Muzeum Ziemi Wałeckiej w Wałczu

About the museum

The Wałcz Land Museum was established in 1982, and its official inauguration took place in 1984. The institution is housed in a historic nineteenth-century building at ul. Pocztowa in Wałcz, situated on a small rise and surrounded by a museum garden. The collections document the prehistory of the Wałcz Land and the beginnings of settlement, the development of towns in the region, political and cultural life from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century, and the archives of the Wałcz starostwo from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

The holdings also include documents from the period after the partitions and from the interwar years, materials on the outbreak of the Second World War, the construction and breakthrough of the Pomeranian Wall, and the post-war fates of veterans and settlers and the rebuilding of the town. The memorabilia of the Pomeranian Wall are presented by a branch of the museum, the Fortification Open-Air Museum “Grupa Warowna Cegielnia”, where visitors can see German fortifications from 1932–1935.

The current permanent exhibition consists of the exhibitions “Prehistory of the Wałcz Land” and “DNA Wałcza”, the latter opened on 23 November 2025 and devoted to the first post-war settlers. The museum also organises temporary exhibitions, scientific conferences, museum lessons, city games and concerts, and takes part in the European Heritage Days.

Highlights

• Exhibition “DNA Wałcza” on the first post-war settlers
• Exhibition “Prehistory of the Wałcz Land” with objects from the Neolithic to the Middle Ages
• Geological collection of Edward Noniewicz
• Coffin portraits of the Wedlów-Tuczyński family
• Antler craftsman's hut (chatka rogownika) for museum lessons
• Branch: Fortification Open-Air Museum “Grupa Warowna Cegielnia”

Permanent exhibitions

• DNA Wałcza – Exhibition on the fates of the first settlers who came to the Wałcz Land after 1945; it consists of memorabilia and written and recorded recollections in seven modules.
• Pradzieje Ziemi Wałeckiej – Archaeological finds from the Neolithic to the Middle Ages, supplemented by geological collections from the collection of Edward Noniewicz.
• Ziemia Wałecka w XVI–XVIII wieku – Part of the exhibition devoted to the Sarmatian era, with coffin portraits of the Wedlów-Tuczyński family and their family tree.

Founded

1982

Operated by

Muzeum Ziemi Wałeckiej (miejska instytucja kultury)

Director

Marlena Jakubczyk-Kurkiewicz

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Free admission on Sundays.

Prices apply from 1 March 2026. Tickets are bought at the museum's cash desk; payment in cash or by card is possible.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: not available
• Accessible restroom: not available
• 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

Four steps lead to the main entrance, and the museum provides wheelchair users with a portable ramp; after a telephone request, staff help at the entrance. The rooms on the ground floor are barrier-free, and the basement rooms are accessible from the garden by a ramp, because the internal stairs are not adapted. There is no lift, and the toilets in their current form may be difficult for wheelchair users. A portable induction loop can be provided on request, and the museum provides a Polish sign language interpreter if notified in advance. Visitors may enter the building with an assistance dog or guide dog.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The museum runs museum lessons and workshops for kindergartens and for primary school classes I–VIII. An antler craftsman's hut has been set up in the permanent exhibition, where children learn about life in the early Middle Ages. The offer also includes museum crime games and seasonal family workshops.

Getting there & parking

The main seat is at ul. Pocztowa 14, on a small rise; guests enter from ul. Pocztowa.

Amenities & dining

• Coat check

Free cloakroom at the ticket desk.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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