Muzeum Archeologiczne we Wrocławiu

About the museum

The Archaeological Museum is one of seven branches of the Wrocław City Museum, which was created in 2000 from the merger of several municipal museum institutions. Wrocław’s sources trace the tradition of its archaeological collections to a museum founded in 1815, which later operated as an independent institution or as part of other museums. Since 1959 the museum has published the academic yearbook ‘Silesia Antiqua’.

The branch is housed in the Municipal Arsenal at ul. Cieszyńskiego, a Gothic building from the mid-15th century, one of the few medieval buildings in Wrocław preserved in its entirety. The building, erected around an inner courtyard, is shared by the museum with the Museum of Militaria.

The permanent exhibition ‘Silesia in Antiquity and the Middle Ages’ (Śląsk starożytny i średniowieczny) occupies three floors of the Arsenal. It tells the story of the region from the earliest traces of settlement to the development of medieval towns, and is complemented by reconstructions of ancient settlements and burial sites.

Highlights

• Bones of Ice Age animals, including mammoths and woolly rhinoceroses
• Reconstruction of a skeletal burial from Ługa
• Reconstruction of an iron-smelting furnace (dymarka)
• Model of a wooden town house from the 10th to 13th centuries
• Audio description of the ‘Ram from Jordanów’ (Baran z Jordanowa)

Permanent exhibition

• Śląsk starożytny i średniowieczny – The exhibition on three floors of the Arsenal leads from the Stone Age through the Bronze and Iron Ages to the Middle Ages, showing objects and reconstructions of settlements and graves.

Founded

1815

Operated by

Muzeum Miejskie Wrocławia

Admission & discounts

The price list applies from 1 October 2026 and covers the Municipal Arsenal, the Old Town Hall and the Royal Palace.

Accessibility

• Partially 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

The museum is partly adapted for visitors with mobility impairments. An audio description has been prepared for one of the exhibits, the ‘Ram from Jordanów’.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide

For families there is a comic-strip route with the character Sławek, with illustrated ‘stops’ in the exhibition. The museum also runs lessons and workshops for schools and nursery schools.

Getting there & parking

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Amenities & dining

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Weddings / ceremonies

The Wrocław City Museum’s price list includes hire of the Arsenal rooms (SW1, SW2) and the courtyard, and the provision of rooms for wedding ceremonies.

Plan your visit