Museums
an Empire-style merchant palace with a ceiling painting of Flora in the banqueting hall and an exhibition on the history of the town
Museums
museum in the town hall cellars with items from the sieges of the fortress, militaria and guild mementoes
Museums
a Gothic townhouse from the 15th century, the oldest surviving house in Kołobrzeg, today with museum rooms
Museums
an open-air exhibition of slipped warships by the Kołobrzeg port
a Baltic amber museum with live processing workshops
a museum of art and utility glass, guided visits
Museums in Kołobrzeg are six places: from the town hall cellars and Brunswick Palace to the Amber Museum, the Glass Museum and an open-air ship museum.
All carry the tag "rainy day", so the list is useful when the weather turns grey by the sea. Some belong to the Polish Arms Museum, some are private, and one exhibition stands in the open air.
Three places tell the history of Kołobrzeg: the Kołobrzeg Museum "Patria Colbergiensis", Brunswick Palace and the Schliffen House. They lie close together in the centre, so you can see them in one day.
Muzeum Kołobrzeskie „Patria Colbergiensis” (Kołobrzeg Museum) occupies the western part of the town hall cellars at Armii Krajowej 12. It presents a thousand years of the history of the town and region: relics of the sieges of the fortress, weapons and mementos of craft guilds. It opened on 27 September 2014 during the European Heritage Days and is run by a non-governmental organisation, not by the town or the state.
Next door, at Armii Krajowej 13, stands Pałac Brunszwickich w Kołobrzegu (Brunswick Palace), a building in the Empire style raised by a merchant in the first decades of the 19th century. Today it serves as the Town Museum, a branch of the Polish Arms Museum, and the exhibition is called "The History of Kołobrzeg".
Dom Schliffenów, Emilii Gierczak 28 w Kołobrzegu (Schliffen House) is a Gothic house of the 15th century, according to Wikipedia the oldest surviving one in the town. It was rebuilt in the 16th and 19th centuries and now belongs to the Polish Arms Museum.
Kołobrzeski Skansen Morski (Kołobrzeg Maritime Open-Air Museum) is a branch of the Polish Arms Museum with an outdoor display of warships taken off the slipway. According to the museum's website, the display is unique in Poland.
The Polish Arms Museum itself was founded on 8 May 1963 and runs several exhibitions besides the open-air museum. The military theme continues in the article the Kołobrzeg Fortress in the field, which follows the trail of redoubts, towers and the Morast redoubt.
Muzeum Bursztynu w Kołobrzegu (Amber Museum) stands at Waryńskiego 5 and leads visitors from prehistory to the present, following the discoveries and legends of Baltic amber, a fossil resin about forty million years old. Besides the display it offers processing demonstrations and workshops for groups.
Muzeum Szkła (Glass Museum) is a private institution at Emilii Gierczak 27B, within walking distance of the Old Town. It shows glassware from all over the world: artistic, practical and collectors' pieces. It is visited with a guide, who explains glassmaking techniques and types of glass.
The museums on the list lie mostly around Armii Krajowej and Emilii Gierczak Streets, so they combine easily into one route: the town hall with its cellars, the palace, the Schliffen House and, on the way, the Glass Museum. For amber you turn into Waryńskiego Street.
Every place carries the tag "solo", so they also suit a trip on your own. When you travel with children, see the article a rainy day by the sea with children and the list For children: Kołobrzeg. For a longer stay there is a weekend plan for Kołobrzeg and Koszalin.
The whole town is gathered on the Kołobrzeg page. Next to the museums, check monuments of Kołobrzeg, churches and monasteries and parks and nature. Museums across the region are on the Museums page.
There are six: two private ones (the Glass Museum and the Kołobrzeg Museum), three linked to the Polish Arms Museum, and the Amber Museum.
The Kołobrzeg Maritime Open-Air Museum, with warships taken off the slipway.
The Schliffen House at Emilii Gierczak 28. According to Wikipedia it is the oldest surviving house in Kołobrzeg.
Yes, according to the description the visit is with a guide, who shows glassmaking techniques and types of glass.
