Muzeum w Mrągowie

About the museum

The museum in Mrągowo was founded in 1969 on the basis of a Regional Room that had been operating since 1966. It was first called the Museum of the Mrągowo Land and was housed in the 18th-century Bosnian Guardhouse (Strażnica Bośniacka). In 1975 the collections were moved to the town hall, and in August of the same year the institution was transformed into a branch of the Museum of Warmia and Masuria in Olsztyn.

The museum is housed in the rooms of the neoclassical town hall on the market square, completed in 1825; in 1992–1996 the collections were temporarily moved out because of renovation of the building. The collections comprise archaeological, ethnographic, numismatic, historical and written exhibits, as well as folk and contemporary art.

The current permanent exhibition “Mrągowo i ziemia mrągowska od zarania dziejów po czasy współczesne” (Mrągowo and the Mrągowo Land from the Dawn of History to Modern Times), curated by Dr hab. Mirosław Hoffmann and Dr Sebastian Mierzyński, leads visitors from the tenth millennium BC to recent history. It shows, among other things, bone harpoons from the area of Piecki and Tłokowo, finds from the Roman Influence period, and the Nidajno hoard, the largest find of its kind, located furthest to the north-east. The archaeological part occupies three rooms and is the largest exhibition showing the collections of the Archaeology Department of the Museum of Warmia and Masuria.

Highlights

• Permanent exhibition on the history of Mrągowo and the Mrągowo Lake District
• Nidajno hoard – ornaments from the Roman Influence period
• Bone harpoons from the area of Piecki and Tłokowo
• The largest archaeological exhibition from the collections of the Olsztyn museum
• Neoclassical town hall of 1825

Permanent exhibition

• Mrągowo i ziemia mrągowska od zarania dziejów po czasy współczesne – Archaeological and historical exhibition on the history of the Mrągowo Lake District from the Stone Age to the 20th century, with the Nidajno hoard and finds from the Roman Influence period.

Founded

1969

Operated by

Muzeum Warmii i Mazur w Olsztynie

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Tuesdays – free admission to the permanent exhibitions (temporary exhibitions PLN 8).

Families with the nationwide Large Family Card buy tickets to the museum and its branches with a 50% reduction. A museum lesson costs the entry ticket for each participant plus a flat fee of PLN 35 per class or group; a workshop costs a flat fee of PLN 60 (the fee for a lesson or workshop may not be lower than PLN 130).

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

Information on the accessibility of the town hall building has not been found on the branch’s website.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

Family tickets (PLN 30 and PLN 40) are available, and the branch runs museum lessons and workshops; seasonal Christmas workshops are also organised.

Getting there & parking

The museum is in the town hall on the market square in the centre of Mrągowo.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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