Muzeum Regionalne w Suszu

About the museum

The Regional Museum in Susz is a volunteer museum institution created and run by the Historical and Research Association “Galea” (Stowarzyszenie Historyczno-Badawcze “Galea”), founded in April 2017 by enthusiasts of the history of Susz and of the former Pomesania. The museum employs no staff; it operates thanks to the voluntary work of the association’s members and is financed from its own funds and donations. The institution was entered in the register of museums in 2019, and it opened to visitors in September 2021.

The museum is seated in the historic building of the former synagogue from 1864, located in the centre of the town, right by the old town. Several exhibitions have been set up inside, showing the history of Susz and the surrounding area from the earliest times to the early 1990s. The greatest attraction is the model of the old town of Susz from the 1930s, made on the basis of a cadastral plan of 1929, with more than 300 buildings, and the model of the palace in Kamieniec, known as the “Prussian Versailles”.

The collections include archaeological finds, among them a stone axe from the Neolithic about 5,000 years old, militaria, regional souvenirs and everyday objects from the PRL period. In May 2025, at the start of the celebrations of the 720th anniversary of Susz, the exhibition “Napoleon w Kamieńcu” (“Napoleon in Kamieniec”) was opened, summing up a six-year archaeological research project on the camp of the Imperial Guard from 1807.

Highlights

• Model of the old town of Susz from the 1930s
• Model of the palace in Kamieniec (“Prussian Versailles”)
• Archaeological exhibition with a Neolithic axe
• PRL (People’s Republic of Poland) room with everyday objects
• Exhibition “Napoleon w Kamieńcu” (“Napoleon in Kamieniec”)
• Former synagogue building from 1864

Permanent exhibitions

• Zarys historii Susza i okolic – Main exhibition on the upper floor: 13 panels on the history of the town and commune, with objects arranged chronologically.
• Makieta Starego Miasta z XX wieku – Model of the old town of Susz from the 1930s, covering 10 m², with more than 300 buildings.
• Napoleon w Kamieńcu – Exhibition opened in May 2025 on Napoleon’s stay in Kamieniec and on the results of the archaeological research of the Imperial Guard camp from 1807.

Founded

2019

Operated by

Stowarzyszenie Historyczno-Badawcze „Galea”

Director

Sylwia Zielińska

Admission & discounts

Accessibility

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Hands-on stations

The PRL room is popular with children, who can, among other things, show slide fairy tales themselves using a projector.

Getting there & parking

The museum is in the centre of Susz, next to the old town, in the building of the former synagogue.

Amenities & dining

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