Travel Guide
The Marine Museum
This is the Marine museum although, but in truth, it is very much more than that. It is a beautiful building, designed by William Meyer Schwartau and opened in 1913. As you enter, the interior with the broad sweeping staircase is very impressive. On the ground floor are exhibits tracing local history from prehistoric times, and also a history of the maritime history of the city. Included in this is an excellent collection of model ships, if that's your thing.
Ascending the staircase, there is an atrium absolutely full of reproduction Greek busts. Turning left at the top of the stairs you are led into what is probably the most interesting part of the museum, a series of tableaux used to display the various exhibits in relation to ethnography. Featured areas are Africa, Polynesia and South America. On the other side of the upper floor is a more recent history of the city in the post World War II period. For those of visitors brought up in the 60's and 70's with the "Cold War" and the "Iron Curtain" it was a fascinating insight into how those "on the other side" lived. A couple of video presentations showing life in Communist times will conclude your tour of a very fine museum.
Address: 3 Waly Chrobrego Street
Opening hours:
Mondays – closed
Tuesdays – 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Wednesdays - 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Thursdays – Sundays - 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. [Szczecin]
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