Housed within Poznań’s castle (which looks more like a palace), this museum’s collection includes furniture, gold and silverware, glass, ceramics, weapons, clocks, watches and sundials from Europe and the Far East, dating from the Middle Ages to modern times.
Museum of Applied Arts
Poznań
Transportation
- tram: Plac Wielkopolski
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