Siemczyno: Palace, Museum and Park

Siemczyno Palace houses the Museum Ziemi Pomorskiej w Siemczynie. It features two permanent exhibitions: the Interactive Baroque Museum and the Universe of Various Crafts. Individual and group ceramics workshops are held on the palace grounds. South of the palace is a park covering more than three hectares, laid out in the 18th century. An approximately 80-metre-long underground passage is also open to visitors there.

The Interactive Baroque Museum is housed in the spacious palace cellars. Through historical interpretation and design, its rooms convey what a Baroque court and daily life there might have looked like. It is not just an exhibition to look at: visitors are invited to touch, search and ask questions. The hypothetical wording is important here—the exhibition presents a possible view of life at a Baroque court.

The second permanent exhibition is devoted to the Universe of Various Crafts. This means that the palace offers two different approaches side by side: an engaging exploration of Baroque court culture and a look at various crafts. The palace architecture can also be considered a subject of the visit in its own right. The floor plan is horseshoe-shaped, with a terrace in the middle. A mansard roof covers the central section; the left wing has several storeys, while the right is a low annex.

The park south of the palace is a historic garden dating from the 18th century and covering more than three hectares. The palace and park complex is considered one of the few Baroque gardens in north-western Poland to have survived to the present day. This connects the distinctive park landscape with a broader appreciation of its historical significance as a garden.

An underground passage runs through the park between the linden-hornbeam avenue and the pond. It is approximately 80 metres long, and was discovered and excavated—or reopened— in 2019. Historically, it led from the palace. The passage is open to visitors; before your visit, briefly check whether this has changed. Its length and endpoints help you understand the passage as a distinct feature of the park visit, rather than confuse it with the park as a whole.

Former ponds border the southern side of the park and are connected by a ditch to Lake Wilczkowo. This means that former water features are also part of the park landscape described here. Taken together, the palace, garden and passage offer different points of interest: architecture, the history of the complex and the design of the park are distinct interests to weigh up when planning your trip.

If you are especially interested in architecture and culture, the palace with its exhibitions and the architectural form described here will be the main attractions. If your focus is the historic garden, the park, its location south of the palace and the connection between the former ponds and Lake Wilczkowo are relevant. The accessible underground passage adds a separate historical feature to your visit to the park. Ceramics workshops on the palace grounds offer another point of interest. When choosing accommodation, you can first consider which of these interests you want your trip to focus on; then compare the location of specific options according to your own plans.

Discover more destinations: Czaplinek, Stare Kaleńsko, Drawsko Pomorskie, Złocieniec, Ostrowice K Drawska Pomorskiego, Kalisz Pomorski, Warniłęg and Łabędzie.

What permanent exhibitions are there at Siemczyno Palace?

The Museum Ziemi Pomorskiej w Siemczynie features the Interactive Baroque Museum and the Universe of Various Crafts. The Baroque Museum is housed in the spacious palace cellars.

What can you learn at the Interactive Baroque Museum?

Through historical interpretation and design, the rooms convey what a Baroque court and daily life there might have looked like. Visitors are invited to touch, search and ask questions.

How long is the underground passage in the park?

The passage between the linden-hornbeam avenue and the pond is approximately 80 metres long. It was discovered and excavated—or reopened—in 2019; historically, it led from the palace.

For the main travel overview: Dramburg.