The National Maritime Museum in Gdańsk, also known as the Centralne Muzeum Morskie, is a comprehensive museum devoted to Poland's naval heritage. It sits in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, on the Baltic coast, and its exhibitions are spread across several historic locations in the city rather than gathered under a single roof.
The museum's address is Ołowianka 9-13, 80-751 Gdańsk. For questions before your visit, the contact number is +48 58 301 86 11.
What you will find
- Ship collections, including vessels that show how Polish waters have been sailed and worked over the centuries.
- Maritime artifacts that bring everyday seafaring life and naval equipment into view.
- Exhibits on Baltic Sea history, placing Poland's coast within the wider story of the sea around it.
What kind of visit it makes
This is a visit for people interested in ships, navigation and the sea. Because the collections are spread across several sites, allow time to move between them, and plan your route before setting out. The museum suits a slow afternoon or a full day, especially for visitors who enjoy seeing historic vessels up close.
Gdańsk itself is a port city on the Baltic, so a visit to the museum pairs naturally with time spent along the waterfront and in the city's historic centre. The sea that shaped the museum's collections is never far away.
