RULES FOR VISITORS
Museum of the Former German Kulmhof Death Camp in Chełmno-on-Ner
Branch of the Martyrdom Museum in Żabikowo
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General Information
1. The Museum can be visited individually or in groups.
2. Visiting the Museum is not recommended for children below 12 years of age. Younger schoolchildren can visit the Museum under adult supervision.
3. Admission to the Museum is free.
4. The Museum grounds in the village of Chełmno are open to visitors from Tuesday to Sunday (on Mondays the Museum is closed). Opening hours: 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
5. The Place of Remembrance in the Rzuchów Forest is open to visitors.
6. Last visitors are admitted to the Museum in Chełmno thirty minutes before the closing time.
7. The Museum is closed on public holidays. The list of public holidays is available on the Museum’s website.
8. Details of the Museum’s opening hours can be obtained from the Visitor Centre and found on the Museum’s website.
9. The Museum has no cloakroom or luggage storage facilities.
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Guided Tours
1. The Museum can be visited with a guide. Individuals or organized groups from outside Poland, including organized groups of Israeli youth, can use the service of an English-speaking guide.
For current prices of guided tours, please visit the Museum’s website.
2. Guided tours must be arranged at least three days in advance.
3. On Saturdays and Sundays, guided tours are only available in the Museum in the village of Chełmno.
4. The Museum can be visited with a guide who is not employed by the Museum only with the consent of the Director of the Martyrdom Museum in Żabikowo or Head of the Branch in Chełmno. The Office of the Museum in Żabikowo: tel.: +48 61 813-06-81, e-mail:
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Order Regulations
1. Visitors are expected to behave with due respect and wear appropriate clothes considering the character of the burial ground and the place of remembrance.
2. Visitors are expected to follow the instructions from guides and other employees of the Museum, including security guards.
3. Visitors to the Museum are forbidden to:
- Use open fire or smoke;
- Light candles or vigil lights (except in designated areas);
- Touch the exhibits;
- Behave noisily;
- Eat or drink;
- Use mobile phones in historic and exhibition buildings;
- Bring animals (except for guide, assistant and companion animals);
- Visit the Museum under the influence of alcohol or drugs;
- Fly a drone without consent from the Director of the Museum.
Photographing and Filming
The following rules apply to creating and recording photographic and audiovisual works (including films):
1. Creation and recording of photographic and audiovisual works showing the grounds, objects, and exhibitions of the Museum for personal use are free of charge and do not require consent from the Director of the Martyrdom Museum in Żabikowo.
2. Creation and recording of photographic and audiovisual works showing the grounds, objects, and exhibitions of the Museum are not tantamount to the obtaining of any license to publish such works or use them otherwise for public or commercial purposes.
3. Photographic and audiovisual works showing the grounds, objects, and exhibitions of the Museum cannot be distributed or published, including for commercial or promotional purposes, without consent from the Director of the Martyrdom Museum in Żabikowo.
4. Creation and recording of photographic and audiovisual works showing the grounds, objects, and exhibitions of the Museum for public or commercial use are chargeable and require consent from the Director of the Martyrdom Museum in Żabikowo.
Visitors are advised that:
Considering memory of the camp victims, the Former German Kulmhof Death Camp in Chełmno-on-Ner, Branch of the Martyrdom Museum in Żabikowo, pursues the objectives of the Act of May 7, 1999, on the Protection of Former Nazi Extermination Camps and the objectives set in the statute of the Museum, particularly with regard to gathering, maintaining, storing, and restoring collections connected with the history of the former German Kulmhof death camp as well as tasks related to maintaining the grounds of the former camp in a proper condition including all structures located there, and tasks concerning making collections available for scientific, documentary, exhibition, and educational purposes. The Museum hereby declares that any activity that could damage the reputation of these sites or violate memory of people who died in the camp, as well as any activity contrary to the objectives described above or pursuing objectives other than those described above is not protected and violates the law.
Organising Commemorative Ceremonies During Visits to the Museum
1. Organising a ceremony commemorating victims of the German Kulmhof death camp by tour groups requires consent from the Director of the Martyrdom Museum in Żabikowo.
2. Organisers and participants of such ceremonies are obliged to observe the Rules for Visitors and follow the instructions of the Museum’s employees.
3. Organising a commemorative ceremony is only possible in areas designated by the Director of the Martyrdom Museum in Żabikowo and upon obtaining a permission. The ceremonies organised cannot make it difficult for other tourists to visit the Museum, block the tour route or restrict access to objects and monuments.
4. Organisers of the ceremony are obliged to perform it in a way ensuring that the above requirement is met.
5. The organiser must inform the Martyrdom Museum in Żabikowo and its Branch in Chełmno about the date, the start/end time of the ceremony, and the number of its participants. It is necessary to notify the Martyrdom Museum in Żabikowo at least five working days before the planned ceremony by sending a letter to the Museum’s address or an email to:
6. It is strictly forbidden to organise any ceremonies in the Museum of the Former German Kulmhof Death Camp in Chełmno-on-Ner without prior notification.
