"Palace" Museum of Fighting and Martyrdom

The Museum of Struggle and Martyrdom "Palace" is located in the cellar of the former Palace Hotel in Zakopane. During World War II, there was a Gestapo prison in a Hotel. The exhibition presents, among others, documents and photos of prisoners and torturers, prisoners' memories, and torture tools.

During World War II, the Palace Hotel had been called the Execution Room of Podhale. The museum was established there in 1994 on the initiative of the former prisoner Wincenty Galica. It is situated in former cells where prisoners' signatures have been preserved. The exhibition shows the profiles of prisoners, including Stanisław Marusarz, Helena Marusarzówna, Bronisław Czech, and Franciszek Gajowniczek. The documents, personal memorabilia, and memories are held in the torture chamber.