The European Night of Museums took place on Saturday 13 May 2023 in two locations, i.e. at the headquarters of the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk and on the Westerplatte Peninsula, where the Museum of Westerplatte and the War of 1939 is being developed.

Europejska Noc Muzeów
Europejska Noc Muzeów

Our new book, The Arithmetic of War: WWII Battles in 15 Infographics, was displayed in the square in front of the museum, where MIIWŚ staff and book’s authors presented this unique WWII album published by the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk. The book tells the story of 15 battles of WWII through fascinating infographics, surprising statistics and carefully selected textual content. The Polish edition of this book will be out in June this year.

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