The Father Dr. Władysław Łęga Museum in Grudziądz

The Grudziądz Museum was established on 15 June 1884 as the Municipal Museum of  Antiquity, which featured mainly archeological relics. Gradually, the collection came to include historical, ethnographic, art, handicraft and numismatic exhibits.

For many years the museum did not have its seat. In 1912 the collections were displayed  in a specially constructed building at 28 Legionów Street.

In 1956 the Museum was shifted to the baroque building of the former Benedictine convent, which was adapted to meet our needs. Since then it has served as the Central Building, which is home to the management team, the Education and Promotion Section with the library as well as a laboratory, and the storage rooms of the Art Section.

Currently, the Museum, which in 2005 was named after Father Dr. Władysław Łęga, includes the former monastery gate, the so-called Abbesses’ Palace, and five historical granaries.

The complex of the former Benedictine convent is one of the most valuable monuments of baroque architecture in Pomerania. The Grudziądz granaries, which are situated on a high embankment, make a unique defensive line – a typical feature of the panorama of the town viewed from the banks of the Vistula river. All the monuments were built in a consistent style characteristic of applied and defensive architecture.

Thanks to its wide range of exhibits, the museum promotes historical and artistic awareness, the material and spiritual culture of the bygone ages as well as current trends in art.

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