the life of the city, everyday life of the fortress, outstanding commanders, equipment related to the fortress, the history of balloon hangars and aviation,

Each exhibition hall will be additionally equipped with multimedia encyclopaedia, providing complementary information.

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