Museums | Art, History & Culture
Museums Porta Posnania | Photo: Łukasz Gdak / CTK TRAKT
For a relatively small city, Poznań has an impressive range of museums though they also tend to be on the smaller side. Here we’ve listed the most important and interesting institutions, from state-of-the-art interactive museums to more traditional artefact collections. Scan the QR code to the right to head to our complete list of museums, which includes some very niche establishments. 1956 Uprising Museum
Archaeological Museum
Hidden down a side entrance of the Imperial Castle (p.23), this basement masterpiece honours the first armed resistance the Polish communist regime faced. QSee p.49.
Housed in the beautiful 16th-century Górka Palace, Poznań’s Archaeology Museum contains a collection of 42,000 rare and mystifying objects that chart life in North Africa and prehistoric Poland. The first part of the museum takes you through the earliest settlements in the region, with life-sized figures as well as miniature dioramas depicting life from the Stone Age to the Iron Age. The other permanent exhibits include ‘Death and Life in Ancient Egypt,’ ‘Archeology of Sudan,’ ‘Rock Art of North Africa,’ and there is also a three-metre-tall granite monolith, the Obelisk of Ramesses II, located in the courtyard.QI‑7, ul. Wodna 27 (Pałac Górków), www.nowa.muzarp.poznan.pl. Open 09.00-16:00; Fri 10:00-17:00; Sat 11:00-18:00; Sun 12:00-16:00; closed Mon. Admission 10/6zł. Sat free. Free audio guides avaliable in English. U
Applied Arts Museum Housed in the Royal Castle of Poznań, this museum has recently undergone huge changes which shifted the focus from medieval craftwork and princely decorations exclusively to applied arts, rolling out a 2000-piece exhibition of furniture, fabrics, ceramics, glassware, weaponry, and clothing from around the world. For those more interested in the actual history of the place, we recommend skipping the arts and checking out the (sparse) ground-floor exhibition dedicated to the castle and its founder, Duke Przemysł II, as well as climbing the seasonally-open tower.QH‑7, Góra Przemysła 1, www.mnp.art.pl. Open 10:00-17:00:00; Fri 11:0020:00; Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00; closed Mon. Admission 20/1-13zł. Tue free. U 40
Archdiocese Museum Devoted to religious art and relics, the Archdiocese Museum houses paintings, statues, and robes preserved from Poznań’s line-up of bishops.QSee p.27.
