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A virtual walk is a form of multimedia presentation of an object or place in a full 360 degree perspective around its own axis and 180 degrees in the up-down plane, completely interactive through cursor movements on the screen. Thanks to this virtual tour, the viewer has the impression of being physically in a specific space.

The Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk has opened the only VR Zone of its kind in Europe with six permanent stations. Thanks to it, visitors from all over the world will be able to participate in the "Virtual walk through Westerplatte". Our walk consists of 100 original panoramas of Westerplatte - also from a bird's eye view, 40 meticulously incorporated archival photographs, over 30 recordings of historical accounts and soundtracks, including accounts of the defenders of the Military Transit Depot.

Dodge WC 52, czyli wielozadaniowy, lekki samochód ciężarowy produkowany w latach 1941 – 1945 w Stanach Zjednoczonych Ameryki Północnej, jest jednym z najciekawszych eksponatów, pozyskanych przez Muzeum w ciągu roku jego działalności!

Mrs Agnieszka, from Toruń, has been planning her visit since last year, but only now has she managed to come to Gdańsk, just to visit the Museum of the Second World War.

W Muzeum II Wojny Światowej 8 marca odbyła się prezentacja książki "Danuta Siedzikówna ps. 'Inka' (1928-1946). Pamięć i tożsamość" ks. dr. Jarosława Wąsowicza, która jest zbiorem świadectw osób związanych z postacią słynnej sanitariuszki.

Duodrama "Scars of memory - the story of Jan Karski" is another adaptation, after radio dramas and monodrama, based on the play "Scars of Freedom - a literary and theatrical story about a secret emissary" by Jacek Ryś (father of Sebastian Ryś, playing young Karski). It is a complex theatrical spectacle, connected with memories and strong emotions from the war period. It consists of both the heroic aspects of the young courier's activity and the later humiliating, bitter moments of life, analysed many years later by Karski.

On the occasion of the National Remembrance Day for Poles Who Saved Jews under the German occupation, the Director of the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk, Dr. Karol Nawrocki, took part in the ceremony in Markowa.

The premiere of "They kept conquering the evil with good" took place on March 3, 2018 on the stage of the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk. The performance was the culmination of the theatrical and educational project "Changing the perspective" and was prepared by a children's group under the direction of Magdalena Gajewska.

An extraordinary meeting with an excellent film and theatre actress: Barbara Krafftówna at the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk.