At 4.48 a.m on 1st of September 1939, the German battleship, Schleswig Holstein, paying a courtesy visit to Gdańsk, began shelling Westerplatte, where the Polish Military Transit Depot was located. The battle lasted seven days. Guardhouse No. 1 was one of the key links in the chain of the Polish defence.
| Day of the week | Opening hours | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 10:00 - 16:00 | ||
| Tuesday | 10:00 - 16:00 | ||
| Wednesday | 10:00 - 16:00 | ||
| Thursday | 10:00 - 16:00 | ||
| Friday | 10:00 - 16:00 | ||
| Saturday | 10:00 - 16:00 | ||
| Sunday | 10:00 - 16:00 | ||
| Day of the week | Opening hours | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 12:00 - 18:00 | ||
| Tuesday | 10:00 - 18:00 | ||
| Wednesday | 10:00 - 18:00 | ||
| Thursday | 10:00 - 18:00 | ||
| Friday | 10:00 - 18:00 | ||
| Saturday | 10:00 - 18:00 | ||
| Sunday | 10:00 - 18:00 | ||
| Day of the week | Opening hours | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 10:00 - 16:00 | ||
| Tuesday | 10:00 - 16:00 | ||
| Wednesday | 10:00 - 16:00 | ||
| Thursday | 10:00 - 16:00 | ||
| Friday | 10:00 - 16:00 | ||
| Saturday | 10:00 - 16:00 | ||
| Sunday | 10:00 - 16:00 | ||
| Tickets | ||
|---|---|---|
| normal | 8.00 PLN | |
| reduced | 5.00 PLN | |
| when? | name | where? | about what? | for free | for children | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Permanent exhibition Permanent exhibition | Guardhouse no 1. at Westerplatte ul. Majora Henryka Sucharskiego 80-601 Gdańsk Pomeranian | utility items, war - other conflicts, weapons and militaria | |||
![]() | Permanent exhibition Permanent exhibition | Museum of the Polish Post Office Place temporarily unavailable pl. Obrońców Poczty Polskiej 1 / 2 80-800 Gdańsk Pomeranian | city, documents, martyrology, utility items | yes | ||
![]() | Permanent exhibition Permanent exhibition | Museum of Amber ul. Wielkie Młyny 16 80-849 Gdańsk Pomeranian | art crafts, environment | yes | yes | |
![]() | The collection of clocks Permanent exhibition | Gdańsk Museum of Science ul. Profesorska 3 80-849 Gdańsk Pomeranian | art crafts | |||
![]() | Imitacje i falsyfikaty bursztynu Permanent exhibition | Museum of Amber ul. Wielkie Młyny 16 80-849 Gdańsk Pomeranian | geology | yes | yes | |
![]() | Dwór Artusa Permanent exhibition | Artus Court ul. Długi Targ 43 / 44 80-831 Gdańsk Pomeranian | art crafts, interior, painting | yes | ||
![]() | Muzeum Wnętrz Mieszczańskich Permanent exhibition | Uphagen House ul. Długa 12 80-827 Gdańsk Pomeranian | art crafts, interior, painting | yes |