Butterfly Museum in Łeba, Insect museum in Łeba, Poland

The Butterfly Museum in Łeba is a private natural history museum holding about 4,000 pinned insects in 102 display cases, including butterflies such as the Atlas moth and other insects from around the world. The collection comes from an anonymous amateur collector from Władysławowo who began it in 1937 and prepared most specimens himself.

The museum opened in 1998 as the first butterfly museum in Poland. Its holdings come from an anonymous amateur collector from Władysławowo who began assembling them in 1937 and prepared most specimens himself. His collection of about 6,000 insects in 400 cases was split between two branches: Łeba and the viewing tower of the Fisherman's House in Władysławowo, opened in 2000.

The collection began with a donation from an anonymous amateur collector from Władysławowo, who started it in 1937 and prepared most of the specimens himself. The Łeba branch opened in 1998 as the first butterfly museum in Poland; the second part is shown in the viewing tower of the Fisherman's House in Władysławowo. An interactive butterfly quiz is aimed at children, and a souvenir shop stands at the entrance.

The museum occupies a single exhibition room with 102 display cases, so a visit takes little time and follows a linear route past the cases. An interactive butterfly quiz is aimed at children, and a souvenir shop stands in the entrance area. The collection is shown indoors, so weather does not affect the visit.

The collection began with a gift from an anonymous amateur collector from Władysławowo, who started it in 1937 and prepared most of the specimens himself, travelling the world to find them. His 400 display cases and about 6,000 insects were split between two branches: Łeba, opened in 1998 as Poland's first butterfly museum, and the viewing tower of the Fisherman's House in Władysławowo, opened in 2000.