Muzeum – Pracownia Literacka Arkadego Fiedlera w Puszczykowie

About the museum

The Muzeum-Pracownia Literacka Arkadego Fiedlera opened on 1 January 1974 in the old family home of the Fiedler family in Puszczykowo, near Poznań. The writer and traveller, born in Poznań in 1894, bought the villa, built in 1926, in 1946 after returning from wartime emigration, and two years later brought his wife Maria and their two sons here from London. Growing interest from readers in the house where Fiedler lived and worked, and in the souvenirs from his travels kept there, gave the family the idea of setting up a museum in the villa. The conversion of the building lasted throughout 1973.

In 1991 the Town Council of Puszczykowo withdrew the museum’s grants, and since then it has been funded solely from its own resources, with the Fiedler family receiving the visitors. Until the end of 2000 it was visited by more than a million people from Poland and abroad. Over the years the collections and the garden were expanded: in 2002 a Piramida (Pyramid), a copy of the Pyramid of Cheops at a scale of 1:23, was erected in the park, and in 2003 the exhibition “Tajemniczy świat Indian” (The Mysterious World of the Indians), devoted to pre-Columbian cultures, was opened.

In the garden, known as the Ogród Kultur i Tolerancji (Garden of Cultures and Tolerance), stands a replica of the sailing ship Santa Maria at a scale of 1:1, launched on 12 May 2008 after four years of construction. The museum runs museum lessons and meetings with members of the Fiedler family, and lends travelling exhibitions, including on the 303 Squadron (Dywizjon 303) and on the journey to Madagascar.

Highlights

• The writer’s house and study with mementos of his travels
• Piramida – a copy of the Pyramid of Cheops at a scale of 1:23 in the museum park
• Replica of the sailing ship Santa Maria at a scale of 1:1 in the Garden of Cultures and Tolerance
• Exhibition “Tajemniczy świat Indian” (The Mysterious World of the Indians), with the tomb of Pacal
• Garden sculptures by Zygmunt Konarski
• Museum lessons and meetings with the Fiedler family

Permanent exhibitions

• Dom i pracownia Arkadego Fiedlera – Interiors of the Fiedler family villa from 1926, with mementos of the writer’s travels and family exhibits.
• Tajemniczy świat Indian – Exhibition on the cultures of the Aztecs and Maya, with figures of conquistadors and deities, a reconstructed tomb of Pacal from Palenque and a treasury.
• Piramida i Santa Maria w ogrodzie – In the museum park stand the Piramida (a copy of the Pyramid of Cheops at a scale of 1:23, 6.36 m high) and a replica of the Santa Maria at a scale of 1:1.

Founded

1974

Operated by

Rodzina Fiedlerów (muzeum prywatne)

Admission & discounts

The museum is on the list of educational sites of the “Poznaj Polskę” (Discover Poland) programme.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The museum runs museum lessons for pupils; the replica of the Santa Maria and the Piramida stand in the park.

Getting there & parking

The nearest railway station, Puszczykówko, is 400 m away.

Amenities & dining

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