1. Emigration Museum in Gdynia & European Solidarity Center in Gdansk, Poland

2. Poland – The Heart of Europe

3. Poland

4. Emigration Museum in Gdynia

5. IDEA History of Millions of Poles The Only Such Place in Poland - At Polska Street No. 1 - Opened in May, 2015 Connecting Stories

6. Emigration Museum in Gdynia

7. Mission The mission of the Emigration Museum in Poland is to recount the fates of millions of both anonymous and famous people… Through educational and cultural projects, the museum hopes to become a place of encounter and discussion…

8. Emigration Museum in Gdynia

9. Marine Station Gdynia – Polska Street No. 1 Why at the Marine Station in Gdynia? M.S. Batory – Legendary Polish Ocean Liner Building commissioned in 1933 and decommissioned in 1988 – Over 80 years tradition! It was through here that hundreds of thousands of people departed from Poland before the outbreak of the war

10. Emigration Museum in Gdynia Permanent Exhibition Tells the history of emigration from Polish lands from 19 th century to present time Great Emigration, Industrial Revolution, Mass Emigration to the United States, life in the Brazilian jungle, society in Chicago, World War II, Polish People’s Republic and modern time of European Union Large multimedia installation of a globe dedicated to Polish presence in the world

11. Emigration Museum in Gdynia

13. Collections Letters Documents Diaries Photographs Personal belongings

14. Emigration Museum in Gdynia

16. Learn more… Website: http://www.polska1.pl/en/ The Day of the Polish Diaspora and Poles Abroad – May 2 every year since 2002! The Plazynski Award - Polonia journalist, Polish-based journalist concerned with Polonia themes, foreign journalist concerned with Polonia themes and Polonia editorial office. The Strzelecki Award – “Man Above Borders” - The creator of the best film or photo documentary about migration. How do immigrants find their feet in a new reality? What are their life stories? What values do they introduce to the new places?

17. European Solidarity Center - Gdansk

18. Opened in August 2014 Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, the Local Government of the Pomorskie Voivodeship, the Solidarity Trade Union and the Solidarity Centre Foundation established the European Solidarity Centre 1 st year it opened 390 thousand people visited the center Just received Europe Museum Prize for 2016

19. European Solidarity Center - Gdansk

21. MISSION DISCOVER HISTORY AND DECIDE ABOUT THE FUTURE To commemorate, maintain and popularize the heritage and message of the Solidarity movement and the anti-communist democratic opposition in Poland and throughout the world To inspire new cultural, civic, trade union, local government, national and European initiatives with a universal dimension To share the achievements of the peaceful struggle for freedom, justice, democracy and human rights with those who are deprived of them. To actively take part in the building of the European identity and new international order

22. European Solidarity Center - Gdansk

23. Permanent Exhibition The Birth of Solidarity Movement The Power of the Powerless Solidarity and Hope John Paul II At War with Society The Road to Democracy The Triumph of Freedom

24. European Solidarity Center - Gdansk

27. Learn more… Website: http://www.ecs.gda.pl/http://www.ecs.gda.pl/ All About Freedom Festival – every October Education – Solidarity School, Green Freedom School Archives Library Foreigner Club – Weekly meetings & learning Polish

28. Reagan Park in Gdansk

29. Baltic Sea

30. Beautiful Gdansk

32. Sopot

33. Fish

34. Baltic Herring

35. Baltic Amber

36. Traditions & Everyday Life

37. Goldwasser Vodka

38. Kashubians

39. Poland – Culture & Cuisine

40. Poland Culinary Vacations