Muzeum Ziemi Karlińskiej w Karlinie

About the museum

The Karlino Land Museum has operated since September 2010. Items connected with the town had previously been collected under the name Karlińska Skarbnica (Karlino Treasury), and the institution was given one of the rooms in the attic of the building at ul. Szymanowskiego 17. The building was erected in 1905 as the seat of a Prussian court authority. It represents the neo-Gothic style, with red facing brick, a high roof and two towers.

After the Second World War the building served in turn as a justice of the peace court, the seat of the organisation Służba Polsce (Service to Poland), and a health centre with a rehabilitation department. In 2007 it was revitalised and handed over to the institutions of the town and commune. Today, besides the museum, it houses, among others, the Association of Towns and Communes of the Parsęta River Basin, the municipal guard and a tourist information point.

The collections include old views and postcards of the town, seals, a chronicle written by the pre-war teacher and archivist Reinhold Wedig, and the equipment of an old pharmacy from the 1950s and 1960s. A separate section consists of memorabilia of the oil and gas blowout of 1980. The museum also runs an exhibition on the first Polish settlers in Karlino in 1945–1947, shows temporary exhibitions, and collects objects for a future fire service museum.

Highlights

• Exhibition on the first Polish settlers in Karlino, 1945–1947
• Old views of the town and postcards
• Chronicle of Karlino written by Reinhold Wedig
• Equipment of an old pharmacy from the 1950s and 1960s
• Memorabilia of the oil and gas blowout of 1980
• Neo-Gothic former court building from 1905

Permanent exhibition

• Osadnicy w Karlinie w pierwszych latach powojennych, czyli jak wyglądały lata 1945–47 – Exhibition of archival materials, chronicles and objects showing how the town and its organisational structure took shape after 1945.

Founded

2010

Operated by

Karliński Ośrodek Kultury w Karlinie

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The museum is on the third floor. Steps lead to the entrance from ul. Wigury, but the entrance from the car park side has a lift accessible to wheelchair users, and the corridor and rooms of the museum are accessible. Two parking spaces for people with disabilities are marked in front of the building, and the toilet on the second floor is adapted. The building has no induction loops or Braille signage. During the museum's opening hours a free Polish sign language interpreter service is available in the promotion office on the ground floor. Visitors may enter all rooms with an assistance dog or guide.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide

For young visitors the museum has prepared the colouring sheets “Pokoloruj Karlino” and an educational programme for schools.

Getting there & parking

The museum is in the former court building at ul. Szymanowskiego 17, with entrance from ul. Wigury.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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