GDYNIA X 10

Senate of the Republic of Poland, Warsaw
18.02.2026 – 25.03.2026
Vernissage: 18.02.2026

Ten decades, each of which was a step towards fulfilling the vision of a Poland open to the world. According to one of the definitions, Gdynia was the greatest social uprising of the second Republic of Poland, thanks to which a modern port and the city surrounding it were created. In turn, according to the opinion of new residents, Gdynia was our Polish El Dorado, the Wild West and New York all rolled into one.

From the miracle of modernism, through the turbulent times of war, the winds of change in the 1970s and 1980s, to setting trends in everyday life and local politics after 1989: Gdynia, like a radar, picked up on all social and political phenomena, filtering them through the energy derived from the city’s pioneering days.

The Senate of the Republic of Poland has passed a resolution to designate 2026 as the Year of the City of Gdynia. The centenary of Gdynia obtaining city rights is an opportunity to take a journey back in time – from the present day to the city’s beginnings. The collections of the Museum of the City of Gdynia and the unique exhibits of the Naval Museum in Gdynia serve as a compass for this journey.

10 decades. 10 stories. 100 years.

EXHIBITION INITIATOR
Senator Sławomir Rybicki

CURATOR
Michał Miegoń

IN COLLABORATION WITH
Karin Moder

GRAPHIC DESIGN
Jan Rosiek

EXHIBITION DESIGN
Biuro Kreacja – Dorota Terlecka, Anna Sabała-Bykowska

PRODUCTION
Biuro Kreacja – Dorota Terlecka, Anna Sabała-Bykowska

TEXTS
Dawid Gajos, Dariusz Małszycki, Michał Miegoń, Barbara Mikołajczuk, Joanna Mróz

SELECTION OF EXHIBITS
Aneta Baranowska, Dominika Kamińska, Józef Głowacki, Piotr Czerepak, Damian Piątkowski

MONTAGE
Artmontage

PHOTOGRAPHS
Gdynia City Museum, Kosycarz Foto Press, Marek Sałatowski, Przemysław Kozłowski, Zbigniew Treppa

EXHIBITS
The Naval Museum in Gdynia

PLANS AND DOCUMENTS
Gdynia City Museum

EXHIBITION PARTNER
The Senate of the Republic of Poland

ORGANISERS
Gdynia City Museum, The Naval Museum in Gdynia