District Museum in Toruń
Toruń Regional Museum, located in the Ratusz hall of Toruń, is one of the oldest and largest museums in Poland. It started in 1594 as the mere Cabinet of Curiosities at the library of the academic Gimnazjum, called Musaeum in Latin. Re-established in sovereign Poland as a city museum in 1920 after the century of military partitions, it was administratively structured as the regional museum in 1965.
Departments
The Museum consists of 7 departments.The headquarters and main department of the museum is located in the Old Town Hall. It is divided into:
- Skrwilno and Nieszawa Treasure
- Court Room
- Gothic Art Room
- Old Toruń: History and Crafts
- Sacral Art of Modern Toruń
- The Mieszczańska Room with one of the earliest portraits of Nicolaus Copernicus
- The Royal Hall
- Gallery of Polish Art
- Gallery of Polish Art
- Militaria
- Archaeological exhibition
- Temporary exhibitions
- Copernicus House at the birthplace and childhood home of the famed astronomer at Kopernika 15/17 Street
- Museum of History of Toruń in the Esken House at Łazienna 16 Street
- Museum of Toruń Gingerbread at Strumykowa 4
- Toruń Fortress Museum at Wały Generała Sikorskiego 23/25 Street
- Museum of Far Eastern Art in the House Under the Star at Rynek Staromiejski 35
- Tony Halik Museum of Travelers at Franciszkańska 9/11 Street