Folklore of Gdańsk Pomerania

The permanent exhibition of the Department of Ethnography of the National Museum in Gdansk concerns traditional forms of rural economy of various ethnic groups of Gdansk Pomerania: Kashubians, Kociewians, Borowians, Powiślans, Żuławians.

The material gathered in the exhibition makes it possible to trace the basic activities of the aforementioned ethnic groups connected with their everyday existence, such as fishing, land cultivation, animal husbandry and home food processing. It covers a time when the peasant economy was still largely self-sufficient and many of the necessary tools and utensils were made in-house. Chronologically, the exhibition covers the period from the mid-19th century to the second half of the 20th century, although many of the items on display have been preserved over a much longer period of time. In the garden adjacent to the granary building, visitors can admire works by Pomeranian folk artists created during an open-air workshop held on the premises: picturesque chapels with figures of saints inside, and several figural beehives.