Uphagens’ House

Gdańsk, Poland

The Uphagen House was erected in the second half of the 18th century by Jan Uphagen, who obliged future owners to preserve the house in its original form. Thanks to this agreement, the building’s original character has been preserved and now houses the Museum of Patrician Interiors. The Uphagen House is a memory of Gdańsk’s former glory. It features a hall, lofty interiors, a stone slab floor built and walls and ceilings decorated with stucco work.

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Długa 12, Gdańsk, Poland
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Founded: 1775-1787
Category: Palaces, manors and town halls in Poland

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4.3/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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SH W (15 months ago)
It’s an old house, plain and nothing much to see. I went on a free admission day. It’s not worth paying money for it.
Lee Bond (2 years ago)
Lovely house/museum not very big but quite interesting
Leah Niko (2 years ago)
It is a very beautiful place with antique furnishings and a long history :)
Valentin Balyakin (3 years ago)
Well, it was interesting to see and visit this place because I heard a lot about it. Great idea has been realized here and I really appreciate it. Some rooms like dinning room and "staff room" look more attractive than others. Especially my applause for wallpapers with nature scenes and for Uphagen (or Ophagen) family tree history. Btw inside you could find several clocks from London and so unusual XVIIth century wooden wardrobe. But at the same time couple of rooms look "lonely" and haven't enough "equipment" (just from my perspective of view). Anyway let's see this one, even on weekend I didn't see any lines for tickets.
Nevins Chan (4 years ago)
For the same price as other museum that I paid to visit, this seems a bit underwhelming. I think this museum is targeted at specific groups of people and most of the tourists don't fall in this group. Though it does have some unique displays in there although what you see mostly overlaps with other museums of similar nature.
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