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- Safari814812Taunton, UK6 contributionsA fun hour at the museum of soap and dirt. Our guide spoke amazing English and was very enthusiastic about his work. Very interesting tour and we loved making our own soapsWritten October 15, 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- account2018Nuku'alofa, Tonga211 contributionsA fascinating place, with skeletal buildings scattered through pine forest and well worth doing a tour. Private exploration is discouragedWritten March 17, 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- GuillermoWest Midlands, UK175 contributionsVery interesting exhibition of the history of Bydgoszcz's water supply. Due to its elevated position,you are rewarded by great views if you climb the stairs to the viewing platform at the top.Written March 19, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- rtdoodManchester, UK790 contributionsFor clarification this museum is known as the 'Polish Land Forces Museum'. It holds relics related to the history of the army from the Middle Ages, through the wars of the 17th century, national uprisings, battles for borders in 1918-1921, World War II, to the participation of Polish soldiers in peace and stabilization missions around the world.
Most of the objects are housed inside a typical large 2 floor symmetrical square communist building although you will find plenty of military hardware outside the front such as tanks, mobile missile platforms and guns of various calibres. It is very easy to reach via the main tram and bus network, only taking about 10 minutes on the tram if travelling from the city centre.
You enter through the front, and are lead into a large hall to the right which is fairly empty, but with various information banners provided in Polish and English which explain the development of the museum from its foundation to the present day (I think they also use this room for events). One can see the museum is no longer static, but holds more events such as modeler gatherings, historical re-enactment and an active campaign of collection.
The main part of the museum is upstairs across the entire second floor with many objects held in large glass display cases, some even as part of large dioramas. The organisation is laid out logically, from the beginning of the polish state, through to the present day's involvement with NATO and peacekeeping operations. Information text is provided in English and Polish. There is a lot to see here, from day to day infantry equipment, uniforms of armoured divisions, ration kits, shell casings, light guns etc. I spent the majority of my time at this museum on this floor.
You come down the stairs again on the other side of the building to the last room, which is used as a temporary exhibition space, which when I visited was about the development of Polish light machine guns during the inter-war periods and second world war. Quite specific and interesting.
The museum does not have a lot of interactives. There a couple of touch screen desks as you go round, but do not expect lots of large flashy projections, which are typical of more modernist museums today. Then again I quite like this museums layout and approach. I spent about 2 hours having a look round, and thought it well worth the visit, particularly if interested in military history.
In terms of accessibility and facilities there was a chairlift to the 2nd floor, and seating was present in each exhibition space. Toilets are in the small basement downstairs, and were kept very clean. There is also a small shop with showcase of products in the entrance lobby with the ticket desk. When I visited entrance was free but the shop closed with only security present - they were friendly.Written December 21, 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Adam JLodz, Poland12 contributionsSmall Museum, but very rich in beautiful paintings. Some memorabilias and reconstruction of artist's workplace.
The Best attraction in Bydgoszcz.Written May 7, 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Beth C4 contributionsHighly recommend this place, easy enough to get to on the tram, does seem like you’re walking to the middle of nowhere but its easy enough to find,
Wasn’t expecting such a big selection of games, great for the price!! Make sure to take your student card as that gets you discount.
All in all, fab thing to go whilst in krakow.Written November 14, 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - endrju_74Ipswich, UK4,837 contributionsWherever you go in central Bydgoszcz- you will definitely come across one of the branches of this museum, especially on Wyspa Młyńska (Mill Island), where they seem to took over every single building, or the granary, as those kind of buildings are most popular on that island. The only branch - and as it turns out: their main seat - we didn't see, was the building a bit outside the city centre, the former town hospital, but I'm not even sure, if they got any exhibitions there - their website is a bit confusing about it. Well, there's another branch, but this tim it is far from the town, in wood surrounding Bydgoszcz from the south - Exploseum is the name of this branch, and it is suitably located in former German dynamite factory. But except from those two - we did managed to see the rest. Hard to choose, which was the best one, as they all present different expositions, but definitelly go and see the main granaries at Brda river (Grodzka 7-11) and the Wyczółkowski museum (the 19/20th century Polish painter Leon Wyczółkowski was the man the whole museum is named after). They all definitelly worth visit, but maybe not all of them in one go.Written April 21, 2020This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- podrozniczka60New Jersey16,586 contributionsThis is a very interesting Museum of Diplomacy and Polish Refugees. It is mainly known as Museum of Diplomacy. Even the lady custodian in the museum was not aware of it being on Tripadvisor, mainly because the abbreviated name "museum of Polish refuges" is not really used by tourists or locals - people call this place by its intended name Museum of Diplomacy.
It is a small but very nice, interesting institution.It is the only museum in the Poland presenting the history of diplomacy and the Polish government in exile in London. The museum was started after receiving the gift of collections of many diplomatic documents and photos donated by Wanda Poznanska. Madam Poznanska was living at the time in Canada and was the widow of Karol Poznański general consul of the Second Republic of Poland in Paris and London (until 1945) .
The museum consists of two floors nicely displaying the highlights of the collection.It is also here that many conferences and lectures on the related subject take place, we were told. On the first floor there is a sound proof chamber from the embassy in Berlin intended for secretive classified diplomatic conversations protected from spying equipment.
The guided tour is conducted in very interesting manner by the knowledgeable custodian. The visit is free but you can leave them a donation.Written May 28, 2018This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - KrisD_plWarsaw, Poland7,686 contributionsIt's located on Mlynska island. The exhibition includes a collection of banknotes, coins and medals related to the history of Poland from the Piast times to the present day. The exhibition also presents blacksmith tools, crucibles, mint stamps, a chest - treasury, as well as cultural relics found during excavations on the island. The famous one hundred ducats coin from 1621, considered one of the most beautiful on the continent, is presented in 3D technology.Written October 31, 2021This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
