The Polish castle will be closed for years. This is your last chance to explore
The date of commencement of the renovation of the Castle in Kwidzyn is approaching. Tourists can only enter until the end of August.
The 14th-century pearl of Polish Gothic will soon undergo the largest renovation in history. We are talking about the Kwidzyn Castle, which is a branch of the Malbork Castle Museum and is located in the Lower Powiśle region, about 100 kilometers south of Gdańsk. The gates of the monument will be open only until the end of August – then tourists will lose the opportunity to visit for as many as three years. However, it is worth the wait – the castle is to undergo a complete metamorphosis, the cost of which is PLN 64 million.
The castle in Kwidzyn is getting ready for renovation
The historic castle of the Pomesan Chapter in Kwidzyn will finally be renovated. The nearly 700-year-old facility, which houses up to 6,000 exhibits related to the cultural heritage of Lower Powiśle, including the former tribal territories in Prussia, requires urgent restoration. “We have been observing conservation problems for many years, manifesting themselves especially at the basement level in the form of dampness and destruction of brick walls,” explains Monika Rogalewska, project coordinator from the Castle Conservation Department of the Malbork Castle Museum, in an interview with PAP. It is also necessary to carry out stratigraphic tests of paint coatings on upper floors. As TVP3 Gdańsk writes, the project also involves securing the structure and roof covering as well as adapting the premises at ul. Kruka 1 with green areas.
New exhibitions in 2030
Work on such a large scale cannot be carried out with guests visiting at the same time. The castle will be officially closed at the beginning of September and fully opened only in 2030. Along the way, however, there will be one opportunity for earlier sightseeing: the exhibition “This is Kwidzyn” is planned for 2028, which will be located in vacant premises in the Old Town, at ul. Kruka 1.
With the reopening of the museum, visitors will be able to see six permanent exhibitions. “The museum forecasts that after the modernization, the annual number of visitors will increase from the current approximately 33.5 thousand to over 61 thousand people,” we read.
