Centrum Dialogu Przełomy
Branch of the National Museum in Szczecin under Plac Solidarności, with a permanent exhibition on Szczecin as a city of protest between 1939 and 1989.
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About the museum
The Centrum Dialogu Przełomy is a branch of the National Museum in Szczecin. It is located under Plac Solidarności, on the site where the protests in Szczecin took place in December 1970. The venue was co-financed by the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund in 2007–2013.
The permanent exhibition “Miasto protestu – miasto sprzeciwu” (City of Protest – City of Dissent) covers the years 1939–1989 and tells the story of Poland’s path to freedom and its price. The tour begins in a dark entrance, meant to recall a “well of history”, and then leads through further thematic spaces: wartime Stettin, forced labour and resistance, the Soviet presence, the new border and resettlement, Stalinist terror, the thaw of 1956–1968, December 1970, the Gierek decade, Solidarity, martial law and the underground, the port strike of 1988, the Round Table and the transformations of 1989.
The exhibition is supplemented by interactive information kiosks, films and multimedia tables, and in the section on migration visitors see a railway carriage with listening stations. The centre also runs museum lessons, competitions and materials for teachers.
Highlights
- Permanent exhibition “Miasto protestu – miasto sprzeciwu” on the years 1939–1989
- Location under Plac Solidarności, on the site of the December 1970 protests
- Railway carriage with listening stations in the section on migration
- Interactive kiosks, films and multimedia tables
- Virtual 3D walk through the centre
Permanent exhibition
- Miasto protestu – miasto sprzeciwu – The exhibition presents the years 1939–1989 in Szczecin, from the war and postwar resettlements to the suppressed protests of December 1970, Solidarity, martial law and the transformations of 1989.
- Operated by
- Muzeum Narodowe w Szczecinie
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 20 zł |
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| Reduced | 12 złseniors, people with disabilities and their carers, teachers, pupils, students and doctoral students, war veterans and other eligible persons (for temporary exhibitions) |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 6 · Children up to age 7 enter free. |
| Groups | –A guided tour by a museum employee costs PLN 60 for a group of up to 10 people and PLN 100 for larger groups, plus admission tickets. |
| Families | –Parents visiting the museum with children up to age 16 pay the concession ticket price. |
| Temporary exhibitions – standard | 15 złConcession PLN 8. |
| Permanent and temporary exhibitions – standard | 30 złConcession PLN 15. |
| Ticket for all branches for the permanent exhibitions (valid for 3 days) – standard | 65 złConcession PLN 40. |
| Annual ticket for all branches | 250 zł |
| West Pomeranian or Szczecin Family Card or Senior Card | 5 zł |
Free admission: Saturday – free admission to the permanent exhibitions in Szczecin (excluding temporary exhibitions and the observation tower).
Admission is free for, among others, children up to age 7, members of ICOM and ICOMOS, holders of the Karta Polaka, war veterans and staff of registered museums. During the winter holidays a PLN 1 ticket applies in the voivodeship.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
According to the centre’s website, the building is fully adapted for people with limited mobility. The education department runs sessions for groups of people with disabilities (contact: tel. +48 91 43 15 270). People with disabilities and their carers buy concession tickets.
Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 6 |
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Parents visiting with children up to age 16 pay the concession ticket price; children up to age 7 enter free.
Getting there & parking
The centre is located under Plac Solidarności in Szczecin.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
The museum runs an online shop (sklep.muzeum.szczecin.pl).
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours and group bookings: tel. +48 571 309 239. Tickets are bought at the ticket offices of the museum’s branches. The museum publishes the visitor regulations on muzeum.szczecin.pl. |
