Museums
museum of the archaeology and history of Stargard in the guardhouse on the Market Square and in the Basteja by the walls
Culture
library in a Renaissance townhouse with a stepped gable, rebuilt after 1945
an entertainment centre in Stargard with airsoft, VR games, a parrot house and retro arcades
a year-round play centre in Stargard with slides, trampolines and a toddler zone
a 16th-century bastion by the Weavers' Tower with an exhibition on the history of the town
an interactive exhibition on history, science and technology in a renovated townhouse
Stargard in the rain means two museums, the Filary science centre, a historic library and two play and entertainment centres for children.
When it rains, Stargard has no shortage of places under a roof: some are townhouses of the Old Town, others modern play centres on larger streets. The wider town offer sits under attractions in Stargard, and ideas for a rainy day across the region under rainy-day attractions in West Pomerania.
When rain sets in, start with the town museum, the Basteja and the Filary centre. The first two sit by the Old Town walls, while Filary is a few streets off, on Chrobrego.
Muzeum Archeologiczno-Historyczne w Stargardzie Szczecińskim (town museum) fills Baroque houses and an old guardhouse at Rynek Staromiejski 2-4. Its second site is the Basteja next to the Weavers' Tower, and its staff also care for the Pyrzyce Gate and the Red Sea Tower. The earliest museum here began in 1960 inside the Pyrzyce Gate.
Muzeum Basteja (Basteja Museum) is the sole intact survivor among the town's three bastei, a rarity in Pomerania. It was built in the sixteenth century for defence with firearms, as the loopholes in its walls show. It was destroyed in 1945 and rebuilt in 1979-1980. Since 2013 it has housed a multimedia exhibition on the history of Stargard. The walls and gates you can see when you step out are described in The Mill Gate in Stargard: a gate over water and the canal that powered the town.
Stargardzkie Centrum Nauki Filary (Filary) has its home in a refurbished house at Chrobrego 21. The exhibition has three parts: a historical one, a science one with more than fifty-five exhibits, and one on technology. You tour it floor by floor. For teenagers and families it is the most interactive rainy-day option.
For families the set points to two addresses: Kinderland and Playhouse Stargard. Both are indoors, so the weather hardly matters.
Sala zabaw Kinderland w Stargardzie (Kinderland) at Piłsudskiego 52a runs all year round. It has the Spider climbing tower, slides, trampolines, ball pits and a Ninja Park, and younger children have a zone of their own. Parents can rest over coffee in the meantime.
Playhouse Stargard at Struga 3 is a leisure venue styled in cyberpunk. It has ASG ranges, VR games, retro arcade machines, UV painting and a parrot house. Large parrots are approached only with a member of staff. Other ways to spend a free day are in Weekend in Stargard: walls, towers, museums and parks.
Książnica Stargardzka (Stargard Library) is the municipal library, housed at Mieszka I 1 in an old burgher house also called the Rohleder House. The earliest wing is fifteenth century, with a main block added the century after, and since 1990 the house has been a listed monument. The library hosts meetings and exhibitions, so it suits a quiet break from sightseeing.
When the rain stops, return to the green belt. The greenery around the Old Town is covered in Stargard parks: Castle, Piast, Panorama and others.
Visit museums, go into the Filary science centre or take children to a play hall. All six places in the set carry the rainy-day tag.
On Chrobrego Street 21, in a renovated townhouse.
Yes, Kinderland at Piłsudskiego 52a is open all year.
The Basteja Museum stands next to the Weavers' Tower and is the second site of the town museum.
