Muzeum Grodu Santok

About the museum

The Muzeum Grodu Santok has operated since 1978 as a branch of the Muzeum Lubuskie im. Jana Dekerta in Gorzów Wielkopolski. The building was renovated, and in 2020 a new narrative exhibition was opened there. In front of the entrance stands a sculpture of an aurochs (tur). Santok lies at the mouth of the Noteć into the Warta, and during the formation of the Polish state it was an important Piast stronghold, which Gallus Anonymus called the sentinel and key of the kingdom.

The permanent exhibition “Gród Santok. Strażnica i klucz królestwa” (Santok Stronghold: Sentinel and Key of the Kingdom) displays finds from excavations, reconstructions of archaeological trenches with the remains of the stronghold’s buildings, and animations showing everyday life in the medieval fortress. Visitors can see finds more than five thousand years old from the Stone Age, and thousand-year-old imports brought by merchants, including Scandinavian combs, Frisian textiles and beads of rock crystal.

The museum has the “Piaskogród” playground with rhinoceros sculptures and a replica of a skeleton. The museum organises guided tours of the stronghold site, which lies on the left bank of the Warta and can be reached only by ferry in the season, and of the right-bank town of Santok, as well as lessons, pottery workshops and outdoor games.

Highlights

• Exhibition “Gród Santok. Strażnica i klucz królestwa”
• Reconstructions of excavation trenches and animations about life in the stronghold
• Imports from a thousand years ago: combs, textiles and rock-crystal beads
• “Piaskogród” playground with rhinoceros sculptures
• Walk around the stronghold site with a ferry crossing

Permanent exhibition

• Gród Santok. Strażnica i klucz królestwa – Exhibition on the Piast-era stronghold with finds from excavations, reconstructions of trenches and animations about life in the fortress.

Founded

1978

Operated by

Muzeum Lubuskie im. Jana Dekerta w Gorzowie Wielkopolskim

Admission & discounts

Free admission: on Wednesdays

On Wednesdays admission to all branches of the Muzeum Lubuskie is free. Tickets can be bought online.

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

The museum’s website does not describe the architectural accessibility of the building in Santok. The stronghold site is reachable only by ferry, which runs from May to October. There are no spaces for people with disabilities at the museum.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Playground / play area

For children there are the “Piaskogród” playground, the games “Tropiciel Santockich Zabytków” (PLN 10) and “Tajemnice Średniowiecznego Grodziska” (PLN 15), and pottery workshops.

Getting there & parking

The stronghold lies on the left bank of the Warta; access is possible only by ferry.

Amenities & dining

The “Piaskogród” playground is located at the museum.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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