Muzeum Marynarki Wojennej w Gdyni

About the museum

The Navy Museum was established in Gdynia on 28 June 1953 and collects memorabilia connected with the history of the Polish Navy. The first exhibition was housed in a former villa by the beach, and in the open air there were displayed, among other things, guns from Hel and from the wreck of the mine-layer ORP Gryf. For a time the destroyer ORP Burza served as the museum ship, and from 1976 it was replaced by ORP Błyskawica.

The old museum building was closed in 1969 because of its poor technical condition. The present seat, shared with the Museum of the City of Gdynia, was opened on 28 November 2012. The new multimedia permanent exhibition “Mamy rozkaz Cię utrzymać…” (We Have Orders to Hold On to You…) opened on 28 November 2018, on the hundredth anniversary of the re-founding of the Polish Navy. It tells the story of its hundred years: from the organisation of the fleet and bases in Gdynia, Hel and Puck, through the wartime trials and the postwar and Stalinist periods, to the accession to NATO.

The collections include, among others, a 152 mm gun from the Laskowski battery, guns and a turret from submarines, and the only surviving example in the world of the German rocket-propelled BT 1000 bomb-torpedo. Outside, on an area of about 2,000 square metres, the Open-Air Exhibition of Naval Weapons and Armament is presented. Since 24 March 2025 visitors can also go on board the submarine ORP Sokół.

Highlights

• Permanent exhibition “Mamy rozkaz Cię utrzymać…” (We Have Orders to Hold On to You…) on a century of the Navy
• Submarine ORP Sokół
• Armoury of the Navy Museum (Zbrojownia Muzeum MW) with naval armament of the 20th century
• Open-Air Exhibition of Naval Weapons and Armament
• Exhibition of ship models “W świecie dawnych żaglowców” (In the World of Old Sailing Ships)
• Vinegre restaurant on the 3rd floor

Permanent exhibitions

• Mamy rozkaz Cię utrzymać… – A multimedia permanent exhibition on the hundred-year history of the Polish Navy, with the most valuable relics and ship models.
• Zbrojownia Muzeum MW – Original elements of naval armament used in the 20th century.
• W świecie dawnych żaglowców – Models of sailing ships from the late Middle Ages to the second half of the 19th century, supplemented by an exhibition of paintings by Marian Mokwa.

Founded

1953

Director

Tomasz Miegoń

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Fridays – free admission, without a guided service.

Tickets are valid on the day of purchase and are not refundable; they are available at the museum’s ticket office and online (online from 1 March to 31 October). The Pomeranian Tourist Card / Gdynia Package (Pakiet Gdynia) is honoured. Ticket sales may be temporarily suspended because of the visitor limit.

Accessibility

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

There is one entrance to the museum, by a gangway with handrails, adapted for wheelchair users, people on crutches and families with pushchairs. The rooms have no thresholds, and a lift with Braille markings serves all levels. One toilet on the ground floor is adapted for people with mobility impairments (with a changing table, handrails and an alarm button). Wheelchairs are available for visitors in the cloakroom. Three induction loops operate at the ticket office by the shop. There are tactile boards on each level. The audio-guide app includes a track with audio description and a video with a Polish Sign Language interpreter. Assistance dogs and guide dogs are allowed in all areas. Disabled parking spaces are on ul. Sędzickiego, by the Musical Theatre.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
• Stroller-friendly
• Baby changing facilities

In the permanent exhibition room there is an educational corner where museum lessons for children take place. A family audio-guide route and a 2+2 family ticket for PLN 75 are available. A changing table is in the toilet adapted for people with mobility impairments.

Getting there & parking

The museum lies on the Seafront Boulevard, opposite the City Beach.

Amenities & dining

• Restaurant
• Museum shop
• Coat check

On the 3rd floor there is the Vinegre restaurant, accessible by lift without ticket scanning. The building has a museum shop with books, toys and souvenirs, and a rest corner.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent

The museum offers the hire of space (see the section “Wynajem powierzchni” on the museum’s website).

Plan your visit