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Naval Warfare Museum in Gdynia

ul. Zawiszy Czarnego 1B
81-374 Gdynia

58 620 13 81 wew.20, 22 muzeummw.pl

In a room
Outdoors
Easy maneuvering with a stroller
Restaurant or bar nearby
Restroom available

The Naval Warfare Museum is located in a modern building right next to the City Beach in Gdynia. Part of the museum is also the ORP Błyskawica ship-museum (combined or separate ticket).

Visiting the Naval Warfare Museum in Gdynia

The exhibition consists of a historical display inside the building and an outdoor exhibition in its courtyard.

Exhibits at the Naval Warfare Museum - what will we see?

The ground floor is an armory: equipment of Polish warships: cannons, torpedoes, rockets, mines, as well as mementos from sunken units.

Naval Warfare Museum in Gdynia - ground floor, warship weaponry elements

On the first floor we will see a new, multimedia exhibition titled "We have an order to keep you" - about the struggle for access to the sea, the times of regaining independence, and the beginnings of the Polish navy.

Naval Warfare Museum in Gdynia - 1st floor: "We have an order to keep you"

The second floor features beautiful models of historical sailing ships: medieval and modern, Polish and European. Each of them has an interesting story behind it!

Naval Warfare Museum in Gdynia - 2nd floor: "In the world of old sailing ships"

Children and the Naval Warfare Museum - attractions

The museum does not have special, designated stations for the youngest visitors. There is a playroom, but it was closed during our visit (due to sanitary regulations). The multimedia station, where you can become a machine gun shooter on the ORP Błyskawica was also not excluded (for the same reason...)

However, it's always worth playing... find the mice!Museum mice are hidden in various corners of the exhibitions on the ground floor, 1st and 2nd floor. From the museum staff, you can get a special "list" of mice, where you mark the ones you found, and then receive a sticker reward.

Naval Warfare Museum - outdoor exhibition

A complement is the outdoor exhibition in the museum courtyard: old cannons, anti-aircraft guns, periscopes, ship screws, etc. The entrance to the outdoor exhibition is on the 1st floor of the museum, the exit directly to the seaside promenade.

Naval Warfare Museum in Gdynia - outdoor exhibition

Naval Warfare Museum in Gdynia - outdoor exhibition, submarine periscopes

Naval Warfare Museum in Gdynia - practical information

The museum building is wheelchair accessible (elevators), in the courtyard and outdoor exhibition it will be more difficult (there are some steps here).
At the ticket offices, there is a souvenir shop (open parallel to the ticket office, so if the ticket office closes 45 min. before the museum closes then we can't buy souvenirs anymore...)
You can use the cloakroom and toilet (with a changing table)
In the museum building operates a restaurant (3rd floor, closed on Mondays, Vinegre >>>), in the area numerous catering points at the city beach and Kościuszki Square
If you like militaria, be sure to visit The Maritime Aviation Squadron Museum in Puck. In the Gdynia museum, you will see a float of one of the Polish seaplanes, to learn their history you have to go to Puck!