About the museum

The Museum of the Diocese in Torun is located in the heart of the city in the Old Town. The diocesan museum is based in bourgeois tenement house with a medieval pedigree. In the past, there was a luxurious headquarters at the same time serving as a house and the composition of goods traded by merchants living here. In the interior of the museum, many elements of the old decor have been preserved, among others Hypocaustum (warm air heating system), sink, polychrome on the ceiling and walls, richly decorated baroque staircase and numerous chimney cables (the largest elevator is today). And all at your fingertips.

The unique building is an excellent example of masterful conservation work, carried out with the aim of preserving the beauty of this rich town house, built at the turn of the XVI century. The interior is adorned with beautiful restored fragments of renaissance and gothic polychrome-style art. The building contains elements of original style including a preserved gothic „sink” and a richly decorated wooden baroque ceiling, as well as a curious blend of modern and historical elements such as a glass elevator located in the old chimney shaft.

Permanent exhibition

The permanent exhibition consists of a highly valuable collection of monuments from various churches of the diocese of Torun. The exhibition represents the heritage of Pomerania, contains beautiful examples of sacral art, ranging from the Gothic period to the XIX century. At the exhibitions you can see the collections of sacred art collected from the Diocese of Toruń. Thanks to them, you can get to know the story of Toruń and the lokal in which the Church and spirituality played a great role. Our exhibits were mostly used for liturgical purposes. 

The museum’s collection includes medieval and modern sculptures and paintings, originally decorating altars and epitaphs. You will also see a coffin or epitaph portrait gallery here and many other interesting monuments!

The most numerous is a collection of goldsmiths consisting of religious and liturgy products, such as mass cups, monstrances, altar crosses, candlesticks and Eucharistic puppets. Reclices, dresses for paintings and votive plaques are also displayed. In one of the rooms you can also admire the liturgical robes, which are made of very valuable fabrics from the 17th and 18th centuries.

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