Muzeum Ziemi Puckiej im. Floriana Ceynowy w Pucku

About the museum

The museum’s origins go back to 1970, when the Station for Collecting Cultural Assets and Disseminating Knowledge about the Region was set up in Puck. The first exhibition devoted to Kashubian culture opened in 1973 in a former almshouse known as the Szpitalik. In 1980 the station was turned into a museum, and in the following years ethnographic, historical and archaeological departments were established; the last one is linked to the discovery of an early medieval port in Puck Bay.

In 1987, after a thorough renovation, the Kamienica Mieszczańska and the open-air museum in Nadole were opened to the public; the Kamienica is still the museum’s main seat. In 2000 the institution was given the name of Florian Ceynowa, a Kashubian activist and researcher of folklore. In 2013 the Hallerówka in Władysławowo came under the museum’s care, and in 2014 a new ethnographic exhibition opened in the Szpitalik.

The Kamienica Mieszczańska stands on the northern side of Puck’s market square; its neo-Gothic gable dates from the 19th century. Since 2021 it has housed the permanent exhibition “Prawdziwie morskie – Dzieje Ziemi Puckiej” (Truly Maritime – History of the Puck Region), which presents the town’s history against the background of Northern Kashubia. The most valuable exhibits include the Bronze Age hoard from Władysławowo and an amber hoard from the 2nd century AD, found beneath the foundations of the Teutonic Order’s castle.

Highlights

• Permanent exhibition “Prawdziwie morskie – Dzieje Ziemi Puckiej” with multimedia, films and recordings
• Bronze hoard from Władysławowo of the Lusatian culture
• Amber hoard from the 2nd century AD, found in Puck
• Finds from the excavations of the early medieval port in Puck Bay, including a dugout canoe (łódź dłubanka)
• Burgher interiors from the second half of the 19th century
• The Szpitalik branch with an ethnographic exhibition on Kashubian culture

Permanent exhibition

• Prawdziwie morskie – Dzieje Ziemi Puckiej – Permanent exhibition from 2021 on the history of Puck and Northern Kashubia from prehistory to the present day, with artefacts, multimedia and burgher interiors.

Founded

1970

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Muzeum Ziemi Puckiej im. Floriana Ceynowy w Pucku

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Admission is free every Monday from 10:00 to 13:00.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: not available
• Accessible restroom: not available
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: not available
• Sign language tours: not available
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: not available

Steps and a ramp lead to the entrance. Wheelchair users can visit the ground floor; the cellar is inaccessible, and the building has no lift. The toilet is not adapted for people with disabilities. There are no induction loops, tactile paths, Braille markings or PJM interpreter. Assistance dogs are allowed.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The museum organises educational workshops for children and young people, in which participants make their own works, as well as lessons in schools and guided tours of the exhibitions.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

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