Situated in the historic building of the former Evangelical church dating back to the 15th century, the Fisheries Museum presents the history of Hel and the traditional regional fishing and boatbuilding craft of the Kashubians. Inside, where the unique arrangement combines the exhibition advantages with the exceptional features of the former sacred space, the historic boats and fishing tools are presented in the form of installations, as well as the boatbuilder’s workshops and topics related to the Baltic Sea ecology. The Museum collection also comprises a large variety of archive maritime photographs and paintings, including the paintings by e.g., Stanisław Kamocki and Jan Maksymilian Kasprowicz.. Around the building there are traditional fishing boats presented in the form of open-air museum, and the Museum special attraction is the tower with a view of the port in Hel and the Gulf of Gdańsk.
Opening hours
Monday – Sunday 10:00-16:00
(valid until 5.05.2024)
In the Fisheries Museum the last tickets are sold 30 minutes before closing.
Opening hours in other time periods (2024)
Museum closures (2024)
Tickets
Regular – 23 PLN
Discount – 17 PLN
The ticket includes entry to the Tower.
Family ticket (2 adults + 3 children) – 68 PLN
Group supervisor or guide (1 person per 10 participants) – 1 PLN
Wednesday – free entrance for the permanent exhibition. That day the ticket price for Tower – 8,50 PLN and for current exhibition – 8,50 PLN
Practical information
Address:
Muzeum Rybołówstwa
Bulwar Nadmorski 2
84-150 Hel
Employees:
Tadeusz Muża – head of branch
Phone/fax: +48 58 675 05 52
E-mail:
hel@nmm.pl
Getting to the Fisheries Museum
- If you chose PKP: leave at the Hel station, from there head to the Fisheries Museum – more detailed route on Google Maps (800 m, 9 minutes)
- If you travel from the water bus berth – see Żegluga Gdańska website, more detailed route on Google Maps (400 m, 4 minutes)
- If you travel by car – follow the Dworcowa Street, then the Komandora Porucznika Przybyszewskiego and Admirała Steyera Kaszubska streets – more detailed route on Google Maps
Parking spaces
- 5 parking spaces for bicycles
- Toll parking for passenger cars: along the Kaszubska street – more detailed route on Google Maps (230-400 m, 3-5 minutes), parking on the Admirała Steyera street – more detailed route on mapach Google (500 m, 6 minutes), parking on the Admirała Steyera street – more detailed route on Google Maps (550 m, 6 minutes), on the Wiejska street – more detailed route on Google Maps (300 m, 4 minutes)
- Toll parking for coaches: parking on the Admirała Steyera street – more detailed route on Google Maps (500 m, 6 minutes), parking on the Admirała Steyera street – more detailed route on Google Maps (550 m, 6 minutes)
About the tour
- Exhibitions on 3 floors
- Average tour duration: 1 hour
Information for people with disabilities
- Exhibitions accessible for wheelchair users (except for the terrace of the lookout tower)
- A lift adapted for persons with reduced mobility and visually impaired
Taking pictures of the exhibitions
- Only taking pictures and amateur videos (without flash and tripod) for personal use is permitted. Professional photography and filming require the permission of the Director of the Museum
Foreign languages at the exhibitions
- Captions in Polish
- Cards with captions in English and German
Additional information
- No cloakroom
- No toilets
