Main Building National Museum in Szczecin - one of the six National Museum in Szczecin, located on the Chrobry Wall . The construction of the Wawel Chrobrego (the then Hakentarasse ) was decided in 1901. The building was built in 1908 - 1911 by Wilhelm Meyer-Schwartau . Originally the City Museum, officially opened June 23, 1913 , housed art collections. In 1944, during the raid the building was destroyed and on 21 March 1945 the most valuable exhibits were taken to the castle in Koburg . On June 29, 1948 , the Maritime Museum opened here, and was incorporated two years later into the branch of the National Museum in Szczecin. It now houses the Maritime Department, the Department of Non-European Cultures, the Numismatics Department, the Ethnography Department of Pomerania and the Education Department.