Muzeum Ziemi Złotowskiej w Złotowie

About the museum

The beginnings of the collections date back to 1916–1917, but most of the exhibits were taken to Piła in 1935 and were considered lost. After the war, in 1956, an ethnographic competition of the Polish Folklore Society (Polskie Towarzystwo Ludoznawcze) and materials gathered by regionalists provided the first exhibits. The regional museum was approved in 1962, and in 1966 the reconstructed historic half-timbered house at ul. Wojska Polskiego 2a was opened to residents.

The building is one of the few surviving examples of 18th-century half-timbered town architecture in Krajna, with a brick ground floor, a half-timbered upper floor and a wide chimney of a black kitchen. The exhibition area covers 231 square metres in eight rooms, so less than half of the collection is available to visitors.

The archaeological, ethnographic, historical and art collections document the history of Krajna Złotowska, the struggle for the Polish language and the multicultural heritage of the region. The museum also runs the Galeria za Winklem at Paderewski Square, the Krajna Farmstead (Zagroda Krajeńska), the Chapel of Remembrance (Kaplica Pamięci) and an exhibition in the Złotów Granary (Spichlerz Złotowski).

Highlights

• 18th-century half-timbered house
• Exhibition “Złotów w PRL-u” (Złotów in the Polish People's Republic) in the Gallery behind the Corner
• Folk culture of the Krajna people in the Krajna Farmstead
• Military exhibition in the neo-Gothic Chapel of Remembrance
• School classroom from 1929–1939 in the Złotów Granary

Permanent exhibitions

• Miasto moje, a w nim … Złotów w PRL-u – Permanent exhibition in the Gallery behind the Corner: furniture, radio, TV and household appliances, money, food ration cards, two-wheelers and a furnished flat from 1945–1989.
• Kultura Ludowa Krajniaków Złotowskich – Permanent exhibition in the cottage at the Krajna Farmstead on the traditional folk culture of the Złotów Krajna region: weaving, furniture, sculpture and rituals; open from the end of April to mid-September.
• Ekspozycja militarna w Kaplicy Pamięci – Permanent exhibition opened in 2022 in the neo-Gothic chapel by the cemeteries: panels and display cases on the history of Krajna, from archaeology to the Second World War.

Founded

1962

Director

Kamila Krzanik-Dworanowska

Admission & discounts

Admission to the Chapel of Remembrance is free on Sundays from 13:00 to 14:00.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The museum runs museum lessons, workshops and educational competitions for children and young people.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

The museum shop with souvenirs and regional publications is in the Gallery behind the Corner at Paderewski Square 13, where there is also a tourist information point.

Events & venue rental

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