Stutthof Museum in Sztutowo
Stutthof Museum in Sztutowo
How to get to Stutthof Museum in Sztutowo
Self-service parking on the premises of the Museum is available all year round and is unguarded. There is a fee for using the parking lot.
You can reach the museum by bus no. 870 from Gdańsk.
Service frequency is limited, so we recommend double checking the departure time of the last bus. It may not be possible to return by public transport after the last bus has departed. In such a situation, Uber does not reach Sztutowo
What you will see at the Stutthof Museum in Sztutowo
Documentary films are shown in the headquarters building.
During the summer season, screenings take place every half an hour and last from 20 to 30 minutes. The repertoire includes the films: “Stutthof a Few Days Later” and “The Gallows Stutthof”.
The exhibition in the camp barracks shows the tragic history of the prisoners. The canteen barracks displays the remains of footwear and documentary photos of footwear from 1945. In the BUNKRY administration barracks you can see the camp’s punishment system. In barracks 8 and 8a, the history of the Free City of Gdańsk, Nazi policy, the origins of KL Stutthof, the structure of the authorities and the fate of Jews in the camp are presented. The Women’s Bloc presents the transport and plundering of prisoners’ property, their living conditions and illegal resistance activities.
In the Stutthof concentration camp, in the summer of 1942, the first crematorium furnace was installed on the eastern side of the Old Camp, which was later replaced by two new furnaces. There was a gas chamber next to them. Additionally, in December 1944, a field crematorium in the form of a deep pit was established in the forest on the northern side of the new kitchen. These installations were key elements of the extermination process carried out in the camp.
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Touring Stutthof Museum in Sztutowo with childrens
There are no special facilities at the Stutthof Museum for parents with children, but it is possible to move around the camp with a stroller.
Due to the brutal content presented in the main exhibition, we recommend it to children over 13 years of age. Visits with younger children are at the parents’ responsibility.
Children under 13 may visit the Museum only under the supervision of an adult.
Young people can visit the camp without any restrictions.
Frequently Asked Questions
From May 1 to September 30:
Mon-Sun: 8:00-18:00
From October 1 to April 30:
Mon-Sun: 8:00-18:00
The Stutthof camp was established on September 2, 1939.
In 1944, KL Stutthof became part of the plan for the “Final Solution of the Jewish Question”, transforming into an extermination camp. From 1939 to 1945, an estimated 110,000 people stayed in the camp. people, of which approximately 65 thousand lost their lives.
Initially, Stutthof served as a civilian camp for Poles and Jews from Pomerania, and from the beginning of 1942 it began to function as a concentration camp.
About 110,000 prisoners passed through the camp.
The largest national groups were Poles, Jews, Russians, Ukrainians and Hungarians.
The camp was liberated on May 9, 1945 by the Red Army.
Stutthof Museum in Sztutowo
The Stutthof Museum in Sztutowo, located on the Vistula Spit between Stegna and Sztutowo, documents the history of the German concentration camp operating from September 2, 1939 to May 9, 1945. During these years, the camp expanded from the initial 0.5 ha to 120 ha, and through its 110,000 prisoners passed through the gates, of whom 65,000 died.
The exhibition at the Stutthof Museum presents the development of the camp, from the construction of the Old Camp with 10 barracks by prisoners in 1940, to the establishment of the New Camp and arms plants in 1942-1943. The exhibition includes preserved buildings of the Old Camp, including: wooden barracks, a brick gas chamber, a crematorium, as well as fragments of the original barbed wire fence and guard towers.
The museum shows not only the infrastructure of the camp, but also the everyday life of prisoners, their work, living conditions and the forms of repression they had to endure. In the south-eastern part there was the camp management and other key administrative buildings. The camp area is divided into four main parts, differing in functions and layout, which is presented in detail in museum exhibitions.
In addition, the camp area and its surroundings are protected under the 1999 Act as a Holocaust monument, which emphasizes its historical importance. The Stutthof Museum is open daily, allowing visitors to reflect on the tragic events of World War II and their impact on today’s generations.
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