Ilustracja Muzeum Toruńskiego Piernika

Toruń, kujawsko-pomorskie

Muzeum Toruńskiego Piernika

A branch of the District Museum in Toruń in the 1885 Weese gingerbread factory, with an interactive exhibition on Toruń gingerbread and baking workshops.

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Muzeum Toruńskiego Piernika

The former Gustav Weese factory now houses a collection of moulds, ovens and objects connected with gingerbread-making. The Museum of Toruń Gingerbread occupies an industrial building from 1885. This branch of the District Museum opened in 2015 with the involvement of the city and the Kopernik confectionery factory.

The collection includes wooden moulds from the 17th to the 20th century and ovens from different periods, including a reconstruction of a medieval domed oven. The ingredients room presents honey, flour and spices. The story then moves from craft to business: through the factory owner's office, a domestic kitchen and old shops to a café with films and a Żuk used to deliver gingerbread.

At the workshop table, decorative gingerbread is made from dough supplied by Kopernik. The Gingerbread Laboratory is a separate space for themed culinary and craft sessions. Historical moulds in display cases and present-day work with dough show two aspects of the same trade.

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Opening hours

May-September

May 1 – September 30

Monday
Closed
Tuesday
10:00–18:00
Wednesday
10:00–18:00
Thursday
10:00–18:00
Friday
10:00–18:00
Saturday
10:00–18:00
Sunday
10:00–18:00

October-April

October 1 – April 30

Monday
Closed
Tuesday
10:00–16:00
Wednesday
10:00–16:00
Thursday
10:00–16:00
Friday
10:00–16:00
Saturday
10:00–16:00
Sunday
10:00–16:00

Exceptions

November 1, 2026All Saints' Day - closed
Closed
December 24, 2026Christmas Eve - closed
Closed
December 25, 2026Christmas Day - closed
Closed
December 31, 2026New Year's Eve - closed
Closed

Last admission 30 minutes before closing. Closed on Mondays. Open on 11 November and 26 December, among other holidays. Regular baking workshops start hourly: October-April 10:00-15:00, May-September 10:00-17:00. Arrive 10 minutes before your selected session.

Tickets

Exhibition rooms

Regular ticket
PLN 33.00
Reduced ticket
PLN 28.00

Rooms and workshop

Regular ticket
PLN 52.00
Reduced ticket
PLN 46.00

Tuesday workshop

Regular ticket
PLN 33.00
Reduced ticket
PLN 28.00

Children's workshop ticket

Participation for a child aged 4-7
PLN 21.00

Admission to the permanent and temporary exhibitions is free on Tuesdays; workshops are then paid separately. Organised groups book via rezerwacje@muzeum.torun.pl.

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Routes (1)
  • Ilustracja Muzeum Toruńskiego PiernikaThematic routeFrom Factory to WorkshopFrom the former factory building through the exhibition on Toruń gingerbread to a space for themed workshops.Start the walk
Exhibitions (1)
  • Ilustracja Muzeum Toruńskiego PiernikaPermanent exhibition · 14th-20th centuryThe Story of Toruń GingerbreadAn interactive permanent exhibition across several floors: from ingredients, moulds and ovens to the Weese factory, the townhouse and the communist era.
Exhibits and points (8)
  • Ilustracja Muzeum Toruńskiego PiernikaGingerbread OvensOvens ranging from a reconstructed medieval dome oven to a 20th-century gas oven, showing how baking technology changed.
  • Ilustracja Muzeum Toruńskiego PiernikaFactory Owner's OfficeA reconstructed office of the owner of the Weese factory, a family gingerbread firm active in Toruń since the 18th century.
  • Ilustracja Muzeum Toruńskiego PiernikaIngredients RoomA room about the ingredients of Toruń gingerbread: honey, spices and the dough where the whole story begins.
  • Ilustracja Muzeum Toruńskiego PiernikaGingerbread Mould CollectionA collection of wooden gingerbread moulds from the 17th to 20th centuries, used to press decorative images into the dough.
  • Ilustracja Muzeum Toruńskiego PiernikaGingerbread in the TownhouseRecreated 19th-century middle-class parlour and home kitchen, together with two gingerbread shops from the 19th and 20th centuries.
  • Ilustracja Muzeum Toruńskiego PiernikaClub Café with the Żuk VanA communist-era club café with screenings of cartoons and newsreels, and a Żuk van once used to deliver gingerbread.
  • Ilustracja Muzeum Toruńskiego PiernikaGingerbread LaboratoryA space for themed culinary and craft workshops exploring gingerbread, historical recipes and moulds.
  • Ilustracja Muzeum Toruńskiego PiernikaWeese Gingerbread Factory BuildingThe 1885 Gustav Weese gingerbread factory on Strumykowa Street, built with a ground floor and two upper storeys.
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Contact

Address

ul. Strumykowa 4
87-100 Toruń
Getting there

Toruń's historic centre, on Strumykowa Street. The entrance and ticket office are on the courtyard side.

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Accessibility

The building entrance and the information point with the ticket office are at courtyard level, without thresholds. A lift with voice announcements serves all exhibitions, and passageways have no obstacles or narrow sections. An accessible toilet is on the ground floor. Each floor has tactile plans with YourWay markers; three audio descriptions of the exhibition and seven audio descriptions of selected exhibits are available. A Polish Sign Language interpreter for groups of up to 15 people is provided free of charge if booked at least 2 weeks ahead. People with disabilities can take part in the workshops.

  • Wheelchair accessYes
  • Step-free entranceYes
  • ElevatorYes
  • Accessible toiletYes
  • Audio descriptionYes
  • Sign languageYes
  • Child-friendly materialsYes
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