National Maritime Museum

House of Naturalists

House of Naturalists House of Naturalists – The former headquarters of the Naturalist Society adjacent to St. Mary’s Gate. The Naturalist Society was located here for 100 years – from 1845 to 1945. It hosted exhibitions of natural history and archaeological collections. It also housed a scientific reading room of 20,000 volumes. The building itself […]

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Gdansk Crane

Gdansk Crane Gdansk Crane 1874 Gdansk Crane – is one of the oldest water gates of Gdansk. It closes off Szeroka Street from the Motława River. It was designed simultaneously as a city gate and a harbor crane. On top of that, it was envisaged to perform defensive functions. This became the cause of a

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Marine Culture Center

Marine Culture Center Gdansk Crane 1687 Maritime Culture Center – The buildings of the Maritime Culture Center are thoroughly modern, which can be seen at first glance from the glass facade. Despite this, however, they strongly relate to the traditional buildings in this part of the old town. In the place left by the old

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National Maritime Museum

National Maritime Museum Granary “Copper” and “Virgin” 1893 National Maritime Museum – On December 10, 2013, by decision of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, the name of the Central Maritime Museum was changed to the National Maritime Museum in Gdansk. Since 2013, it has carried the name of the Central Maritime Museum. Its

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