Muzeum Przyrodnicze Wolińskiego Parku Narodowego

About the museum

The Muzeum Przyrodnicze Wolińskiego Parku Narodowego (Natural History Museum of the Wolin National Park) opened in 1962. Initially it was housed in a neighbouring villa from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, which is a listed building. The present modern pavilion was opened in 1995, and a year later the building received a national award as building of the year. The museum stands in the centre of Międzyzdroje, on Wzgórze Filaretów (Filaret Hill), in a garden of about 1.5 hectares.

In five rooms with a total area of about 900 square metres, the nature of the national park is presented in the form of dioramas. Visitors see, among other things, the shore of the Szczecin Lagoon, the seacliffs in winter and summer, waterbirds and birds of prey with a white-tailed eagle nest, and grey seals. The exhibitions of non-forest and aquatic ecosystems are particularly valuable; they cover around 60 percent of the park’s area. The forest ecosystems are represented by red deer, roe deer, wild boar, fox and bison; the bison specimens come from the park’s breeding programme. Separate exhibitions are devoted to geology, including Baltic amber, and to ethnography.

The museum can be toured with a free audio guide. The Centrum Edukacyjno-Muzealne (Educational and Museum Centre) has conference and education rooms, where nature films are shown in summer. Souvenirs, publications, maps and guides are available for purchase.

Highlights

• Five exhibition rooms of 900 m² with natural dioramas
• Bison specimens from the park’s breeding programme
• White-tailed eagle nest and waterbirds
• Grey seals and cliffs in winter and summer
• Geology exhibition with Baltic amber
• Free audio guide in Polish, English and German

Permanent exhibitions

• Wystawa przyrodnicza w Centrum Edukacyjno-Muzealnym – Five rooms with dioramas of the park’s ecosystems: forests, cliffs, the shore of the Szczecin Lagoon, birds, grey seals and bison.
• Wystawa geologiczna i etnograficzna – Exhibitions on geology, including Baltic amber, and on the ethnography of the region.

Founded

1962

Operated by

Woliński Park Narodowy

Admission & discounts

Tickets are bought from the park’s online shop or at the museum’s ticket office. Free admission is also granted to national park staff, invited guests of the park, and pupils and kindergarten children from the communes of Międzyzdroje, Świnoujście, Wolin and Dziwnów taking part in educational activities agreed with the park management.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• 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 is accessible to people with disabilities and to families with pushchairs. The steps from the street to the main entrance can be avoided by using the park’s main gate, with a ramp about 30 metres to the left of the steps. The audio guide includes audio description for visually impaired people.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
• Hands-on stations
• Stroller-friendly

For children there is a children’s version of the audio guide and an interactive screen with an educational game. The museum is accessible with a pushchair.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

The museum sells souvenirs, publications about the region, maps, guides and postcards, as well as the park’s own publications.

Events & venue rental

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