Malbork Castle opens numismatic exhibition on 21 November

Malbork Castle (Muzeum Zamkowe w Malborku) will open the Malbork Numismatic Cabinet on 21 November 2026. The new permanent exhibition gives visitors a fresh reason to include the museum in a visit to Malbork, Poland.

Malbork Numismatic Cabinet opens on 21 November

The Castle Museum announced the opening on 19 October 2026 through its current news listings. The announcement identifies the Malbork Numismatic Cabinet as a permanent exhibition and places its opening on 21 November 2026.

The display is connected to the museum's numismatic holdings, which bring together coins, medals, banknotes, copies and related objects. The museum's announcement of the new exhibition does not publish a separate programme for the opening day. The confirmed change for visitors is the addition of the permanent cabinet from 21 November.

Coins and medals add a new layer to Malbork Castle

The museum says its numismatic holdings are divided between Malbork and its branch in Kwidzyn. The Malbork collection contains approximately 7,500 items, while the Kwidzyn collection contains 442 items.

The collection includes Teutonic coins and coins issued in Malbork by three Polish kings: Stefan Batory, Zygmunt III Vasa and Jan Kazimierz. It also includes medals by Gdansk artists, nineteenth-century decorative purses and ducat scales. This range gives the new cabinet a direct connection to both the castle city and the wider history of the collections.

The museum resumed collecting coins, medals and related objects after its establishment in 1961. Before the Second World War, Malbork housed a significant research centre for numismatics, but the collection was dispersed during the war. The new cabinet therefore presents a subject with a long institutional history at the site.

Historic setting frames the permanent collection

Malbork Castle is a brick fortress and museum complex in northern Poland. The site entered the World Heritage List in 1997, a status presented in the museum's own heritage material.

The new exhibition arrives while conservation continues elsewhere in the complex. Recent work has focused on the cloisters of the High Castle, including the eastern and southern cloisters, as reported by recent conservation work at the castle. The combination of conservation and a new cabinet links the site's architectural history with the museum's continuing work on its collections.

Visiting Malbork Castle: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• The Malbork Numismatic Cabinet opens at Malbork Castle on 21 November 2026 as a permanent exhibition.
• The new cabinet concerns the museum's numismatic collection, including coins, medals and related objects; the announcement does not state a separate access restriction for it.
• The museum is located at Staroscinska 1 in Malbork, Poland.
• A visit combines the new cabinet with a historic complex containing courtyards, terraces, moats and zwingers. Some historic areas include narrow passages, corridors and stairs.

The opening places a new collection display inside one of Poland's World Heritage sites. It also gives the autumn visit a specific date and subject beyond the general castle tour.

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Frequently asked questions about Malbork Castle

When does the Malbork Numismatic Cabinet open at Malbork Castle?

The permanent exhibition opens on 21 November 2026 at the Castle Museum in Malbork.

What is the Malbork Numismatic Cabinet?

It is a new permanent exhibition connected to the museum's holdings of coins, medals, banknotes, copies and related objects.

Where is Malbork Castle and how do you get there?

Malbork Castle is in Malbork, Poland, at Staroscinska 1. The museum complex is located in the city and includes the historic castle grounds.