The National Museum in Gdańsk is one of Poland’s oldest and most important museum institutions, and the leading cultural centre in the Pomerania region. Its origins go back to the 19th‑century Stadtmuseum and the Museum of Decorative Arts. Re‑established after World War II, it has operated under its current name since 1948 and has held the status of a national museum since 1972. The museum’s main seat is the Gothic‑Renaissance Franciscan monastery complex at Toruńska Street, where the Department of Old Art presents masterpieces such as Hans Memling’s world‑famous Last Judgment and works from the renowned Jacob Kabrun collection. The National Museum in Gdańsk consists of several branches: -Department of Old Art -Department of Modern Art – Abbots’ Palace in Oliwa -Ethnography Department – Opacki Granary -Green Gate Department -Museum of the Polish National Anthem in Będomin -Museum of Noble Traditions in Waplewo Wielkie -NOMUS – New Art Museum (a branch of the Modern Art Department) Its collections include Gdańsk painting from the 16th–20th centuries, Flemish and Dutch art, medieval sculpture, decorative arts, ceramics, textiles, photography, contemporary art, and unique ethnographic collections from Pomerania and the Żuławy region. The museum also conducts extensive research, conservation and educational activities.