A street in central Poznań with the Poznań Potato Museum sign on a wrought-iron bracket i

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Poznań Potato Museum (Muzeum Pyry)

“Pyra” is the Poznań word for a potato. The Potato Museum is an interactive, humorous one-hour route for children and adults, led by a guide.

What happens here

Participants find out how potatoes reached Europe and Poland, what potatoes have to do with washing, how people fought the Colorado beetle and which potato dishes reign in Poland and the world.

The programme includes a simulated potato harvest and baking your own potato.

Good to know

The visit lasts about 60 minutes. You must book a place in advance in the booking system on the museum's website, where the available times are also shown.

The entrance is from ul. Mokra.

The price includes the guided tour and workshops.

Sources (in Polish)

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