Muzeum Techniki i Komunikacji – Zajezdnia Sztuki w Szczecinie
Museum in a historic tram depot from 1913, with exhibitions on motoring, the Stoewer factories of Szczecin and urban transport.
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About the museum
The Muzeum Techniki i Komunikacji – Zajezdnia Sztuki w Szczecinie (Museum of Technology and Transport – Zajezdnia Sztuki, Art Depot, in Szczecin) was established on 1 January 2006. Its seat is the former tram depot at ul. Niemierzyńska 18a, entered in the register of monuments and designed by the Berlin architects Griesbach and Steinmetz. The hall was built in 1912–1913 and is among the most beautiful buildings of its type in the city, thanks to its sloping roof with a glazed gable decorated with a large clock.
The depot survived the Second World War without major damage. It was from here that the first tram in Polish Szczecin set off, and in the first months of urban transport the entire technical base for tram traction was located here.
The adaptation of the building into a museum was co-financed by the Norwegian Financial Mechanism and the European Economic Area Financial Mechanism with more than €2.3 million. The museum deals with the history of technology and civilisation, with particular attention to the technical achievements of the Polish western and northern lands since 1945, and presents permanent exhibitions from its own collections, among them the largest collection of products of the Szczecin firm Stoewer in the world.
Highlights
- The largest collection of Stoewer products in the world: cars, sewing machines, typewriters and bicycles
- Trams and buses from the history of Szczecin’s public transport, including Bremen-type trams
- Junak motorcycles from the Szczecin Motorcycle Factory
- Interactive Motoeksperymentarium “Smyk” (Motor Experiment Centre) with crash and driving simulators
- Historic tram depot hall from 1913
Permanent exhibitions
- Stoewer – jakość ze Szczecina. Lata 1858–1945 – The largest collection in the world of products of the Szczecin factories of the Stoewer family: seven cars, more than 50 sewing machines, typewriters and bicycles.
- Historia szczecińskiej komunikacji – The exhibition presents three buses and seven trams that carried the region’s residents, including Bremen-type trams.
- Szczecińska motoryzacja w latach 1954–1967 – Exhibition devoted to Junak motorcycles from the Szczecin Motorcycle Factory and other products of Szczecin’s motor industry.
- Founded
- 2006
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 25 zł |
|---|---|
| Reduced | 17 złpensioners and people receiving disability pensions, school children and pupils, full-time students, people with disabilities (on presentation of a student card or document) |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 3 · Children under 4 enter free of charge. |
| Seniors | –Seniors with the Szczecin Senior Card buy a ticket for PLN 2 every Wednesday. |
| Visitors with disabilities | –companion free · Carers of people with disabilities enter free of charge. |
| Students & apprentices | 10 złUntil the end of 2026 a special ticket applies to full-time students. |
| Groups (10+ people) | 17 zł per personGroup of 10 or more; guided tour PLN 25 per person (group of 10–30 people). |
| Families | 60 złFamily ticket for up to 5 people (1 or 2 adults and children of school age). |
| Ticket with the Szczecin Tourist Card | –50% discount on the standard ticket. |
| Persons with the status of anti-communist opposition activists, war veterans and repressed persons | 2 złOn presentation of the relevant identity card. |
Free admission: every Tuesday
Admission is free on Tuesdays; because of the great interest in the museum, groups are asked to book in advance. Tour guides, group supervisors (1 per 10 people) and museum employees also enter free of charge. The museum sells gift cards.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking: not available
- 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 lift accessible for people with disabilities links the Motoeksperymentarium level, the first and second floors and level -1. The basement and café can be reached by a platform operated by a member of staff. The entrance doors are 110 cm wide (220 cm when the second leaf is opened), and the threshold is 2 cm high. The courtyard is paved with cobblestones and in places crossed by tram rails. Toilets adapted for people with disabilities are in the hall and in the exhibition area. There are no designated parking spaces for people with disabilities in the courtyard; the nearest is at ul. Żupańskiego, about 100 m from the gate.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 3 |
|---|---|
| Family ticket | 60 zł · Family ticket for up to 5 people (1 or 2 adults and children of school age). |
- Family tours & workshops
- Hands-on stations
- Baby changing facilities
The Motoeksperymentarium “Smyk” has 15 interactive stations: a crash simulator, a simulator of driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs or fatigue, bicycles powered by hand and by foot, and a model of the micro-car Smyk. There is a room with a changing table in the exhibition area.
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
Guests may park in the museum courtyard; coaches can also park there.
- Accessible parking: not available
The main gate from ul. Niemierzyńska is open during the museum’s opening hours and also serves as the vehicle entrance.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café
- Museum shop
- Lockers
The museum has a café and a shop with souvenirs and publications. Self-service lockers serve as the cloakroom.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours take place on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 10:15, 11:45 and 13:15 for groups of 10 to 30 people (plus one supervisor per 10 people); PLN 25 per person. The museum runs museum lessons and motor lessons (motolekcje). |
