National Maritime Museum, Gdańsk
Narodowe Muzeum Morskie | |
The Crane - first main site of the museum | |
Former name | Centralne Muzeum Morskie (Central Maritime Museum), Polskie Muzeum Morskie (Polish Maritime Museum) |
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| Established | 1 January 1962 |
| Location | Gdańsk, Poland |
| Coordinates | 54°21′04″N 18°39′32″E / 54.351040°N 18.659°E |
| Type | Maritime museum |
| Collection size | over 28 thousands objects |
| Director | Jerzy Litwin |
| Website | nmm |
The National Maritime Museum in Gdańsk (Polish: Narodowe Muzeum Morskie) is a maritime museum in Gdańsk, Poland, established on 1 January 1962. It is dedicated to gathering, researching and preserving artifacts and documents concerning ship transport, international trade, fishing and culture of people working at sea, rivers and those ashore as well as the dissemination of knowledge on maritime history of Poland and its economy through the ages.