Muzeum Techniki Sanitarnej w Gliwicach

Museum in a historic sewage pumping station of 1911 on the grounds of the Gliwice sewage treatment works, showing former sanitary technology.

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Temporarily closed. Because of modernisation work at the Central Sewage Treatment Works, the museum is temporarily closed to visitors; both guided group tours and individual visits have been suspended until further notice.

About the museum

The first sewage treatment works in Gliwice was put into use in 1911, and according to the surviving chronicles it used innovative solutions. Part of this complex was the pumping station, built in the same period, which remained in operation for the following decades; even at the end of the 1990s it still served as one of the objects of the old sewage pumping station.

When construction of the new Centralna Oczyszczalnia Ścieków (Central Sewage Treatment Works) began in 2000, the historic building was taken out of use and converted into a museum. The building, more than a hundred years old and with features of early twentieth-century architecture, with a rich roof truss and original turrets, resembles a small manor house. In two surviving halls with decorative vaults, former equipment is displayed: pumps, sluice gates, compressors, wooden pipes and a wooden washing machine. Visitors are also welcomed by old tiling from the end of the nineteenth century and original interior details.

The museum belongs to the Przedsiębiorstwo Wodociągów i Kanalizacji (Water and Sewerage Company) in Gliwice and is the youngest museum in the town. It forms part of the Szlak Zabytków Techniki (Trail of Technical Monuments) of the Silesian Voivodeship, which is linked to the European Route of Industrial Heritage. Until now the visit ended with a visit to the modern laboratory of the treatment works.

Highlights

Historic sewage pumping station of around 1911, resembling a small manor house
Former pumps, sluice gates, compressors and wooden pipes in two vaulted halls
Wooden washing machine and displays on former bathroom fittings
Original tiling from the late 19th century and wooden turrets
Part of the Silesian Trail of Technical Monuments

Permanent exhibition

Dawne urządzenia techniki sanitarnej – The two halls of the historic pumping station show pumps, sluice gates, compressors, wooden pipes and other equipment and objects relating to former sanitary fittings and sewage treatment.

Founded: 2005
Operated by: Przedsiębiorstwo Wodociągów i Kanalizacji Sp. z o.o. w Gliwicach

Admission & discounts

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible: no information
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 tourist portal of the Silesian Voivodeship lists a toilet, a ramp at the entrance and the possibility of moving about inside the building in a wheelchair.