National Maritime Museum in Gdańsk in Gdansk

Perfect, interactive exhibition for kids was great experience! We loved it.

They have many things to exhibit, and the objects are arranged in a tidy manner, it seems that someone worked hard with it.But there are no English subtitles upstairs, only downstairs, so when I got upstairs, I was only able to view the exhibited objects and images, I didnt understand the subtitles any more.Also, even though the exhibition is tidy, its a passive collection, not interactive enough. There were only 2-3 such stations where you could do something interactive. It reflects such a paradigm of museums that was dominant 1-2 decades ago in Hungary, but has been outdated here since then.Furthermore, its very tiring to STAND for many hours. Museums, including this one, should think about providing sitting facilities for visitors, because after a few hours of standing in front of the exhibitions, even a healthy young person receives such a foot pain that they would willingly run away from the further standing.

This is a big museum across five floors so you could easily spend several hours here. Its housed in a previous Granary Warehouse.It loses a star for me because all the display descriptions are in Polish with no English translation. There are some Bound Guides in different languages that you can pick up at the entrance to most rooms, but they are not that easy to follow and not sufficiently comprehensive.Regarding the exhibits, its an impressive collection of everything Maritime, covering salvaged items from sunken ships, sailing during Slavic times, History of Navigation, the Maritime economy and much more. Also dont miss the large collection of Maritime paintings on the top floor.If you buy the triple ticket which includes the Ship Museum and Maritime Culture Centre you get a discounted price. Also no need to try to do all three in one day, the ticket is valid for 14 days.

You need translation on everything, we couldnt understand about 80% of the museum, cause it was all I polish 🤔Or else nice.

Nice place if you spent several days in the city. Ticket contains entrance to three diff. building (one of them is a ship)I think it is interesting with or without children.My favorit pic. is small and real "crane tower" in one picture. 🙂

Great exhibition in a modern set up within an historic building !

Very interesting if you go around museum buy the tickets

Good enough museum for a raining day! I have been missing some interactive parts..

Very big museum with lots of very interesting information.

Very friendly staff, beautiful muzeum full of interesting exponats. Great for all ages !

Great museum for those interested.Surely enough to see/learn/read for at least half a day if time.Children under 10 might get soon bored,so its almost a must to bring them to the interactive museum right across if buying tickets for the mini-ferry.

It’s an interesting collection and the buildings are very well redesigned old dockside storage facilities BUT the museology is stuck in Communist Poland and almost entirely all in Polish. The staff is not unfriendly but badly needs some basic English skills and perhaps should be a little less bossy. I felt like I was being watched all during my visit. Chill, people!

Interesting exposition of maritime history, but for non-polish speakers were are almost no descriptions available.

Perfect museum!! So many models, interactive installations, 4 floors of exhibitions of different times and places, from Vikings to modern Gdansk port. Additional floor for paintings of sea theme.Also you can visit exhibition on the real ship.And some real objects stay on the open area.Must be visited, especially for children and people with engineering skills.

A large museum. They have a large variety of exhibits covering a large time period from Viking to post WWII. It was a very pleasant experience. I ended up going two times as it is rather large, but realistically it can be done in one visit of 3 hours. I’d personally go when you are well rested and also purchase the ship museum it is well worth it I highly recommend stopping by this museum.

The experience was mediocre.The museum building itself doesnt have much to show and is quite poorly equipped - the exhibition consists of like 10-20 items, majority of which are coins or replicas.Theres a small recreation of boats lower deck, and thats about it.The only thing that gives it three star rating is the additional (extra costattraction, trip around an retired transport ship, showcasing the exterior, interior and describing major parts of it, pretty interesting to be honest.

Interesting museum and was almost empty when we visited the ship outside is worth a look around as well

Very interesting museum. Quite a journey through 4 floors plus full size mid 20th century merchant ship. My kids found it all very interesting. The painting collection is not worth of time except few good pictures but the historical expositions are interesting and visually attractive. The only surprise was that the museum in November were almost empty and the staff looked at as as a delay before closing 4pm... Rededicloysly early on weekend considering how interesting it is. It deserves to be open until 8pm in my opinion.

Great place, 3 hours visit plus you can go to the ship outside and the historical crane

Great building on the waterfront in Gdansk. Big exposition inside with a lot of items, practically arranged and displayed. Plus a museum ship anchored in front of the building. Minus 1 star because almost every explanation is only in Polish language. In English or German just a very few and very general informations. Another minus star for missing guided tours. Unexpected disappointing organization for a museum in a city who expects foreign tourists. BTW, missing informations in "more international" languages somehow typical in that whole region.

Very big maritime museum, loads of interesting ship models. I suggest to move quickly from one exposition to other, because we got tired at the end, when the best part came.

Very interesting museum, unfortunately not very friendly for non-polish speakers. Cudos to security people who strongly encourage facemask wearing due to Covid19 regulations!

Good museum with lots of models, photos and archeological stuff. Look obsolete at a first glance though. They are updating the exhibition now, so could be better later. Not a lot of interaction and the ship near the museum is not fully available, only the deck. No audio guide and all descriptions are in Polish. But everything is almost clear without them.

A great museum with a variety of artifacts and pantings. There was one portion of the museum with information written in English and a video with English subtitles. The staff was very nice as well.

It’s a disgrace! Rude staff that yells at you. All texts are in Polish only and if you take the effort to translate some of them you find out they don’t say anything more than the pure name of the object. Don’t expect to learn when and how were those items used, who were the people or what is the importance of some particular technology. Terrible museum with no concept where nobody took the effort to sort the artifacts into a real exhibition. Don’t go there if you’re interested in navy, if you like museums or if you want to learn. The only reasons to visit this place are pouring rain and playing hide and seek.

Overall very nice museum, unfortunately all texts are polish only. Stuff is sort of rude - we got yelled at by ticket selling lady and security guy for not leaving our bags at lockers by entrance - yet there is no sign saying you have to do so :(

Good and well-maintained, huge muzeum and interesting stuff to get some knowledge about the boat and sea. The only thing is that most of the explanation is only in Polish, otherwise overall its good. And for 20 zł ( discounted student priceyou can visit four branches of muzeum including: the soldek and the crane, which is very reasonable.

Museum is packed with artful mocks representing many types of boats, ships, trade ships, warships, etc...Planety of interesting paintings (involving boats!), various expositions (f.e.: sonar room, ship bridge, wooden ship underbelly, etc...), solid 2-3 hours, or even more if you like your careful description study.

We were expecting a big exhibition about the history of seafaring which was available on a large scale ... unfortunately only in polish. Great exhibits and replicas

We have only visited the old ship part, and it was a good experience. Only critic: some English descriptions would be nice.

Fantastic museum. There is a lot of ancient naval things. You can read a lot about all kind of ships and people build them. A lot of different ship models from old to modernThis museum is great place for visiting during your stay in Gdansk

Amazing how the Polish people preserve their old cultural heritage!

Well designed considering it was not a purpose made building, with dissabled access on request. Staff could speak English and do have a vast knowledge of their area. Impressive collections ranging from the ancient historic period to modern era. Beautifully tied in to Polish history and their cultural influences from the rest of Europe. Many of the Items are genuine from the exhibits displayed. Definitely worth a visit and to walk along the river and Marina.

Interesting place for all the family. Poland had such a great history.

Very interesting museum about the mariitme history of Gdansk and the Baltic sea. There are 3 floors of expositions from the ancient time till today. Interestong os also the visit of the ship Soldek where yoy can see practically tje whole ship. From the engines till the captains cabin. Worth ro visit

Excellent museum, very interactive and walking around Soldek is an incredible experience.

This museum is interesting but I think just to visit ones. Here there are many precise copies of the boats but level of interactivity in musum is not their key feature. It looks old-styled (and a bit boring). I cant help mentioning about kind guidess who shared even more information then were provided at the exposition ( people here love their history, proud and remember it)

Havent been inside but outside is nice. Worth to go and see it.

Great museum showing the history of how ships have been built and worked or the routes they take. In addition it shows the role of ships nad the army in the history of Poland. The museum is well organized and explanations are in multiple languages.Cost: 23 zlotys. The ticket includes the entrance to the museum, ship, the crane and the transport to the other side of the river.

This museum consists of three separates sites on both banks of the river. You can buy a ticket which includes crossing the river on the museums ferry which shuttles back and to every fifteen minutes. The modern site is highly recommended (caters for English speaking tourists). If you are visiting with kids head to the third floor. The other museum located inside the granaries I found a bit boring and sadly it has no English signs. There are wordy English guide books in each room that explain the exhibits but I would rather have audio guide. #letsguide, #poland, #gdansk, #visitgdansk, #oldtown, #river, #motława, #motlawariver, #waterfront, #greatviews, #touristattraction, #ołowianka, #museum

An interesting museum, if youre into maritime history... If youre not, be happy that entrence is free every Wednesday.We enjoyed the visit at the crane and the ship Soldek. The museum was a bit too much.If you want to save time, spend the 1.5 zloty on the boat just outside the crane. It will take you to the other side of the water.

One of the attraction of old gdansk town. You can take tour passes from office and visit 3-4 places. This ship is one of the heritage of Gdansk. If you have never been to navy ship then it would be a good start and visit this place just to get look and feel.

Good day out, lots of information, allow four to five hours here, can take photos with no flash, cloakroom for your coat, a cafe at the end earphones supplied for 5 zloty an gives directions an information in your language, great experience,

Big exposition, maybe a little bit dated and lacking interactive elements (maritime museum in Tallinn says hello). But we had a great time.

Good made museum about history of maritime transport in poland and in the world, very recommended

Do not recommend, staff were really rude, display were confusing and all in Polish. Really did not cater to English people. The cannons exhibition was gold really interesting. The ship was closed as well. Toilets we clean. Would not recommend. 1/5

Its well worth a visit! I recommend that you read the stories that are available in several languages, the art exhibition on the top floor was SURPRISINGLY good.

Would be nice to have a Audi tour or some sort of English tour. The current system is awful and difficult ton understand. Great museum however loss of a star due to it being behind the times.

Ive been really surprised by the size of this place. It took me 2 hours to see one floor, while there are 3 floors here - and a standalone ship (opened for touristsand temporary exhibitions too. Whole place is well organized, clean, not expensive at all and very interesting. 5/5 without any doubt.

I mostly enjoyed their paintings but they also describe the maritime development of gdansk. Strangely enough I had the museum staff follow me every step of the way throughout the museum. They failed miserably at being inconspicuous and made the enjoyment less by constantly staring.