Muzeum Miasta Malborka
A municipal museum in the historic Flatauer villa, with an exhibition on the history of Malbork, Stalag XXB and the year 1945; free admission.
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About the museum
The Muzeum Miasta Malborka (Malbork City Museum) opened in January 2018 in a villa at ul. Tadeusza Kościuszki 54. The building was erected around 1870 as the house of the merchant Flatauer family, one of the wealthiest families in the town. The last owner, Arnold Flatauer, had to flee from the Nazis in 1933. From 1934 the villa housed the district leadership of the NSDAP, after the war the militia and the district committee of the Polish United Workers’ Party (PZPR), and later a school and a Teachers’ House (Dom Nauczyciela).
The core of the museum’s collection is the holdings handed over to the town by the Heimatkreisarchiv Marienburg/Westpreußen in Hamburg: thousands of souvenirs, photographs, documents and books that returned to Malbork. They show the everyday life of residents from the second half of the 19th century to the 1970s, as well as the turbulent history of the town and region. Earlier, from 1925 to 1947, a German city museum had operated in Marienburg.
The main exhibition, “Marienburg–Malbork. 1945. Koniec i początek” (The End and the Beginning), occupies four rooms and a corridor. The first room is devoted to Stalag XXB, including a recreation of the prisoners’ living conditions and a mural on the wall. The following rooms present the events of 1945, when the German chapter of the town’s history ended and the Polish one began, seen from a Polish and a German perspective. The museum also runs museum lessons and open-air exhibitions in the garden.
Highlights
- Exhibition “Marienburg–Malbork. 1945. Koniec i początek”
- Stalag XXB room with a recreation of prisoners’ living conditions and a mural
- Collections handed over by the Heimatkreisarchiv Marienburg/Westpreußen in Hamburg
- Historic Flatauer villa from around 1870
- Open-air exhibitions in the museum garden
Permanent exhibition
- Marienburg–Malbork. 1945. Koniec i początek – An exhibition in four rooms and a corridor on Stalag XXB and on the turning-point year 1945 in the town’s history, seen from a Polish and a German perspective.
- Founded
- 2018
- Operated by
- Muzeum Miasta Malborka (samorządowa instytucja kultury)
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Admission to the exhibitions is free. Museum lessons are also free but require advance booking.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
Three entrances lead to the building. Two on the side of Kościuszki Street have steps without a ramp or lift, while the entrance from the car park side is intended for people with disabilities and leads by lift to the first level of the building. Accessible toilets are on the ground floor and on the first floor. Entry with an assistance dog is permitted.
Kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
The museum runs free museum lessons for pre-school children and pupils at all levels of education, and organises family events.
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
Parking spaces are located behind the museum building.
Amenities & dining
- Coat check
Large bags and backpacks can be left at the Tourist Information Centre in the museum building.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Photography | Photographing and filming exhibits and rooms requires the permission of the museum staff. |
| Good to know | Exhibitions are viewed in the direction indicated by staff. Food and drink may not be taken into the rooms, and animals (except assistance dogs) are not allowed. Museum lessons for kindergartens and schools take place at 9:00 and 12:00, and booking must be made at least 7 days in advance. |
