Kwidzyn Castle
 The museum is housed in the gothic castle of the Pomesanian Chapter built between 1300 and 1330. This first category monument became a museum following a repair and reconstruction project in 1950.
The giant red-brick structure soars majestically on the edge of the Vistula lowland dominating the city landscape. Preserved are the northern and western wings and three corner towers. The characteristic feature of the castle is two projecting cloisters each supported at the end by a huge tower: one the socalled dansker (sanitary tower) and the other a waterwell tower. The courtyard features an interesting twotier arcade cloister. Good acoustic properties of the courtyard make it an excellent venue for concerts and other cultural events.
MUSEUM COLLECTIONS (artefacts from the east bank of the Lower Vistula region covering the region of Kwidzyn, Sztum and Susz)
- ethnographic: presents various artefacts from the Lower Vistula region; includes polychrome furniture, blocks and presses for fabric printing, ceramics, butter and gingerbread moulds, distaffs, embroidery, a collection of chests and wardrobes, examples of traditional buildings of the Kwidzyn, Sztum and Susz area.
The presentation of artefacts from the region include the following specialised sections: cultivation of plants, animal farming, bee keeping, fishing, storage and preparation of food, manufacturing of products from wood, bast, straw, horn, clay and iron, and transport, communication, weighing and measuring devices.
- handicraft: furniture from the late 18th century and early 19th century; collection of inlay burghers' furniture from the turn of the 18th c. and 19th c. made by the Elblag craftsmen: chests, wardrobes, corner cabinets, chests and trunks with metal fittings; church sculptures from the 15th to 18th centuries originating from the Pomerania and Warmia regions, craftsmen guild signs from the 18th and 19th centuries, metalwork, ornamented stoves and stove files from the Netherlands, Gdańsk, Masuria region and Kwidzyn from the late 18th and early 19th century.
- historic: Polish prints published in Kwidzyn, materials documenting the plebiscite in the Lower Vistula region, Polish press, chrorticles, photographs, posters and proclamations; photos and documents related to the castle, architectural details; medieval torture instruments of evocative names, such as Spanish fiddle and Spanish coat or headman's block and axe.
- weapons: includes the unique bombard used by Teutonic knights from the early 15th century. Cannons from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.
 nature: the fauna of northern Poland and exotic plants; the exhibition discusses natural resources and nature preservation issues.
Exhibits of fauna: insects, fishes, amphibians, reptiles and mammals. Birds are exhibited in an imitation of natural envirornment such as water or marsh. The exhibition includes rarities such as: a bustard, a wood grouse, an eagle owl, eagles, a collection of ruffs, a night heron, a purple heron and black stork. There is a collection of animal bones and skeletons: whale's jaws, cachalot's teeth, sawfish, mammoth's tooth, aurochs' skull, collection of bird eggs (120 pieces) and nests; herbarium with 391 plant species from the Kaszuby region; protected plants (artificial models and posters); exotic animals such as a bison, black panther, Tibetan yak, antlers of buffaloes, antelopes and gazelles; exotic birds, such as a vulture, a peacock, golden pheasants and canaries.
PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS:
- Instruments of punishment and torture (16th c. -18th c.)
- RCrafts (15th c. - 20th c.)
- Baroque sculpture from the Pomeranian region
- Fauna of the northern Poland and exotic animals
- Art and artefacts from the Lower Vistula region
 Museum rooms are used for museum activities for schoolchildren, lectures, concerts, meetings and conferences. The museum rooms can be rented for other purposes upon prior arrangement with the management of the Castle Museum.
Admission to the Kwidzyn Museum
Prices for a single entry ticket to the Kwidzyn Museum
- regular - 7.00 zł
- reduced - 7,00 zł
- students and school groups - 4,00 zł
- EuroCard holders - 3,00 zł
Guided tours
- foreign-language guided tours per group of 40 is 75 zł
- additional charge per group of over 40 people is 15 zł
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Muzeum w Kwidzynie