About Us

The Museum of the City of Gdynia was established by the Mayor 01/01/1983.
One of the main objectives of the museum is to document and popularize the information about the history and present of Gdynia, rural development, town and port with particular emphasis on the importance of urban-center port during the Second Republic (1920-1939). The Museum organizes exhibitions of artists old and maintenance works of contemporary artists in the country and abroad, often in collaboration with artists unions and organizations.


Since 2002, the city of Gdynia, the Polish Navy joined the joint projects - the construction of The Museum of the City of Gdynia and Naval Museum. In one building, but each in their own part, there are two museums of the complementary nature. The museum is located at street Zawiszy Czarnego no.1 (near the Music Theatre). The building has five floors, which are collections storage, conservation laboratories, a library and reading room, audiovisual room, exhibition rooms and art gallery. On the various forms of the exhibition was designed around 1750m2. Opening the new building was held 16/11/2007 with the participation of Polish President Lech Kaczynski.