Muzeum Okręgowe im. Stanisława Staszica w Pile

About the museum

The Muzeum Okręgowe in Piła (Regional Museum) has operated since 15 August 1975, when, after the administrative reform and the creation of the Piła Voivodeship, the former Stanisław Staszic biographical museum was transformed into it. The institution's first seat was the small house of Staszic. In 1981 the museum moved to the former building of the Shooting Brotherhood (Bractwo Strzeleckie) at ul. Chopina, and in 1997 to its present seat at ul. Browarna 7.

The building dates from the second half of the 19th century and has features of an Italian villa. It is one of the oldest surviving buildings in Piła, as the town was largely destroyed at the beginning of 1945. From 1934 to 1939 it housed the Polish consulate, which represented Poles in the German province of Grenzmark Posen-Westpreußen; it was the only property in Piła belonging to the Polish state treasury.

The museum holds archaeological, ethnographic, historical and art collections, as well as a library. It is a self-governing cultural institution of the Greater Poland Voivodeship, entered in the State Register of Museums (Państwowy Rejestr Muzeów), and its branch is the Museum of Folk Culture in Osiek nad Notecią.

Highlights

• Archaeological exhibition from the Mesolithic to the Middle Ages, with bronze hoards and a reconstructed grave
• Fragments of wooden causeways from the Noteć valley
• Interiors in Rococo, Empire, Biedermeier, Historicism and Art Nouveau styles
• Ceramics from the Mańczak factory in Chodzież
• Relics of the history of Piła and the region, including the fighting of 1945

Permanent exhibitions

• Z przeszłości Piły i regionu – część archeologiczna – The history of the lands along the Noteć, from the Mesolithic and Neolithic through the Bronze and early Iron Ages to the Middle Ages, with bronze hoards, ceramics, a reconstructed grave and fragments of wooden causeways.
• Z przeszłości Piły i regionu – część historyczna – History of Piła and the region from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, with relics of the Deluge (Potop), the Napoleonic era, guilds and the Shooting Brotherhood, the interwar period and the fighting for Piła in 1945.
• Meble i wnętrza mieszkalne od połowy XVIII do XX wieku – European and Polish decorative arts and furniture, interiors in the Rococo, Empire, Biedermeier, Historicism and Art Nouveau styles, ceramics from the Mańczak factory in Chodzież and the gallery of Juliusz Kędziora.

Founded

1975

Operated by

Samorząd Województwa Wielkopolskiego

Admission & discounts

Free admission: On Sundays admission is free to the permanent exhibitions.

Prices valid from 2 January 2026. Card payments are accepted.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: not available
• Accessible restroom: not available
• Accessible parking: not available
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: not available
• Sign language tours: not available
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The main entrance is from ul. Browarna; there is a bell on the left before the entrance. The building has no lift; the exhibition rooms are on the upper floors and reached by stairs, and staff help carry wheelchairs up. There is no toilet adapted for people with disabilities and no induction loop. There is free parking next to the building; there are no spaces reserved for people with disabilities, but the paved route from the car park to the entrance has no barriers for wheelchair users. Guide dogs and assistance dogs may enter all rooms.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

The museum has a souvenir kiosk with postcards, books, guides and exhibition catalogues.

Events & venue rental

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