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Amber Museum
Housed in Gdańsk’s medieval Fore-gate building (once home to the Prison Tower and Torture Chamber), this multi-story exhibit delves extensively into the history of Baltic amber.
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Archaeological Museum
It might seem strange to find a large archaeological exhibit on the Sudan in the heart of Gdansk, faux tribal huts and all, but go with it.
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Archaeology Education Centre - "Błękitny Lew"
Short of building a time machine this is the closet you’ll ever get to seeing what local life was like hundreds of years back.
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Artus Court
This impressive mansion, a symbol of the city's power in the 16th and 17th centuries, served as an exchange and as the seat of St.
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Ethnographic Museum
Located inside the 18th-century Abbatial Granary inside Oliwa Park, this delightful little diversion features three floors
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Gdansk History Museum
The History of Gdansk museum calls the impressive Main Town Hall home, a Gothic-Renaissance structure originally built in the 14th century and painstakingly repaired following World War II.
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Green Gate
For more see The Royal Way.
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Günter Grass Gallery in Gdańsk
The Gunter Grass Gallery looks like a great place. Unfortunately, not a word of what appears to be an excellent exhibit is in English, so we couldn’t tell for sure.
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Historical Zone Free City of Danzig
Situated in a small room off ul. Piwna what looks like little more than a three minute diversion transpires to be one of the most fascinating surprises in the city.
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Museum of Modern Art
Inside the superb Pałac Opatów, of which the oldest parts date back to the 15th century but which owes its present look
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National Museum Old Art Department
Located in a former Franciscan monastery, the National Museum is a work of art itself with vaulted ceilings and a large staircase that houses an impressive collection of equally beautiful objects.
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Old Toys Gallery
The city’s smallest museum is in essence a room in what was once a shop a block away from the main street in the heart of the old town.
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Polish Post Office
Destroyed during WWII and reconstructed between 1949 and 1951, this still functioning post office also houses a small museum dedicated to the events of September 1, 1939 as well as an exhibition of local postal history from the 18th century to the outbreak of WWII.
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Uphagen's House
This impressive, rococo-style house was built in 1776 for a Gdańsk merchant family. Now part of the Gdańsk History Museum, it houses a rich collection of textiles and garments, displayed in rooms fitted out with mainly original furniture.
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Volkswagen Museum in Pępowo
Over thirty classic Volkswagen’s ranging from camper vans to beetles to rather dashing sporty efforts. The exhibition is
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