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Permanent exhibition

Encounters with a German-Polish cultural landscape

The history of West Prussia is very multi-faceted. It is an example of a cultural landscape on the Baltic Sea that has benefited from its advantageous location in the heart of Europe for centuries, but has also frequently become the political plaything of rulers. The permanent exhibition in the West...
Background article

Malbork Castle, the Knights of the Teutonic Order and the "German East" in the 19th and 20th Centuries

How far did the “German East” extend? With recourse to Malbork Castle, which was “rediscovered” around 1800, German historical policy in the 19th and 20th centuries found very different answers to this question.
Object story

Symbols of enduring hope

When they fled, many refugees hoped that they would be able to return later. A bunch of keys from Marienburg, which has been preserved in the West Prussian State Museum, bears witness to this hope.
Virtual tour

Virtual tours through the permanent exhibition of the West Prussian State Museum

Since 2021, the museum's permanent exhibition can also be viewed online. For this purpose, 360° tours were developed for various exhibition areas.