Travel Guide
Historical Art Department
The Gdansk National Museum’s Historical Art Department is housed in a post-monastery building which was originally used by the Franciscan Order. In 1556, the last Prussian curator Johann Rolaw handed the church and monastery over to the city authorities on condition that the building would be used “exclusively for scientific purposes.”
In the 19th century, during the Napoleonic Wars, the army was stationed in the post-monastery building. Some of the rooms were turned into stables, storerooms and a field hospital. The Gothic buildings got badly damaged in the process. Fortunately, in 1845 Rudolf Freitag, a sculptor and art lover, moved into the ruined building to live there for many years. He doggedly strove to prevent this witness of history from being torn down and in 1872 turned it into a museum, which visitors can enjoy to this day.
Address: 1 Torunska Street
Opening hours:
Mondays – closed
Tuesdays – Sundays – 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. *
Thursdays – 12:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Tickets:
10 PLN – normal
6 PLN – reduced
*free admission on Fridays
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