Muzeum Gazownictwa (Górowo Iławeckie)
Museum in a historic gasworks from 1908, with a complete gas production process and old gas appliances.
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About the museum
Construction of the municipal coal gasworks in Górowo Iławeckie began after a decision of the municipal authorities (magistrat) in 1907, and the plant was opened on 13 September 1908. It stood on Góra Zarazy (Plague Hill), where the victims of the plague of 1710 were buried. Gas was made from coal delivered from a mine, and until 1925 it supplied 42 street lamps and around 400 households.
After 1945 the gasworks was devastated and most of its equipment was removed. It was restarted in 1964, with missing parts supplied from other gasworks, and operated until 1992. In 1992–1994 former employees adapted the building into a museum, which opened in 1994; in the same year the building was entered in the register of monuments. During the works an original brick floor was discovered in the furnace room, which can be seen during the tour.
The museum shows the complete technological process of gas production, with furnaces, control and measuring apparatus and a large gas holder. In the former coal store there are gas meters, pressure gauges, cookers, heaters, irons and gas lamps, as well as documents and photographs. The museum belongs to the Polska Spółka Gazownictwa (Polish Gas Company).
Highlights
- historic gasworks from 1908
- complete technological process of gas production
- gas meters, pressure gauges, cookers and gas lamps
- original brick floor in the furnace room
- documents and photographs of gasworks employees
Permanent exhibition
- Ciąg technologiczny gazowni i dawne urządzenia gazowe – The original equipment of the 1908 gasworks and a collection of gas meters, cookers, heaters and gas lamps.
- Founded
- 1994
- Operated by
- Polska Spółka Gazownictwa, Oddział w Gdańsku
Admission & discounts
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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
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By car
Free parking
There is free parking for visitors at the museum.
The museum is in the former gasworks at the junction of ul. Wyszyńskiego and ul. Przemysłowa.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Visits are arranged by telephone (+48 89 761 10 92); the museum runs museum lessons for schools. |
