Muzeum Dyplomacji i Uchodźstwa Polskiego

About the museum

The Museum of Polish Diplomacy and Exile (Muzeum Dyplomacji i Uchodźstwa Polskiego) operates within the Faculty of History of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz and is housed in the university building at ul. Berwińskiego 4. It is a unit with research and teaching tasks, established on the basis of the Museums Act, and its organiser is the university.

The museum collects, processes and makes available collections concerning the Polish foreign service, the history of the Government of the Republic of Poland in Exile, and the life and activities of Polonia communities. The collections were built mainly through donations, bequests and deposits from the families of diplomats, soldiers and emigrants.

The collections include, among others, the legacy of the Skowroński family, the Poznański family collection, an archive on the history of Polish diplomacy and of Polonia, woodcuts by Stefan Mrożewski, a collection of gifts from the world of diplomacy, and memorabilia of soldiers of the 2nd Polish Corps. The exhibition also includes the so-called “kabina ciszy” (“silence cabin”), militaria, porcelain and silverware, and gifts from Polonia. The museum presents exhibitions devoted, among others, to interwar diplomats, Polish emigration and diplomacy in the Cold War era.

Highlights

• “Kabina ciszy” (“silence cabin”) – a collection linked to diplomacy
• Woodcuts by Stefan Mrożewski
• Memorabilia of soldiers of the 2nd Polish Corps
• Exhibition “Dom w oddali. Polacy na emigracyjnych drogach” (“A House Far Away. Poles on the Roads of Emigration”)
• Poznański family collection
• Free admission

Permanent exhibitions

• Dom w oddali. Polacy na emigracyjnych drogach – Exhibition on the fate of Poles in emigration, linked to war, wandering and hope.
• Kabina ciszy i szept dyplomacji – Exhibition on diplomacy in the Cold War era.
• Panorama czasu dokonanego – Paintings by Mariusz Kałdowski and the gallery of the Mała Emigracja (Little Emigration).

Founded

1999

Operated by

Uniwersytet Kazimierza Wielkiego w Bydgoszczy

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• 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

Since August 2026 the museum has provided visitors with an FM hearing-assistance system. Details of the entrance, the lift and the toilets have not been published; the museum provides information (muzeum@ukw.edu.pl, tel. +48 52 346 23 18).

Kids & families

The exhibition is prepared for every age group, from children to seniors.

Getting there & parking

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