With the Tourist Card, you have free entry to the most important tourist facilities in Gdańsk. Get to know Gdańsk and enjoy the wonderful monuments.
One of the most visually stunning historic buildings located on the so-called Royal Route. It used to be a meeting place for merchants, a venue for meetings, balls and events. Later it was adopted for the purposes of the grain exchange. One of the most unique antiques of the Artus Court is the impressive 11-metre high tiled stove, proudly called the “king of all stoves”.
The Green Gate, constructed in the 1560s, is the most representative structure among the gates of Gdansk. Nowadays, it is the home of culture. Two main rooms of the building were adapted as exhibition halls and display temporary exhibitions of historic and modern Polish and foreign art. The building also houses the Gdansk Gallery of Photography.
The Hammer Forge is an authentic specimen of early technology, the only surviving site of the type. It is the largest and longest operated power hammer forge of Oliwa. The facility remained in operation for about 350 years utilising the power of the dammed water of the Oliwa Brook. The Forge houses three historic water wheels, two with a diameter of 4 m, the third with a diameter of 3.1 m. The design of the hammers dates back to the second half of the 19th century or early 20th century.
The ECS is a modern cultural institution which preserves the memory of our greatest civic success - the victory of Solidarity. The place, which features a permanent exhibition, commemorates the Solidarity revolution and the fall of Communism in Europe but, at the same time, serves as an educational facility, a research and development centre, a library (including a multimedia library) and a public space and meeting venue for citizens.
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The museum is located in the historic Abbey Granary from 1723. Currently, it is the site of a permanent exhibition presenting the folk art of Pomerania. Since this area is ethnographically and culturally diverse, the museum has artefacts depicting the material, social and spiritual culture of such ethnic minorities as Kashubian, Kociewska or from the areas of Bory Tucholskie, Lower Powiśle and Żuławy.
The Museum of the Second World War in Gdansk is a multifunctional venue - a bastion of remembrance and historical memory, but also a contemporary public space, a venue for meetings and discussions. The centrepiece of the museum is its main exhibition, which tells a story of the tragic experience of the Second World War, its origins and consequences, victims and perpetrators, heroes and ordinary people. Its purpose it to teach us a lesson we must never forget.
The museum encompasses three historic granaries “Panna”, “Miedz” and “Oliwski”, which house an exhibition entitled “Poles on the Seas of the World”, among other things. Some of the exhibits include the cargo of a medieval merchant ship and artillery, crewmen's equipment from the Swedish warship “Solen”, numerous ship and vessel models and the Maritime Gallery.
The branch is located in the historic Abbots' Palace in the Oliwa Park. Currently, the permanent exhibition "New look. Gallery of Polish Contemporary Art. This is a new edition of the Permanent Gallery, which is traditionally open to the public, and this time it is a presentation of a selection of works that have been included in the museum collections over the last twenty years. Most of them are works of artists who made their debut after 2000.
NOMUS - New Art Museum is the youngest museum of contemporary art in Poland. In addition to the exhibition halls, the NOMUS building features a space called “Friends from the Seaside”, which serves as a venue for meetings and social activities and offers a café, a children's play area and a bookshop. On the ground floor, film screenings, live events, discussions and concerts are held.
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The Romanesque Cellar features the oldest interior in Gdansk open to the public. This hidden gem is located in the heart of the historic city, between St Nicholas Church and the Gdansk Market Hall. Visitors can go underground to the rooms of the 13th-century monastery to admire the interiors and view the audiovisual exhibition “The oldest history of Kepa Dominikanska”.
A visit to Gdansk would not be complete without visiting the Amber Museum. The museum tells the story of the origins of amber, its properties, extraction and processing throughout the centuries. It features a unique collection of natural specimen - a priceless selection of natural amber forms, including large lumps, inclusions, unique colours and shades, as well as various fossilized resins.
A unique monument of the shipbuilding technology, the only steam-powered ore freighter remaining in the world. It was the first prototype seagoing vessel built in Poland after the Second World War. From its commissioning in 1949 to decommissioning in 1981, “Soldek” made 1479 voyages, transporting a total of over 3.5 million tonnes of coal and iron ore. Now it serves as an attraction for both children and adults.
The Main Town Hall is a Gothic and Renaissance building situated at the junction of Dluga Street and Dlugi Targ. The most important parts of the Town Hall, housing the permanent exhibition, are its beautiful rooms: the Hall, the White Room and the Red Room. In high season, for an additional fee, the tourists can climb up to the roof walk in the tower located about 50 m above the ground, where they can admire the magnificent panorama of Gdansk.
The Museum of the Polish Post Office in Gdansk was established in 1979. Since 2003, it has been a Branch of the Museum of Gdansk. As a symbol of Polishness in the second Free City of Gdansk, the Museum collects documents and exhibits related to the defence and defenders of the Polish Post Office of 1 September 1939.
The Gdansk Museum of Science (formerly the Tower Clock Museum) is located in the tower of St Catherine's Church in Gdansk. It was opened there as a result of an agreement between the management of the former Historical Museum of the City of Gdansk and the Order of the Carmelite Fathers in 1996. It is the only tower clock museum in Poland with numerous exhibits from all over the world.
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We would like to invite you to Sopot, a resort town bordering Gdansk. Grodzisko, which in Polish denotes remnants of an ancient fortified settlement, is located in picturesque surroundings The open-air museum displays various buildings and structures of the settlement, including huts, a gate and part of the palisade surrounding the settlement. Grodzisko is an attractive museum and didactic centre that promotes interests in the history and monuments of the early medieval Pomeranians, and hosts numerous festivals and shows by historical reenactment groups.
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The history of this historic granary dates back to the 16th century. The building is a unique architectural structure. It houses exhibitions showing Gdansk of yesteryear. Its main attraction is the medieval Hanseatic street, where visitors can stroll among realistically recreated stalls, workshops and interiors of old houses. The museum displays more than 1,000 exhibits.
Guardhouse no. 1 on Westerplatte is one of the six guardhouses erected in the 1930s . Visit the key Polish defence post during the entire period of the Battle for Westerplatte. At the moment, it is the only Polish post on Westerplatte available for tourists. Inside there are numerous memorabilia of the Military Transit Depot and its Defenders.
Interactive exhibitions - attractive to both children and adults - are located in the 19th-century buildings of the former military fort. A rich, year-round program of activities for school classes and families helps you to become friends with math, physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, geography and history.
Uphagen's house is the only one in Poland and one of the few in Europe, tenement houses from the 18th century that are open to the public and is the Museum of Burgher Interiors. In the tenement house you can see living and utility rooms. It is also one of the few tenement houses in Gdańsk reconstructed in full length. It presents the original appearance of Gdańsk houses. A walk through the carefully recreated interiors allows you to feel like in the late 18th century.
The Gdańsk Zoo is an ideal place to spend time with children or relax. The beautifully situated garden covers an area of 136 hectares and is located on the edge of the Tri-City Landscape Park. It is inhabited by animals from all continents. In total, there are representatives of about 190 species, which translates into over 1000 animals!
A three-masted sailing ship built in 1909, which from the 1930s until the 1980s served the Polish Merchant Navy as a training vessel for students at the Gdynia Maritime School. Currently, the museum ship is moored at Gdynia's Pomeranian Quay. In the well-preserved rooms, including the commander's lounge, mess room, hospital wing, helm stations and engine room, various artefacts documenting the history of the ship and its crew are displayed.
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In the Old Toys Gallery, you can admire a unique collection, which is the result of many years of research. 100% of the collection are Polish-made toys from 1920-1989. The exhibition is complemented by original old catalogs and photos presenting the presented exhibits and confirming their origin.