Muzeum Podróżników im. Tony Halika

About the museum

The Tony Halik Museum of Travellers (Muzeum Podróżników im. Tony’ego Halika) opened on 24 January 2003 at ul. Franciszkańska in Toruń. It is a branch of the Muzeum Okręgowe and presents souvenirs from the expeditions of Tony Halik, a Polish reporter and traveller born in Toruń, and of his wife, Elżbieta Dzikowska.

The basis of the collections is the exhibits from the expeditions that Elżbieta Dzikowska gave to the city in 1999. They include textiles and costumes from Guatemala, pre-Columbian ceramic figures from Mexico, body adornments of the peoples of New Guinea, and souvenirs from Africa and Asia, including from Namibia, Ethiopia, Gabon, China and Ladakh.

The exhibition covers several floors and leads from the story of Halik’s travels in South America, through the couple’s expeditions to Mexico and Guatemala and exhibitions on the peoples of New Guinea and Africa, to an educational room about great explorers and a closing room about Polish travellers.

Highlights

• Souvenirs from the expeditions of Tony Halik and Elżbieta Dzikowska
• Pre-Columbian figures from Mexico
• Textiles and costumes from Guatemala
• Body adornments of the peoples of New Guinea
• Room on great travellers and explorers

Permanent exhibitions

• Tony Halik. Moja wielka przygoda – Exhibition on Tony Halik’s travels in South America and his reporting work.
• W krainach łowców głów / Przez Czarny Ląd – Exhibitions on body adornments of the peoples of New Guinea and India, and on Elżbieta Dzikowska’s travels in Africa.
• Wielcy podróżnicy i odkrywcy – Educational room on Marco Polo, Columbus, Vasco da Gama, Magellan, Cook and Humboldt.

Founded

2003

Operated by

Muzeum Okręgowe w Toruniu

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Wednesday – free admission to the permanent and temporary exhibitions.

The ticket is shared by the Museum of Travellers and the Museum of Far Eastern Art in the Kamienica pod Gwiazdą (House at the Star).

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• 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

There is access to the museum from the street, the building has a lift, and the toilet for people with disabilities is on the ground floor. Audio descriptions of the permanent exhibitions are available on the museum’s website.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The museum is at ul. Franciszkańska in the centre of the Old Town, near the Old Town Market Square.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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