Centrum Historii Zajezdnia — Attraction in Wrocław

Please read this whole review and I promise to be objective. Today I with my wife visited Centrum Historii Zajezdnia and we very left in an awe. The place is Magical. Interesting choice of word isn’t it? The reason I chose the word MAGICAL is because for centuries magic was word that described unexplainable phenomena . Something that usually could be explained by science if they only have it at certain level of advancement. Either way, magic was something not everyone could gain or do. It was worth a lot of money or effort and very desired . The same thing happens here (except everyone can access it now) . CHZ (short for the name of the place) is magical in all possible ways you could imagine.

First of all, it’s not expensive at all compared to the effort which people who arranged the display had to put in it AND compared to similar places like museums etc.

Second, it’s WAY better than a museum because it allows you (more or less) to interact with some of the items and the exhibition itself consists also of sounds and visual presentations (old recordings are super intriguing and fascinating). Don’t forget you can actually record videos and take multiple photos for free but also please do o way the restrictions and don’t use additional light sources than the ones provided already inside the building.

Third, it’s very well organized. As you walk through corridors and rooms, you follow perfectly organized timeline starting around Second World War and ending with almost present times.

Fourth, authors made sure that each and single display contains enough items and descriptions to provide you with very detailed look at the past to make sure you understand everything clearly and are able to imagine it all in your head as if you were there and participated in those past events in person.

Fifth, the tremendous amount of things to see, hear and touch within mentioned place (which surprisingly is not that large at all) will provide you with at least a whole day of admiring various attractions. We’ve spent there roughly 4h and we were trying to push ourselves a bit to finish it quickly so we could move on to the next point on our schedule (which -believe me!- was a mistake and we’ll surely come back there one day).

Sixth, the whole exhibition is designed for both , Polish citizens and foreigners as everything is written in Polish and English (we’ve occasionally even came across some Russian and German writings due to the fact that Poland was occupied by both countries of course).

Seventh, regardless of what your interests are, there are huge chances you’ll find the place satisfying for your artistic or scientific urges because it offers variety of scenes, colors, items, etc that will please even most demanding minds so if you’re either someone who loves history or some graphic designer or perhaps a physicist , surely you’ll find at least one mini-location that will steal your heart right away.

In addition to all those points it must be said that it’s definitely not something for small children but….if your kid is around let’s say 12+ then this will be a great idea for a whole family to spend a day. Very kind and polite staff, good location (10min by tram from city centre), long opening hours, clean and accessible toilets, possibility to see some things that are either collectibles or that vanished already along with the past days, and much more will make you feel so amazing that you’re never gonna regret coming here.

Once again : we were left in an awe !

Thanks , huge thanks , to all people who participated in this project. To authors, owners of some items, staff, everyone involved. You’ve made my month in one day. Perhaps you’ve made my year. Spent half of my life traveling around the world and visiting places like this and guess what….there aren’t many places like...

A very enlightening experience show casing the turbulent and often violent history that Wroclaw and Poland have endured. Very well presented exhibits and information guide you though the key dates all the way through to the present. From video projections to interactive exhibits, even a car!

I’ll be honest and say it was very humbling and at times distressingly sad, but that’s history and should be remembered so that such events can’t ever be allowed to happen again.

I’m pleased we went to visit, it’s a lovely city which has benefited greatly from being voted European City of Culture.

The venue itself is located out of town, but a simple and inexpensive tram ride made simple work of our journey from the centre.

Once there the facilities are great. From a cloakroom, clean and tidy toilet facilities to a nice restaurant. In our case, a perfect way to spend an otherwise rainy day.

Highly...

Centrum Historii Zajezdnia powstało w miejscu dawnej Zajezdni nr VII, najstarszej we Wrocławiu. W czasach Breslau stacjonowały w niej pierwsze tramwaje elektryczne a po wojnie obsługiwała autobusy MPK. 26 sierpnia 1980r. doszło tu do strajku, który zapoczątkował wrocławską Solidarność. W 2015 zajezdnia autobusowa została przeniesiona na ul. Obornicką a budynek, po trwającym ponad rok remoncie, przekształcono w nowoczesne, niepowtarzalne muzeum - Centrum Historii Zajezdnia. Oprócz wystawy, znajduje się tutaj również stylizowane na lata PRL bistro, w którym serwują "prawdziwą" oranżadę oraz sale kinowo-prelekcyjne. Wystawa główna "Wrocław 1945-2016" ukazuje powojenne dzieje Wrocławia i Dolnego Śląska oraz pozostałych regionów, które po II wojnie stały się częścią Polski. Na dwóch poziomach, na obszarze ponad 1000 m2, zbudowano makietę miasta, w którym mamy ulice, przykładową kamienicę ze Lwowa z 1939., kiosk RUCHu, sklep mięsny, celę więzienną, dworzec kolejowy, a nawet makietę kanału z Powstania Warszawskiego. Wszędzie można wejść, odsłuchać relacji świadków, zobaczyć film, przeczytać wycinki prasowe i dokumenty dotyczące danego okresu i wydarzenia. Wydarzenia historyczne zostały przedstawione w bardzo sugestywny sposób, np. Układ w Jałcie z 1945r. to partia szachów, w której poszczególne figury to postacie polityków Wielkiej Trójki, grające o podział Polski i Europy. Figurę przedstawiającą gen. Sikorskiego, ustawiono poza planszą. Każda ekspozycja jest jasno i zwięźle opisana po polsku i angielsku. Taka aranżacja sprawia, że znakomicie wczuwamy się w klimat epoki a zwiedzanie kolejnych części jest jak ekscytująca podróż w czasie. Mimo, że znamy kolejność wydarzeń, autorzy wystawy zaskakują inwencją i sposobem ich przedstawienia.Wystawę zwiedza się bardzo intuicyjnie. Przewodnikiem jest namalowana na podłodze linia z datą, która rozpoczyna się w 1939r., ukazując spokojny, wręcz sielski Lwów. Kończymy w 2016r. we Wrocławiu - Europejskiej Stolicy Kultury. Każdy znajdzie tutaj coś ciekawego i zaskakującego. Miejsce jest też interesujące dla dzieci w różnym wieku - możliwość wchodzenia do makiety domu, sklepu, wagonu, stawianie pieczątek na drukach, pisanie na maszynie do pisania, na tablicy szkolnej, zrobienia zdjęcia w budce...