Main Town Hall

Gdańsk History Museum is dedicated to the history of Gdańsk since the Middle Ages to modern times. The collections consist of paintings, graphics, and handicrafts which presents the city architecture, urban development, everyday life, traditions, events, and historical figures. The facility also organizes museum lessons, regular workshops for kids, and historical shows.

One of the display units presented in the museum is the salamander. It's an elemental - a being bounded to forces of nature. The legend says that a mark of the salamander inside a building protects it from fire, hence its location at the top of the fireplace in the Winter Hall. Unfortunately, the magical power of the salamander didn't save Main Town Hall from the fire in 1945 when almost the entire city was destroyed during the war.

The museum is located in the Gothic and Renaissance building of Main Town Hall.