Museum of Toruń Gingerbread, Gingerbread museum in the Old Town of Toruń, Poland

The Museum of Toruń Gingerbread is a space dedicated to the history and making of this local product, with rooms that show traditional techniques and original equipment. Visitors can see how ingredients were prepared and processed, and learn about different shapes and decoration methods.

The Museum of Toruń Gingerbread opened in 2015 as a branch of the District Museum in Toruń, which was founded in 1861. It occupies a former gingerbread factory, and the exhibition includes a reconstructed wooden shop from the early 20th century and a large baking oven. The museum shows the craft's development from the medieval guilds to industrial production.

The museum opened in 2015 as a branch of the District Museum in Toruń, which was founded in July 1861 as the Städtisches Museum on the second floor of the Old Town Hall. Its displays follow the gingerbread craft: spice mixtures, carved wooden molds and the baking itself, shown in rooms arranged around the old production process.

The branch opened in 2015 as part of the District Museum in Toruń, which has run it since. It occupies a historic building in the Old Town, a short walk from the Market Square and the Copernicus House. Look for the gingerbread displays on the upper floors, reached by stairs.

The basement holds one of Europe's largest collections of wooden molds, each carved with details showing patterns from hundreds of years past. Beside these molds stands a large oven from the 20th century that still recalls the industrial past of the place.