Ethnographic Museum

Gdańsk, Poland

Located inside the 18th-century Abbatial Granary inside Oliwa Park, this delightful little diversion features three floors showcasing all manner of folk-related artifacts from Eastern Pomerania and is considered to be one of the best collections of its kind in Poland. Exhibits include a wide range of folk art from wood carvings to some really amazing paintings made between the 18th and the early 20th century as well as folk furniture, displays of traditional fishing implements and other oddities. Explanations are in Polish only and there are no guide books for sale, but the museum is such a treat that you hardly notice this at all.

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Address

Cystersów 19, Gdańsk, Poland

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Details

Category: Museums in Poland

More Information

www.inyourpocket.com
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Rating

4.5/5 (based on Google user reviews)

Interesting Sites Nearby

Pier in Sopot (4,1 km)
Abbot's Palace (0,1 km)
Oliwa Cathedral (0,1 km)
Grand Hotel (4 km)
Westerplatte (7 km)
Guardhouse No 1 (7,6 km)
Wisloujscie Fortress (7,9 km)

Artus Court (9,3 km)
Main Town Hall (9,2 km)
Neptune's Fountain (9,3 km)
St. Mary's Church (9,2 km)
Green Gate (9,4 km)
Archaeological Museum (9,3 km)
Malbork Castle (51,4 km)
Royal Chapel (9,1 km)
Gdánsk Crane (9,3 km)

User Reviews

Shawleen (8 months ago)
Very cute a museum! And aromatic somehow?

Motto (12 months ago)
Just common tools in small space, not interesting

Marcin (4 years ago)
If you around you should visit.

Alex Filipowski (6 years ago)
Great modern art. It makes you think differently

Kuba (7 years ago)
Obsługa niemiła, ekspozycja mała i słabo przedstawiona.

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