Exhibitions in
Gdańsk's exhibition scene is centered on its numerous museums, anchored by the National Museum. The city is home to a wide range of institutions, including the Archaeological Museum, the National Maritime Museum, and the unique Amber Museum. The Historical Museum of the City of Gdańsk also manages several branches, such as the Artus Court and the Uphagen House.
This week's highlights
Cooper & Gorfer. Utopia
Zofia Rydet. World of Feelings and Imagination
A Nobleman on a Journey – new exhibition in the restored coach house at the Museum of Noble Tradition in Waplewo Wielkie
Olga Boznańska and… 19th and Early 20th Century Polish Painting from the National Museum in Gdańsk Collection
Sculptures Amidst Greenery. 50 Years of the Gallery in Oliwski Park
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Nicolas Grospierre. Permacrisis
National Museum in Gdańsk
Opening: May 14, 2026, 6:00 PM, Gdańsk Gallery of Photography (NOMUS building). The opening will be translated into PJM What meanings does architecture carry in a political, sociological, or economic context? What…
Eight and a Half Weeks. Daniel Chodowiecki. Moralist Illustrator
National Museum in Gdańsk
Satire, humor and keen observation – see how Daniel Chodowiecki used his art to educate and shape civic attitudes. From July 10 to September 6 at the Department of Old Art of the National Museum in Gdańsk, the third…
Zofia Rydet. World of Feelings and Imagination
National Museum in Gdańsk
"World of Feelings and Imagination" – Zofia Rydet's unique photomontages How can photography tell us about life? Zofia Rydet, one of the most outstanding Polish photographers, did it through surreal photomontages and…
Cooper & Gorfer. Utopia
National Museum in Gdańsk
When the world around us is falling apart, do we stop dreaming of a different one? From May 9, the Zielona Brama, a branch of the National Museum in Gdańsk, will host an exhibition by the Cooper & Gorfer duo, known for…
Gallery of Contemporary Gdańsk Sculpture in Oliwa Park
National Museum in Gdańsk
The Gallery of Contemporary Gdańsk Sculpture, located in Oliwa Park, is one of the permanent exhibitions of the National Museum in Gdańsk, which initiated its creation back in 1976. This was done with the participation…
Józef Wybicki and His Times
National Museum in Gdańsk
Józef Wybicki went down in history as the author of the Dąbrowski Mazurka – the song that became our national anthem. The exhibition presents his figure comprehensively against the backdrop of the fate of Poland and…
Folk Culture of Gdańsk Pomerania
National Museum in Gdańsk
The Ethnography Department of the National Museum in Gdańsk is housed in the three-story building of the Opacka Granary, erected during the time of Abbot Franciszek Mikołaj Zaleski at the beginning of the 18th century.…
The Fates of Mazurek Dąbrowskiego
National Museum in Gdańsk
The song of the Polish Legions in Italy, later known as Mazurek Dąbrowskiego, became the anthem only 130 years after it was written. During this time, the content of the song was repeatedly censored, changed, and even…
Pious and Virtuous: Old Gdańsk Residents in the Mirror of Art
National Museum in Gdańsk
The exhibition features sculptures, paintings, and artistic crafts present in Gdańsk from the early 13th to the second half of the 18th century. Particular emphasis is placed on the functions these objects served in the…
Palace Interiors
National Museum in Gdańsk
The permanent exhibition at the Museum of Noble Tradition in Waplewo Wielkie presents palace interiors, referring to the originally arranged spaces from the time of the former owners from the Sierakowski family of the…
A Nobleman on a Journey – new exhibition in the restored coach house at the Museum of Noble Tradition in Waplewo Wielkie
National Museum in Gdańsk
For English scroll down Step into the former coach house of the noble manor and see what a landowner needed for traveling! The Museum of Noble Tradition in Waplewo Wielkie, after revitalizing the building of the former…
Zofia de Ines's Idols of Perversion
National Museum in Gdańsk
What is the purpose of costume – in theater, art, and life? Starting from the work of costume designer Zofia de Ines and Wojciech Misiura's Teatr Ekspresji, the Theater Department invites you to a discussion about body,…
Bodies of the Earth. Our Bodies
National Museum in Gdańsk
Opening: September 25, 2026, 6:00 PM, NOMUS – Nowe Muzeum Sztuki and Gdańska Galeria Fotografii Admission to the opening is free. The opening will be translated into PJM. Can matter act? Is the growth of a plant, the…
Sculptures Amidst Greenery. 50 Years of the Gallery in Oliwski Park
National Museum in Gdańsk
Sculptures by Gdańsk artists have become a permanent feature of the Oliwski Park landscape. To celebrate the gallery's 50th anniversary, the National Museum in Gdańsk has opened an exhibition dedicated to its history,…
Olga Boznańska and… 19th and Early 20th Century Polish Painting from the National Museum in Gdańsk Collection
National Museum in Gdańsk
Duration: 2.08.2025 – 28.03.2027 Venue: Department of Modern Art, Abbot's Palace in Oliwa The National Museum in Gdańsk is reviewing its storerooms and bringing out works long unseen by our public, accumulated in the…