Centrum Konserwacji Wraków Statków

About the museum

The Centrum Konserwacji Wraków Statków (Centre for the Conservation of Ship Wrecks) together with the Magazyn Studyjny (Study Store) in Tczew is the newest branch of the Narodowe Muzeum Morskie (National Maritime Museum) in Gdańsk; it was built in 2016. The building stands in the city centre, next to the Muzeum Wisły (Museum of the Vistula), on the site of the museum’s former conservation workshop, which had been housed in a building that was once a factory workshop. The project cost over PLN 22 million; 85% came from the Norwegian Financial Mechanism, and the rest from the budget of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage. It was carried out in cooperation with two Norwegian institutions from Oslo.

The modern building was designed by the FORMA architekci studio under the direction of Aleksandra Wojtczak-Duch. Two interpenetrating volumes correspond to the division into the Conservation Workshop and the Study Store, and the form refers to the neighbouring 19th-century industrial buildings. The interiors were designed on the principle of openness, so that visitors can observe the museum’s daily work.

The Study Store presents structural elements and artefacts from wrecks investigated by the Dział Badań Podwodnych (Underwater Research Department), including a sixteen-metre keel, a fragment of a hull, an anchor and part of the cargo from a fifteenth-century wreck called “Miedziowiec”. One wall is taken up by a collection of dugout canoes, boats and kayaks, and the hall holds historic yachts, among them “Opty” by Leonid Teliga, “Dal” by Andrzej Bohomolec and the welded “Kumka IV” from 1937.

The Conservation Workshop is equipped for the conservation of waterlogged archaeological wood and metal, and has an X-ray room and large boatbuilding and blacksmith and locksmith workshops. Visitors can watch the successive stages of conservation, and an augmented reality app lets them learn about the artefacts and even virtually conserve them.

Highlights

• Study Store with fragments of wrecks from the bottom of the Baltic Sea
• Sixteen-metre keel and cargo from the “Miedziowiec”
• Historic yachts “Opty” by Teliga, “Dal” and “Kumka IV”
• Collection of dugout canoes, boats and kayaks
• Conservation workshop that visitors can watch at work
• Augmented reality app

Permanent exhibitions

• Magazyn Studyjny – Exhibition of large artefacts: fragments of wrecks from the bottom of the Baltic Sea, historic boats and kayaks, and historic yachts.
• Pracownia Konserwatorska – Conservation workshop for wood and metal, where visitors follow the successive stages of heritage protection.

Founded

2016

Operated by

Narodowe Muzeum Morskie w Gdańsku

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Saturday – free admission.

The museum’s website does not list a separate admission price for the Centre alone; a combined ticket with the Museum of the Vistula in Tczew is available. Prices and concession rules apply until 31 December 2026.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The exhibitions are accessible to wheelchair users; the building has a lift adapted to the needs of people with mobility limitations and a toilet for wheelchair users.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations

The museum offers an educational programme for pupils and younger children, as well as interactive learning stations that enliven the visit.

Getting there & parking

By car: from the junction of national road no. 91 (Aleja Solidarności) with ul. Wojska Polskiego, follow the route to the roundabout by the Urząd Miejski (Town Hall), then continue along ul. 30 Stycznia and turn left into ul. Paderewskiego.

Amenities & dining

• Coat check
• Lockers

Free lockers for belongings; toilets on the ground floor.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent

A conference room can be rented in the Centre.

Plan your visit