Muzeum Ziemi Kościerskiej w Kościerzynie
Regional museum in the Kościerzyna town hall, with exhibitions on the history, ethnography and natural history of Kościerzyna and the Kościerzyna Land.
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About the museum
Collecting in Kościerzyna goes back to the 1960s and is linked to Dr Jerzy Knyba, an ethnographer and history teacher. In 1963, on his initiative, a Regional Room and a National Memory Room were set up at the high school and were also open to visitors from outside the school. In 1992 the collections were shown in a permanent exhibition in the Kościerski Dom Kultury (Kościerzyna House of Culture).
After a thorough renovation of the town hall from 1843, which was entered in the register of monuments in 1998, the exhibition occupied its first and second floors. It opened on 17 July 2000, and a natural history department devoted to the fauna of the Kościerzyna Land was added to the existing departments. The museum was established by a resolution of the town council of 27 October 2006 and began operating as an independent cultural institution on 2 April 2007.
In 2009 the Skansen – Parowozownia Kościerzyna (steam locomotive depot) was incorporated into the museum as the Railway Museum, and in 2010 the Accordion Museum opened, the first institution in Poland devoted to this instrument. In 2018 the permanent exhibition in the town hall was expanded with an exhibition on people associated with the town, from Józef Wybicki to Primate Henryk Muszyński.
Highlights
- Historical and ethnographic exhibition on Kościerzyna and the Kościerzyna Land in the 1843 town hall
- Natural history department with the fauna of the Kościerzyna Land
- Exhibition on people associated with the town, from Józef Wybicki to Primate Henryk Muszyński
- Joint ticket for three museums: the Kościerzyna Land Museum, the Accordion Museum and the Railway Museum
- Museum lessons on Kashubian culture and regional history
Permanent exhibitions
- Ekspozycja stała Muzeum Ziemi Kościerskiej – Historical, ethnographic and natural history exhibition on the past of Kościerzyna and the Kościerzyna Land and on Kashubian culture, spread across two floors of the town hall.
- Wystawa o osobach związanych z Kościerzyną – The story of the town and region through the people associated with them, from Józef Wybicki to Primate Henryk Muszyński.
- Founded
- 2006
- Operated by
- Miasto Kościerzyna
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 10 zł |
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| Reduced | 8 zł |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 3 · Children under 4 enter free of charge (not applicable to groups). |
| Groups | 7 zł per personPrice per person for groups. |
| Joint ticket for three museums (Kościerzyna Land Museum, Accordion Museum, Railway Museum) | 30 złReduced ticket PLN 23, group ticket PLN 20. |
| Guided tour of the museum for a group of up to 25 people | 60 złLarger groups are divided; the fee applies to each group; booking two weeks in advance. |
| Museum lesson (45 minutes, price per person, up to 30 people) | 5 złRegistration by phone two weeks in advance. |
Card payment is possible.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: not available
- Elevator: not available
- Accessible restroom: not available
- Accessible parking
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits: not available
- Sign language tours: not available
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
Five steps lead up to the building, and the exhibition rooms in the basement and on the first and second floors are not accessible to wheelchair users. The toilet on the ground floor is not adapted for people with disabilities. There are no induction loops, Braille markings or Polish Sign Language (PJM) interpreters. Entry with a guide dog is allowed. Parking spaces for people with disabilities are about 100 m from the entrance, at ul. Świętojańska and ul. Gdańska.
Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 3 |
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- Family tours & workshops
- Stroller-friendly: not available
- Baby changing facilities: not available
- Playground / play area: not available
The museum has no play area for children and no toilet with a changing table. Pushchairs may be taken into the exhibitions, but on the first and second floors they must be carried up the stairs.
Getting there & parking
By car
No on-site parking at the museum.
The museum has no car park of its own, as it is in the very centre of town. Paid parking spaces are along the neighbouring streets; spaces for people with disabilities are about 100 m from the entrance, at ul. Świętojańska and ul. Gdańska.
- Accessible parking
The museum is in the town hall on the Market Square (Rynek).
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Groups that want a guided tour should book a date two weeks in advance. The museum runs museum lessons on history, ethnography and Kashubian culture for organised groups. |
