Żuławski Park Historyczny w Nowym Dworze Gdańskim

About the museum

The building at ul. Kopernika 17 in Nowy Dwór Gdański was built as a dairy and cheese-making plant. In 1890 it was founded on the site of former post-horse stables by Leonhard Krieg, a dairyman of Swiss origin. In 1892 the plant was rebuilt as a model cooling dairy, and after a large fire in 1902 it was extended and the main building was erected, which stands to this day. After the Second World War the facility served as a store for Soviet troops, and later as the seat of a rural transport cooperative and a warehouse of an agricultural cooperative.

The Muzeum Żuławskie (Żuławy Museum) was founded in 1993 and officially opened on 11 June 1994. In 2009–2011 the municipality of Nowy Dwór Gdański carried out a thorough renovation of the historic building, co-financed from European Union funds. The work covered the roof, the reconstruction of historic window and door openings, new installations, underfloor heating and the development of the surroundings. The Żuławski Park Historyczny (Żuławy Historical Park) was formally established on 1 May 2011, and the operator of the building became the Klub Nowodworski.

The park presents the most valuable monuments of the region, organises scientific conferences, publishes material on the culture of Żuławy, and supports local products and tourism. The building has three floors of museum exhibitions, a seminar room and workshop studios. A branch of the museum is the lapidarium “Cmentarz 11 wsi” (Cemetery of the 11 Villages) in Żelichowo-Cyganek.

Highlights

• Exhibition “Stolica Żuławy. Delta Wisły” (Capital of Żuławy: the Vistula Delta), with a fragment of a historic drainage windmill
• Exhibition on the Mennonites, “Na polskim polderze” (On the Polish Polder)
• “Strych pełen osobliwości” (Attic Full of Curiosities): old tools, crafts and typewriters
• Lapidarium “Cmentarz 11 wsi” with about 80 grave fields from the 17th and 18th centuries
• Workshops, museum lessons and regional cooking workshops

Permanent exhibitions

• Stolica Żuław. Delta Wisły – Main exhibition on the ground floor, with a fragment of a drainage windmill, a model of pre-war Nowy Dwór Gdański and a narrow-gauge railway.
• Na polskim polderze. Z dziejów mennonitów – Exhibition on the Mennonites, who from the mid-16th century settled in Żuławy and drained the areas of the Vistula delta.
• Strych pełen osobliwości – Exhibition of old household equipment, agricultural and craft tools, and typewriters.

Founded

1994

Operated by

Klub Nowodworski

Admission & discounts

The price list applies from 1 January 2024. The optimal group size for a guided tour is about 25 people. Amateur photography and filming without additional lighting and a tripod is free of charge.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

Families with children can play the regional quiz game “Spacer Żuławską Tryftą” (A Walk Along the Żuławy Tryfta), and pupils can take part in classes on the river, the landscape and flood protection, as well as in culinary workshops (bread baking, cheese making, apple juice pressing).

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Corporate events

The Dwukolumnowa (Two-Column) conference room, at PLN 100–150 per hour, and workshop rooms, at PLN 50–100 per hour, are available for hire.

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