Free things to do in Gdansk
Last update March 2020
My name is Ania Anna Kotula and I work as a tour guide for Gdansk, Gdynia and Sopot. I decided to make a list of free attractions in Gdansk. I put them in two categories:
a) Attractions in Gdansk always for free
b) Free days in Gdansk museums
Attractions in Gdansk always for free
1. St. Mary’s Church in Gdansk (in Polish Bazylika Mariacka or Kościół Mariacki)
When for free? everyday
From Monday to Saturday: 8:30 – 17:30 ( in the summertime 1.07 – 31.08 from 8:30 to 18:30)
Sunday and church holidays: 11:00 – 12:00 and 13:00 – 17:30 (in the summertime 1.07 – 31.08 from 11:00 – 12:00 and 13:00 – 18:30)
2. Health and Safety Hall (in Polish – Sala BHP Gdansk)
When for free?
Every day from 10:00 till 18:00.
It is possible to rent a space for private ceremonies so from time to time it is not possible to visit it.
The sight is on the tour:
www.tourguideservicegdansk.com/the-solidarity-route-of-gdansk-the-lech-walesa-tour
3. Time Machine – Man and Missile (in Polish Hevelianum – wystawa – „Wehikuł czasu – człowiek i pocisk, czyli epizody z historii Góry Gradowej”)
When for free?
From Tuesday till Friday from 8:00 till 16:00
Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 till 18:00
4. The European Solidarity Center – a viewing point on the roof (in Polish – Europejskie Centrum Solidarności – taras widokowy)
When for free?
MAY — SEPTEMBER – 7 days a week | 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
OCTOBER — APRIL – 7 days a week | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
The sight is on the tour:
https://tourguideservicegdansk.com/tours/the-solidarity-route-of-gdansk-the-lech-walesa-tour/
Free days in Gdansk museum
1. Main Town Hall in Gdansk (in Polish Ratusz Głównego Miasta)
When for free?
From May till September on Mondays from 10:00 till 13:00
From October till April on Tuesdays from 10:00 till 13:00
The sight is on the tour:
https://tourguideservicegdansk.com/tours/gdansk-sopot-and-gdynia-in-one-day/
2. Uphagen House (in Polish Dom Uphagena – Muzeum Wnętrz Mieszczańskich)
When for free?
From May till September on Mondays from 10:00 till 13:00
From October till April on Tuesdays from 10:00 till 13:00
The sight is on the tour:
https://tourguideservicegdansk.com/tours/gdansk-city-tour-a-walk-through-the-old-town-of-gdansk/
3. The Museum of Amber (in Polish – Muzeum Bursztynu)
When for free?
From May till September on Mondays from 10:00 till 13:00
From October till April on Tuesdays from 10:00 till 13:00
The sight is on the tour:
https://tourguideservicegdansk.com/tours/gdansk-city-tour-a-walk-through-the-old-town-of-gdansk/
4. Polish Post Office Museum (in Polish – Muzeum Poczty Polskiej)
When for free?
From May till September on Mondays from 10:00 till 13:00
From October till April on Tuesdays from 10:00 till 13:00
The sight is on the tour:
https://tourguideservicegdansk.com/tours/world-war-2-in-gdansk/
5. The National Museum in Gdansk (in Polish – Muzeum Narodowe w Gdańsku- Oddział Sztuki Dawnej) – Currently (March 2020) closed for refurbishment
When for free?
Every Friday
From May till September from 10:00 till 17:00
From October till April from 9:00 till 16:00
6. The Romanesque Cellar (in Polish – Piwnica Romańska oddział Muzeum Archeologiczne w Gdańsku)
When for free?
Every Sunday
From September till May from 9:00 till 17:00
From June till August from 10:00 till 18:00
7. The main building of the Archaeological Museum in Gdańsk (Dom Przyrodników – Muzeum Archeologiczne w Gdańsku)
When for free?
Every Saturday
From September till June from 9:00 till 16:00
From July till August from 10:00 till 17:00
8. National Maritime Museum in Gdansk – Granaries on Ołowianka Island (in Polish – Narodowe Muzeum Morskie – oddział Spichlerze na Ołowiance)
When for free? Every Wednesday
From 2.01.2020 till 10.06.2020 From 10.00 till 13.00
From 12.06.2020 till 30.08.2020 From 10.00 till 18.00
From 31.08.2020 till 31.12.2020 From 10.00 till 13.00
9. National Maritime Museum in Gdansk – The Crane (in Polish – Narodowe Muzeum Morskie – oddział Żuraw)
When for free?
Every Wednesday
From 2.01.2020 till 10.06.2020 From 10.00 till 13.00
From 12.06.2020 till 30.08.2020 From 10.00 till 18.00
From 31.08.2020 till 31.12.2020 From 10.00 till 13.00
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10. National Maritime Museum in Gdansk – Maritime Culture Centre (in Polish – Narodowe Muzeum Morskie- oddział Ośrodek Kultury Morskiej)
When for free?
Every Wednesday
From 2.01.2020 till 10.06.2020 From 10.00 till 13.00
From 12.06.2020 till 30.08.2020 From 10.00 till 18.00
From 31.08.2020 till 31.12.2020 From 10.00 till 13.00
