The Palowa Gallery is a space for temporary exhibitions at the Main Town Hall. It was opened on January 18, 2018. If you are interested in deepening your knowledge about Gdańsk we kindly recommend you to visit it.

Archaeological Museum in Gdańsk (short: MAG) has been operating as an independent institution since January 1, 1962 Earlier, from 1953, there was an archaeological department in the former Pomeranian Museum in Gdańsk (in 1958 this department was transformed into the Archaeological Department). The Naturalists’ House  The Naturalists’ House has a distinctive 30-metre-high façade, but...

Built at the end of the 14th century, the castle in Sztum was the seat of the mayor, a local Teutonic official. Compared to other Vogt castles, this was a rather unusual layout, mainly due to the size of the courtyard and the lack of an outer bailey. Another distinguishing feature was the location of the house of the great masters - the residence of the head of the Teutonic state. In the...

The photographs at the Gdańsk Photography Gallery are of local, regional and historic nature. The bulk of the collection is Gdańsk photography and photographs from Poland’s former Eastern Borderlands. Recently, thanks to artists’ donations, we have considerably enlarged our collection of contemporary art photography from Poland and abroad.

The Library of the University of Gdańsk, apart from being an academic unit, serves as an educational and service centre of the University information system. The Main Library of the University of Gdańsk in Gdańsk-Oliwa, together with six specialised libraries constitutes the basis for the academic library and information system. It is available for all readers, with the scientific library and...

In its premises the Baltic Gallery of Contemporary Art runs different forms of activities related to propagation of modern art. It organizes about 36 exhibitions a year. Best artists from Poland and abroad are invited to participate. Other forms of activities, which are very popular, are lectures about the latest modern art and practical workshops or lessons. Apart from exhibitions...

The Witches’ Tower was built from 1411 to 1415. In the 17 th  century the defense tower was converted into a prison for women suspected of sorcery. According to the available sources 18 women were executed here. The first trial of witchcraft took place in 1651 and its victims were Scholastyka and Runga – ladies-in-waiting to Duchess Anna de Croy. The last one was a servant from Rowy –...

The Centre for Creative Activities has appeared in result of the renovation of a historic granary, the modest part of which had been occupied by the Baltic Gallery of Contemporary Art until recently. It will be the first centre of the kind in Poland and one of the few existing in Europe and all over the world so far. Similar institutions exist in such places as Kecskemet, Hungary, Vallauris,...

A 3-storey building situated within the medieval city walls, between the Człuchowska Gate and the Shoemaker's House. Rebuilt by the museum in 1983-84 in a shape that preserves the original character and partly the original historic substance. At present, it houses a museum library with a valuable Pomeranian Studies book collection and a reading room.