Warsaw Museums
Museums in Warsaw
Welcome to the Love Warsaw "Museums in Warsaw" section. It's a museum lover's paradise here in Warsaw. From among Warsaw's numerous museums, the most prestigious ones are the National Museum with a wide collection of works whose origin ranges in time from antiquity till the present epoch as well as one of the best collections of paintings in the country and the Museum of the Polish Army whose set portrays the history of arms. Below you will find a detailed & comprehensive directory of Warsaw museums which includes opening hours and contact details.
Wilanow Poster Museum
Address: Ulica Stanislawa Kostki-Potockiego 10/16. Tel: +48 (22) 8424848.
Wilanow Poster Museum was founded in 1968 and is Europe's first museum dedicated entirely to posters. It has a fascinating display of 55,000 posters from Poland and many other countries. In Poland, poster art was acknowledged earlier than elsewhere. Names such as Henryk Tomaszewski, Franczisek Starowieyski and Jan Lenica have international fame. Of particular interest are Polish posters of the socialist times...
The National Museum
Address: Al. Jerozolimskie 3.Tel: +48 (22) 6211031.
In 1916 the Museum of Fine Arts in Warsaw, set up on the strength of the May 20th 1862 Law on Public Education in the Kingdom of Poland, was renamed National Museum in Warsaw. At the time the museum was based in 15 Podwale Street. In 1926 the construction of the museum's current seat in Aleje Jerozolimskie began. In 1932 an exhibition of decorative art was opened in the two earliest erected wings...
Palace of Culture and Science
Address: Pl. Defilad 1.Tel: +48 (22) 6567741.
The Palace of Culture and Science (Polish: Palac Kultury i Nauki, also abbreviated PKiN) in Warsaw is the tallest building in Poland, the seventh tallest building in the European Union, and the world's 187th tallest building at 237 metres (778 ft). The building was originally known as the Joseph Stalin Palace of Culture and Science (Palac Kultury i Nauki imienia Jozefa Stalina), but in the wake of destalinization the dedication was revoked...
Museum Directory
Adam Mickiewicz Museum of Literature
20 Old Market Sq., ph. + 48 22 831 40 61
http://www.muzeumliteratury.com.pl
Opening hours: Mon., Tue., Wed., Fri. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Thu. 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Admission: regular - 6 PLN, reduced - 5 PLN, on Sundays admission free
The Museum houses rich collections documenting the history of Polish Literature from Romanticism to modern times: manuscripts, books, art work, prints, engravings, writers’ souvenirs, photos and recordings. Permanent exhibitions: ‘Adam Mickiewicz 1798-1855’. Biographic and literary temporary exhibitions.
Ancient Mazovian Metallurgy Museum
2 Jana Pawła II Sq., 05-800 Pruszków
ph. + 48 22 758 72 66
http://www.muzeum.miasto.pruszkow.pl
Opening hours:
Tue.-Sat. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sat., Sun. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Admission: regular 5 PLN, reduced 4 PLN
Andrzej Strug Museum
210 Niepodległości Ave., apt. 10a, ph. + 48 22 825 09 71
http://www.muzeumliteratury.pl
Opening hours: Wed., Fri. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Tue., Thu. noon - 6 p.m., on first and third Sunday of month noon - 5 p.m.
Admission: regular - 3 PLN, reduced - 2 PLN
A biographic and literary exhibition in the pre-war apartment of Andrzej Strug, recalling the literary and journalistic activities of the writer and his participation in the political and social life of pre-war Poland.
Anna and Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz Museum
1 Gołębia St., 05-807 Podkowa Leśna
ph. + 48 22 758 93 63
http://www.stawisko.pl
Opening hours:
Tue., Wed., Fri. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.,
Thu. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.,
Sun. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Admission: regular - 6 PLN, reduced - 5 PLN,
Tuesday - free entry.
Antonina Leśniewska Museum of Pharmacy
31/33 Piwna St., ph. + 48 22 831 71 79
http://www.muzeumfarmacji.mhw.pl
Opening hours: Tue., Thu. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Wed., Fri. 10 a.m. - 3.30 p.m., Sat., Sun. 10.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m.
Admission: regular - 5 PLN, reduced - 2,5 PLN, on Sundays admission free
Asia and Pacific Museum in Warsaw
24 Solec St., tel. + 48 22 629 67 24
http://www.muzeumazji.pl
Asian Gallery
5 Freta St., ph. + 48 22 635 28 11
Opening hours: Mon.-Sat. noon - 6 p.m., Sun. noon - 4 p.m.
Admission: regular - 5 PLN, reduced - 3 PLN, on Thursdays admission free
The Museum was founded in 1973 on the basis of the Andrzej Wawrzyniak collection, donated to the Polish State. The exhibitions feature art work, religious objects, weapons and historical objects related to the material culture of the nations of the Far East and Pacific regions.
Castle Arsenal Museum
2 Batorego St., 07-121 Liw
ph. + 48 25 792 57 17
http://www.liw-zamek.pl
Admission: regular 6 PLN, reduced 4 PLN.
Opening hours:
Mai - September:
Tue. - Fri. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
October - April:
Tue. - Sat. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Admission: regular 6 PLN, reduced 4 PLN.
Centre of Polish Sculpture
1 Topolowa St., Orońsko
ph. + 48 48 618 45 16
http://www.rzezba-oronsko.pl
Opening hours:
1st April - 31st October:
Tue.-Fri. 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.,
Sat., Sun. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
1st November - 31st March:
Tue.-Fri. 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.,
Sat., Sun. 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Admission: regular - 5 PLN, reduced - 3 PLN
Chopin Family Drawing-Room
5 Krakowskie Przedmieście St., ph. + 48 22 320 02 75
http://www.nifc.pl
Opening hours: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Admission: regular - 3 PLN, reduced - 2 PLN, groups - 1 PLN/per person, on Wednesdays admission free
The drawing-room, part of the apartment in which Chopin spent his final years before
leaving Poland, was reconstructed from a drawing by Antoni Kolberg. It contains period furniture and instruments, including a nineteenth-century piano made by the firm of Buchholtz. The display is enhanced by portraits, including likenesses of Frederic Chopin’s parents and siblings, prints of Warsaw from the first decades of the nineteenth century, glassware and porcelain.
Chopin Manor House in Żelazowa Wola
(branch of Fryderyk Chopin Museum)
Żelazowa Wola
ph. + 48 46 863 33 00
http://www.nifc.pl
Opening hours:
MANOR:
16th April - 15th October: Tue.-Sun. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
16th October - 15th April: Tue.-Sun. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
PARK:
1st May - 31st August: Mon. 9 a.m. - 5.30 p.m., Tue.-Sun. 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
1st September - 15th October and 1st March - 30th April: Mon.-Sun. 9 a.m. - 5.30 p.m.
16th October - 28 February: Mon.-Sun. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Admission:
Manor + Park: regular 12 PLN, reduced 6 PLN
Park: regular 4 PLN, reduced 2 PLN
Contemporary Art Museum
4/5 Market Sq., 26-600 Radom
ph. + 48 48 362 25 50
http://www.muzeum.edu.pl
Open houres:
Mon. - Thu. 9.00 - 15.00
Fri. 10.00 - 17.00
Sun. 10.00 - 16.00
Admission: regular 4 PLN, reduced 3 PLN.
Sunday - free entry.
Diocesan Museum
3a Tumska St., 09-402 Płock
ph. + 48 24 262 26 23
http://www.www.muzeumdiecezjalneplock.pl
Opening hours:
May - September: Tue.-Sat. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
October - April: Wed.-Sat. 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Admission: regular - 6 PLN, reduced - 3 PLN
Diocesan Museum in Siedlce
56 Bpa I. Świrskiego St., 08-110 Siedlce
ph. + 48 25 644 98 65
http://www.muzeum.siedlce.pl
Opening hours:
Tue.Thu.-Sat. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.,
Wed. 12 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Admission: regular 8 PLN, reduced 4 PLN
Diving Museum
88 Grzybowska St.
http://www.muzeumnurkowania.pl
e-mail: office@muzeumnurkowania.pl
Opening hours: Tue. 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., otherwise upon request
Education Center in Kampinos National Park
38 Tetmajera St., 05-080 Izabelin
ph. + 48 22 722 60 01
http://www.kampinoski-pn.gov.pl
Opening hours:
Mon.-Fri. 7.30 a.m. - 3.30 p.m.,
Sat., Sun. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Eryk Lipiński Museum of Cartoon Art and Caricature
11 Kozia St., ph. + 48 22 827 88 95
http://www.muzeumkarykatury.pl
Opening hours: Tue.-Sun. 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., Thu. 11 a.m.- 8 p.m.
Admission: regular - 5 PLN, reduced - 3 PLN, Saturdays - admission free
The museum houses over 20 thousand exhibits: caricatures, satiric drawings, portraits, reproductions, originating from purchases, donations and exchanges.
Firefighting Museum
9 Wiejska St., 08-130 Kotuń
ph. +48 25 641 44 40
http://www.muzeumsiedlce.art.pl/kotun.html
Opening hours:
Tue.-Sat. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Admission: regular 3 PLN, reduced 2 PLN.
Fryderyk Chopin Museum
1 Okólnik St., ph. + 48 22 826 59 35
http://www.nifc.pl
The Museum is closed for renovation.
The Frederic Chopin Museum is in the Baroque-classicist Ostrogski Castle, built in the 17th century to the design of the famous Dutch architect Tylman van Gameren and is spectacularly situated on the Vistula embankment. The Museum is home to the richest collection of Chopin-related items in the world, comprising autographs, first editions of Chopin’s work with handwritten annotations, manuscripts and editions of work by composers from the Chopin circle, the composer’s correspondence, portraits of Chopin, his family and friends (oils, etchings, photographs, sculptures and medals) and souvenirs of various sorts, connected directly or indirectly with the composer’s person and oeuvre.
Gas Industry Museum
25 Kasprzaka St., ph. + 48 22 691 85 23
Opening hours: Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Admission free
General Władysław Sikorski Museum
3 Turecka St., ph. + 48 22 841 35 91
Opening hours: Tue. 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Admission free
Historic Museum in Przasnysz
1 Market Sq., 06-300 Przasnysz
ph. + 48 29 752 28 66
http://www.muzeum-ostroleka.art.pl
Opening hours:
Mon., Wed., Fri. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.,
Tue., Thu. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.,
Sat., Sun. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Admission: regular - 3 PLN, reduced - 2 PLN.
Sunday - free entry.
Historical Iron Foundry in Chlewiska
4 Partyzantów St., Chlewiska
ph. 048 628 71 93
http://www.muzeum-techniki.waw.pl
Opening hours:
1st May - 31st October: Tue.-Sun. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m
1st November - 30th April: Date and hours of visiting are fixed individually.
Admission: regular 5 PLN, reduced 2,5 PLN.
Historical Museum of Warsaw
28/42 Old Market Sq., ph. + 48 22 635 16 25
http://www.mhw.pl
Opening hours: Tue., Thu. 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., Wed., Fri. 10 a.m. - 3.30 p.m., Sat., Sun. 10.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m.
Admission: regular - 6 PLN, reduced - 3 PLN, on Sundays admission free
TAn exhibition in 60 rooms presenting the history of the capital from its very beginnings to modern times. Historical interiors on several storeys of the renovated buildings are filled with sculptures from different epochs. The entire exhibition brings
Warsaw closer to visitors, down through the many centuries of its existence, and creates a unique atmosphere. In the Museum cinema there is a projection of a very moving film of the destruction and rebuilding of the City (Tuesday – Saturday at noon, English version, other versions on request, ph. 0 22 635 16 25 ext. 108).
History Meeting House
20 Karowa St., ph. +48 22 826 51 95
http://www.dsh.waw.pl
Opening hours: Tue.-Fri. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sat., Sun. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Admission free
The History Meeting House (Dom Spotkań z Historią), established on March 1st, 2006, is a self-regulating cultural institution of the capital city of Warsaw. It is engaged in the propagation of the history of Warsaw, Poland and Central and Eastern Europe of the 20th century, with particular attention paid to the consequences of Nazism and Communism. DSH organizes exhibitions, film and multimedia screenings, meetings, seminars, educational workshops; it is also involved in research and information projects related to contemporary history. It builds, develops and provides access to computer databases, text, icon, film, phonograph and museum collections, and is also engaged in publishing. Its resources are available, free of charge, through its Education Department, Multimedia Library (Oral History Archive, Film Library, and Iconography Studio), Exhibition and Publication Department, a bookstore and a reading room.
Ignacy Jan Paderewski Museum of Polish Emigration
1 Agrykoli St., Łazienki Park, ph. + 48 22 625 48 87
http://www.lazienki-krolewskie.pl
Opening hours: Tue.-Sun. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Admission free
From 2004, the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Museum of Polish Emigration has been a Branch of the Royal Łazienki Museum – the Palace and Park Complex.
The Grand Room at the historical Officer Cadet School Building contains a gallery
of the portraits of distinguished Poles who rendered great service to their country while in exile. The Museum is an important cultural and educational center: it organizes thematic museum collections and holds temporary artistic and historical exhibitions.
Instructive and Museum Center of Jadwiga and Roman Kobendza in Granica
Kampinos
ph. + 48 22 725 01 23
http://www.kampinos.pl
Opening hours: Tue.-Sun. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Jacek Malczewski Museum
11 Market Sq., 26-600 Radom
ph. + 48 48 362 43 29
http://www.muzeum.edu.pl
Opening hours:
Mon. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.,
Tue.-Thu. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.,
Fri. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.,
Sun. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Admission: regular 10 PLN, reduced 5 PLN
Sunday - free entry.
Jan Kiliński Museum of Leather Crafts
10 Wąski Dunaj St., ph. + 48 22 831 96 73
http://www.stare-miasto.com/muzeum_szewcow.html
Opening hours: Thu., Fri. Sat. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Admission free
Jan Kochanowski Museum
26-908 Czarnolas
ph. +48 48 677 20 05
http://www.muzeum.edu.pl
Opening hours:
May - September:
Tue.-Fri. 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sat., Sun. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
October - April:
Tue.-Fri. 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sat., Sun. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Admission: regular 9 PLN, reduced 7 PLN
Jewish Historical Institute Museum
3/5 Tłomackie St., ph. + 48 22 827 92 21
http://www.jewishinstitute.org.pl
Opening hours: Mon., Tue., Wed., Fri. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Thu. 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Admission: regular - 10 PLN, reduced - 5 PLN
The Museum, founded in 1947, is located in the historical building of the Main Judaic Library and the Institute for Judaic Studies from 1928-1936. It houses objects relating to the material and spiritual culture of Polish Jews, art work, religious cult objects and historical souvenirs.
Juszkiewicz Museum
32a Żwirki St., 06-500 Mława
ph. + 48 23 654 33 47
http://www.mlawa.pl
Date and hours of visiting are fixed individually.
Admission free.
Katyń Museum - closed for renovation
13 Powsińska St., ph. + 48 22 859 22 12 ext. 213
http://www.muzeumwp.pl
Opening hours: Wed.-Sun. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Admission free
The Museum, inaugurated in June 1993 and located on the premises of the defensive fortress, collects and features objects found during exhumation of bodies of Polish Army and State Police officers, murdered in Charków, Katyń and Miednoye. It also collects documents concerning this episode in Polish Russian history.
Kazimierz Pułaski Museum in Warka
24 Pułaskiego St., 05-660 Warka
ph. + 48 48 667 22 67
http://www.muzeumpulaski.pl
Opening hours:
Tue.-Sun. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Admission: regular 6 PLN, reduced 4 PLN.
Thursday - free entry.
Królikarnia
113a Puławska St., ph. + 48 22 843 15 86
http://www.mnw.art.pl
http://www.krolikarnia.mnw.art.pl
Opening hours: Tue., Wed., Fri., Sun. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Thu., Sat. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Admission: regular - 6 PLN, reduced - 4 PLN
Królikarnia is a palace built in the 18th century to the design of Domenico Merlini, modeled on the famous Renaissance residence, the Villa Rotonda near Vicenza. It houses temporary exhibitions, holds concerts, meetings and outdoor events. The historical park provides the setting for a collection of sculptures.
Kurpian Culture Museum in Ostrołęka
8 Gen. J. Bema Sq., 07-400 Ostrołęka
ph. +48 29 764 54 43
http://www.muzeum-ostroleka.art.pl
Opening hours:
Tue., Thu. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.,
Wed., Fri. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.,
Sat.-Sun. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Admission: regular 3 PLN, reduced 2 PLN.
Sunday - free entry.
Kurpiowska Farm in Kadzidlo
2 Trasa Mazurska St., Kadzidło
ph. + 48 29 761 82 00
http://www.muzeum-ostroleka.art.pl
Opening hours:
Tue., Thu. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Wed., Fri. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sat., Sun. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Admission: regular 3 PLN, reduced 2 PLN.
Sunday - free entry.
Maria Dąbrowska Museum
40 Polna St. apt. 31, ph. + 48 22 825 31 13
http://www.muzeumliteratury.com.pl
Opening hours: Mon., Wed., Fri. 10 a.m. - 3.30 p.m., Tue., Thu. noon - 8 p.m., first and third Sunday of the month noon - 5 p.m.
Admission: regular - 3 PLN, reduced - 2 PLN
The Museum is located in the apartment where Maria Dàbrowska lived for 37 years (1917-1954) and wrote most of her novels, including her masterpiece, ‘Nights and Days’. The exhibition features her literary and journalistic heritage, her artistic work and personal belongings, including her valuable personal library.
Maria Skłodowska-Curie Museum
16 Freta St., ph. + 48 22 831 80 92
http://muzeum.if.pw.edu.pl
Opening hours: Tue.-Sat. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Admission: regular - 8 PLN, reduced - 3 PLN
Founded in 1967. The Museum houses a permanent exhibition dedicated to the life and achievements of the great scientist. It is located in a historical building from the 18th century, where Maria Curie was born. The exhibition features the personal belongings of Maria Skłodowska-Curie: books, letters, documents, photographs, and a model of the ‘Maria’ reactor and minerals.
Mausoleum of Battle and Martyrdom
25 Szucha Ave., ph. + 48 22 629 49 19
http://www.muzeumniepodleglosci.art.pl
Opening hours: Wed. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Thu., Sat. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Fri. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Admission free
The basements of the former Gestapo headquarters in Warsaw, located in the Ministry of National Education building. The exhibition features 4 group cells, called ‘tramways’, 10 separate cells and the room of the Gestapo warder. Recreated from the memories of former prisoners.
Mazovian Museum in Płock - Granary
11b Kazimierza Wielkiego St., 09-400 Płock
ph. +48 24 364 31 85
http://www.muzeumplock.art.pl
Opening hours:
15th October - 30th April:
Tue. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.,
Wed.-Fri. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.,
Sat., Sun. 10.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m.
1st May - 14th October:
Tue.-Sun. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Admission: regular 3 PLN, reduced 2 PLN.
Thursday - free entry.
Mazovian Museum in Płock - Mansion
2 Tumska St., 09-402 Płock
ph. + 48 24 364 70 71
http://www.muzeumplock.art.pl
Opening hours:
15th October - 30th April: Tue. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Wed.-Fri. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sat., Sun. 10.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m.
1st May - 14th October: Tue.-Sun. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Admission: regular - 8 PLN, reduced - 4 PLN.
Thursday - free entry.
Motorisation Museum in Otrębusy
21 Warszawska St., 05-800 Otrębusy
ph. +48 22 758 50 67
http://www.muzeum-motoryzacji.com.pl
Opening hours:
Mon.-Sun. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Admission: regular 8 PLN, reduced 5 PLN.
Museum in Nieborów and Arkadia
Nieborów 232
99-416 Nieborów
ph. +48 46 838 56 35
http://www.nieborow.art.pl
Opening hours:
Palace in Nieborów
1st March - 30th April: Tue.-Sun. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
1st May - 30th June: Mon.-Sun. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
1st July - 30th September: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sat., Sun. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
1st-30th October: Tue.-Sun. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Parks in Nieborów and Arkadia is open from 10 a.m. till dusk.
Admission:
Palace and Park in Nieborów: regular 15 PLN, reduced 6 PLN
Park in Nieborów: regular 6 PLN, reduced 4 PLN
Park in Arkadia: regular 6 PLN, reduced 4 PLN
Museum of Armed Struggle and Martyrology in Palmiry
Palmiry, 05-125 Czosnów
ph. + 48 22 794 42 56
http://www.palmiry.mhw.pl
Opening hours:
Tue. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Wed.-Sun. 9 a.m. - 2.30 p.m.
Museum of Armed Struggle and Martyrology in Treblinka
08-330 Kosów Lacki
ph. + 48 25 781 16 58
http://www.muzeum-treblinka.pl
Opening hours:
April - October: Mon.-Sun. 9 a.m. - 6.30 p.m.
November - March: Mon.-Sun. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Voluntary contribution 2 PLN.
Museum of Artistic and Precision Handicrafts
20 Piekarska St., ph. + 48 22 831 96 28
Opening hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Museum of Evolution
1 Defilad Sq. (Palace of Culture and Science),
ph. + 48 22 656 66 37
http://www.muzewol.pan.pl
Opening hours: Tue.-Sat. 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m. - 2.30 p.m.
Admission: regular - 8 PLN, reduced - 5 PLN
The Museum of Evolution opened in 1985 with the permanent exhibition entitled Evolution on Land, devoted mainly to the 400 million years of evolution of Vertebrates. This was a continuation of The Gobi Desert Dinosaurs exhibition organized between 1968 and 1984 by the Palace of Culture and Science to present the results of Polish-Mongolian expeditions to Mongolia.
Museum of Fire Fighting
3 Chłodna St., ph. + 48 22 620 98 27
http://www.straz.pl/historia/muzeum-pozarnictwa
Opening hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Admission free
In 1983 the Museum was inaugurated in the 18th century building of the Barracks of Crown Cavalry Guards. From 1836 the Warsaw Fire-Station.
The Museum features important collections of fire-brigade equipment and different means of fire protection and extinction from the beginning of the 19th century to today.
Museum of Folk Music Instruments in Szydłowiec
2 Sowińskiego St., 26-500 Szydłowiec
ph. + 48 48 617 17 89
http://www.muzeuminstrumentow.pl
Opening hours:
Tue.-Fr. 7.30 a.m. - 3.30 p.m.,
Sat. 9.30 a.m. - 5.30 p.m.,
Sun. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Admission: regular 4 PLN, reduced 2,5 PLN.
Saturday - free entry.
Museum of Forging
84 Przy Grobli St., ph. 0 606 182 404
http://muzeumkowalstwa.pl
Museum of Geology
4 Rakowiecka St., ph. + 48 22 849 53 51 w. 387
http://www.pgi.gov.pl/muzeum
Opening hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Admission free
Museum of Hunting and Horseriding
9 Szwoleżerów St., ph. + 48 22 522 66 30
http://www.muzeum.warszawa.pl
Opening hours:
15th April - 30th September: Tue., Wed., Fri. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Thu. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sat., Sun. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
1st October - 14th April: Wed.-Sun. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Admission: regular - 6 PLN, reduced - 4 PLN
On Thursdays admission free
The museum was opened on July 1st, 1983.
It is located in two historic structures in the Royal Łazienki: Cantonists’ Barracks (also called Cripples’ Barracks or the Gardener’s House) established in 1826-28 and the Kubicki Stable (also known as the Horseshoe) built between 1825 and 1826 based on the design of Jakub Kubicki. The interesting equestrian and hunting displays make the Museum unique in Europe.
Museum of Independence
62 Solidarności Ave., ph. + 48 22 826 90 91
http://www.muzeumniepodleglosci.art.pl
Opening hours: Tue.-Fri. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sat., Sun. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Admission: regular - 5 PLN, reduced - 3 PLN, on Sundays admission free
The Museum houses art work, over 10 thousand photos, prints, engravings, postcards, hundreds of documents, posters, banners, medals, distinctions and other historical objects. Among the most important exhibits, we can count souvenirs concerning the January Uprising and deportation to Siberia in the 19th century, as well as the Marshal Józef Piłsudski Collection, collections related to the eastern borderlands of the Polish Republic, documents and historical objects from World War II.
The permanent exhibition ‘The Greatest Polish Thing’ consists of two parts. Part 1- Polonia restituta. For independence and borders 1914-1921. Part 2 - For Poland to be Poland. The history of opposition in the People’s Republic of Poland 1945-1989.
Museum of Interiors in Otwock Wielki
49 Zamkowa St., 05-480 Karczew
ph. +48 22 769 43 06
http://www.otwock.mnw.art.pl
Opening hours:
1st April - 31st October: Thur.-Sun. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Park: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Admission: regular 10 PLN, reduced 5 PLN.
Thursday - free entry.
Museum of John Paul II Collection
1 Bankowy Sq., ph. +48 22 620 21 81
http://www.muzeummalarstwa.pl
Opening hours: Tue.-Sun. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Admission: regular - 12 PLN, reduced - 7 PLN
The collection contains around 450 European paintings, from Renaissance to Impressionism, donated by Janina and Zbigniew Porczyński.
The Museum is located in the Neo-Classical building of the former Stock Exchange (1824-1928), designed by A. Corazzi.
Museum of Little Town
19 Old Market Sq., 09-320 Bieżuń
ph. + 48 23 657 80 45
http://www.biezun.republika.pl
Opening hours:
Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.,
Sat., Sun. 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Admission: regular 4 PLN, reduced 3 PLN.
Museum of Measurement
2 Elektoralna St., ph. + 48 22 581 92 38
http://www.gum.gov.pl
Open by telephone appointment in advance
Admission free
Museum of Modern Art
3 Pańska St., ph. +48 22 596 40 20
http://www.artmuseum.waw.pl
Opening hours: Tue.-Sun. noon - 8 p.m.
Admission free
Museum of Motorization
62 Filtrowa St., ph. +48 22 822 56 28
http://www.muzeum-techniki.waw.pl
Opening hours: Mon.-Fri. 8.30 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sat., Sun. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Admission: regular - 6 PLN, reduced - 3 PLN
Museum of Oskar Kolbe
11 Jana Pawła II Ave., 26-400 Przysucha
ph. + 48 48 75 22 48
http://www.muzeum-radom.pl
Open houres:
Mon. - Fri. 8 am - 3 pm
Sat. - Sun. 10 am - 3 pm
Admission: regular 4 PLN, reduced 3 PLN.
Saturday - free entry.
Museum of Otwock Region
2 Narutowicza St., 05-400 Otwock
ph. + 48 22 788 15 45
http://www.muzeum.ock.com.pl
Opening hours:
Tue.-Sun. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Admission: regular 5 PLN, reduced 3 PLN.
Museum of Papermaking
45 Mirkowska St., 05-520 Konstancin-Jeziorna
ph. +48 22 715 60 00
http://konstans-papier.com.pl/muzeum.htm
Open hours:
Mon. - Fri. 9 a.m. - 12 a.m. and 12 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Admission: 10 PLN (lecture and practical part are included).
Museum of Pawiak Prison
24/26 Dzielna St., ph.+ 48 22 831 13 17
http://www.muzeumniepodleglosci.pl
Opening hours: Wed. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Thu., Sat. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Fri. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Admission free
The Museum is located in the basements of the former prison, built at the same time as the Warsaw Citadel, the two representing the main centers of isolation and repression of Poles by tsarist authorities prior to 1915. Between 1939-1944, it was one of the main Gestapo prisons in the General-Government. During the occupation, approximately 100,000 people were imprisoned in Pawiak, 37,000 were murdered,
and 60,000 were sent to concentration camps.
One of the most important exhibits is a reconstructed corridor in the prison’s Section VII, as well as five cells, including the quarantine and the death cell. The Museum
also features a pillar from the main entrance gate; the Pawiak Tree Monument – a bronze copy of the famous elm tree, a witness of history, on which families of the victims have put up epitaph tablets since 1945; a concrete wall with sandstone blocks decorated with symbolic sculptures and the prison courtyard with an obelisk by Zofia Posiłowska.
Museum of Polish Folk Art in Otrębusy
15 Natolińska St., 05-805 Otrębusy
ph. + 48 22 758 55 61
http://www.otrebusy.pl/kultura/muzeum-polskiej-sztuki-ludowej
Date and hours of visiting are fixed individually.
Museum of Polish Military Technology - closed for renovation
13 Powsińska St., ph. + 48 22 859 22 12 ext. 212
http://www.muzeumwp.pl
Opening hours: Wed.-Sun. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Admission free
Museum of Priest Jerzy Popiełuszko
2 Kardynała Stanisława Hozjusza St., ph. +48 22 561 00 56
http://www.popieluszko.net.pl/muzeum/index.htm
Opening hours: Wed.-Fri. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sat., Sun. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Admission free
The museum, 300 sq.m. in the basement in the St. Stanisław Kostka Church, consists of two parts:
– exhibition in the lower church of St. Stanisław
Kostka Church in Warsaw,
– the remembrance chamber in the parsonage – where he lived and left for his last journey.
Both of these places bear witness to his life, his service to others and his martyrdom.
Museum of Printing
1/3/5 Łucka St., ph. + 48 22 620 60 42
http://www.muzeumdrukarstwa.mhw.pl
Opening hours: Tue., Wed., Fri. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Thu. 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Admission: regular - 3,50 PLN, reduced - 2,50 PLN, groups - 2 PLN/per person, on Thursdays admission free
Museum of Romanticism
9 Krasińskiego St., 06-406 Opinogóra
ph. + 48 23 671 70 25
http://www.muzeumromantyzmu.pl
Opening hours:
Mai - September: Tue.-Sun. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
October - April: Tue.-Sun. 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Admission: regular 8 PLN, reduced 6 PLN.
Museum of Sports and Tourism
4 Wybrzeże Gdyńskie St., Olypmic Center
ph. + 48 22 560 37 80
http://www.muzeumsportu.waw.pl
Opening hours: Tue.-Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sun. 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Admission: regular - 8 PLN, reduced - 4 PLN, groups - 2 PLN/per person, on Thursdays admission free
Permanent exhibition, ‘History of the Polish Sporting and Olympic movement’.
This exhibition presents the history of sport starting with Ancient Greece, to the birth of the Olympic Games (XIX C.), the beginnings of Polish sports (XIX / XX C.) and the recent Polish successes in the arenas of the world.
The area of the Olympic Center (app. 1000 sq.m.) accommodates more than 3000 exhibits and almost 600 illustrations related to sport and tourism.
The exhibition presents 37 sporting categories, with prizes, documents, sportswear and sports equipment.
Museum of Technology
1 Defilad Sq. (Palace of Culture and Science), ph. + 48 22 656 67 47
http://www.muzeum-techniki.waw.pl
Opening hours:
1st October - 31st March: Tue.-Fri. 8.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m., Sat., Sun. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
1st April - 30th September: Tue.-Fri. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sat., Sun. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Admission: regular - 10 PLN, reduced - 5 PLN
Planetarium - 2,5 PLN
Glass Lady - 1,5 PLN
Museum of The Academy of Fine Arts
5 Krakowskie Przedmieście St., ph. + 48 22 320 02 05
http://www.asp.waw.pl
Museum of the Earth
20/26, 27 Na Skarpie Ave., ph. + 48 22 629 80 63
http://www.mz-pan.pl
Opening hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Admission: regular - 4 PLN, reduced - 2 PLN
The Museum popularizes geological sciences and disseminates knowledge on natural sciences. It presents an extensive collection of minerals and rocks, meteorites, amber, fossil flora and fauna, as well as important archive records on geological sciences. The surrounding grounds feature specimens of rocks and building stone.
Museum of the Faculty of Geology
93 Żwirki i Wigury Ave., ph. + 48 22 554 03 36
http://www.geo.uw.edu.pl/MUZEUM/index.htm
Opening hours: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m. - noon
Museum of The History of The Polish Peasant Movement
204 Wilanowska Ave., ph. + 48 22 843 38 76
http://www.mhprl.pl
Opening hours: Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Admission: regular - 2 PLN, reduced - 1 PLN, on Thursdays admission free
The Museum opened in 1984. The main show rooms are located in a historical building, called the ‘Yellow Inn’, designed by the Italian architect F.M. Lanci and built in the middle of the 19th century. The museum is collecting, developing and popularising tokens of remembrance connected with the history of the Polish countryside, peasants and the folk movement.
Museum of the Mazovian Countryside - City Hall
1 Kardynała Wyszyńskiego Sq., 09-200 Sierpc
ph. + 48 24 275 28 26
http://www.mwmskansen.pl
Opening hours:
Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Admission: regular 4 PLN, reduced 3 PLN.
Museum of the Mazovian Countryside - open-air museum
64 Narutowicza St., 09-200 Sierpc
tel. +48 24 275 28 83
http://www.mwmskansen.pl
Opening hours:
April - June: Mon. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Tue.-Fri. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sat., Sun. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
July - August: Mon. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Tue.-Fri. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sat., Sun. 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
September: Mon. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Tue.-Fri. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sat., Sun. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
October: Mon. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Tue.-Fri. 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sat., Sun. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
November - March: Mon. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Tue.-Sun. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Admission: regular 9 PLN, reduced 6 PLN.
Museum of the Mazovian Nobility
61 Warszawska St., 06-400 Ciechanów
ph. +48 23 672 55 87
http://www.muzeumciechanow.pl
Opening hours:
July - August: Mon.-Sun. 10.00 - 18.00
September - June: Mon.-Sun. 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Admission: regular 4 PLN, reduced 3 PLN.
Museum of the Mazovian Nobility - branch in Gołotczyzna
3 Świętochowskiego St., 06-430 Gołotczyzna
ph. + 48 23 671 30 78
http://www.muzeumciechanow.pl
Opening hours:
May - September: Mon.-Sun. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
October - April: Mon.-Sun. 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Admission: regular 7 PLN, reduced 5 PLN.
Museum of the Mazovian Nobility - Castle
1 Zamkowa St., 06 - 400 Ciechanów
ph. +48 23 672 40 64
http://www.muzeumciechanow.pl
Opening hours:
Mai - September: Tue. - Sun. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
October - April: Tue. - Sun. 8 a.m. - 3.30 p.m.
Admission: regular 5 PLN, reduced 4 PLN.
Museum of The Polish Army
3 Jerozolimskie Ave., ph. +48 22 629 52 71 http://www.muzeumwp.pl
Opening hours: Wed. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Thu.-Sun. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Admission: regular - 8 PLN, reduced - 4 PLN, groups - 3 PLN/per person, on Wednesdays admission free
The museum was established in 1920. Rich collections of military accessories, armor, uniforms, banners, decorations, military equipment, art, archives, and specialist library.
Museum of The Polish Bar
16 Świętojerska St., ph. + 48 22 505 25 07
http://www.nra.pl
Opening hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Admission free
Founded in 1983. The Museum presents exhibits documenting the history of the Polish Bar: documents, photos and clothes.
Museum of the Sochaczew Region and the Battle of Bzura River
2 Kościuszki Sq., 96-500 Sochaczew
ph. + 48 46 862 33 09
http://www.e-sochaczew.pl/muzeum
Opening hours:
Tue., Thu., Sat., Sun. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Wed., Fri. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Admission: regular 6 PLN, reduced 4 PLN.
Museum of Warsaw University
32 Krakowskie Przedmieście St., ph. + 48 22 552 01 07
http://www.uw.edu.pl
Opening hours: Mon., Tue., Fri. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Wed. 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Admission free
The historical Great Dinner Hall of the Tyszkiewicz-Potocki Palace houses the exhibition: ‘Alma Mater Varsoviensis’, featuring the history of Warsaw University, founded in 1816.
Museum Palace at Wilanów
10/16 St. Kostki Potockiego St., ph. + 48 22 842 81 01
http://www.wilanow-palac.art.pl
Opening hours:
PALACE: 15th September - 30th April: Mon., Wed.-Sat. 9.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m., Sun. 10.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m.
1st May - 14th September: Mon., Wed., Sat. 9.30 - 6.30 p.m. Tue., Thu., Fri. 9.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m., Sun. 10.30 a.m. - 6.30 p.m.
Admission: regular - 16 PLN, reduced - 12 PLN, on Sundays admission free
KITCHEN ANNEXE AND ORANGERY: 15th September - 30th April: Wed.-Mon. 10 a.m. - 4.30 p.m.
1st May - 14th September: Mon.-Sun. 10 a.m. - 6.30 p.m.
PARK: Mon.-Sun. from 9 a.m. till dusk
Admission: regular - 5 PLN, reduced - 3 PLN, on Thursdays free entry
PALACE + PARK: regular - 20 PLN, reduced - 14 PLN
The Wilanów Palace is one of the most important monuments of Polish Baroque. Built for King John III Sobieski at the end of the 17th century and extended (east and west wings) by subsequent owners, it represents the characteristic spatial axis design with a ‘entre cour et jardin’ (between courtyard and garden) residence. Its unparalleled importance lies in the originality of the architecture and the paintings and sculptures decorating the facade, drawing on antique symbolism to glorify the Sobieski family and the king’s military triumphs.
Palace interiors with the original artistic decor and lavish furnishings represent three epochs from the 17th to the 19th century. The first floor houses the Gallery of Polish Portrait from the 16th to the 19th Century, featuring monarchs, representatives of great aristocratic families, distinguished Poles and cultural animators. The two-level Wilanów gardens surrounding the Palace combine several stylistically distinct parts – a Baroque garden, a romantic English-Chinese park, an English landscape park, and a Neo-Renaissance park – into a harmonious entity, regulated by an overall concept
and design. It is enclosed by a lake at the east and a cascading stream at the south, and ornamented with sculptures, fountains and small landscaped architecture.
Narrow-gauge Railway Museum
7 Towarowa St., 96-500 Sochaczew
ph. + 48 46 862 59 75
http://www.muzkol.pl
Opening hours: Tue.-Sun. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Admission: regular - 6 PLN, reduced - 4 PLN
National Museum
3 Jerozolimskie Ave., ph. + 48 22 629 30 93
http://www.mnw.art.pl/
Opening hours: Tue.-Fri. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sat., Sun. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Admission:
permanent exhibition: regular - 12 PLN, reduced - 7 PLN, family ticket - 25 PLN
temporary exhibition: regular - 17 PLN, reduced - 10 PLN
on Saturdays admission free
The National Museum in Warsaw in seven permanent galleries presents examples of art from ancient times to contemporary times, among others, Greek vases, Egyptian mummies, wall paintings from Faras, sculptures and altars, Polish and European paintings as well as decorative art. In addition to the permanent exposition, the Museum also has rich studio collections of graphics, Polish and foreign contemporary drawings, usable art, numismatics, iconographic and photographic collections as well
as oriental art.
Poster Museum in Wilanów
10/16 St. Kostki Potockiego St., ph. + 48 22 842 48 48
http://www.postermuseum.pl
Opening hours:
June - September: Mon. noon - 4 p.m., Tue.-Fri. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m, Sat., Sun. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
October - May: Mon. noon - 4 p.m., Tue.-Sun. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Admission: regular - 9 PLN, reduced - 5 PLN, on Monday admission free
The Museum houses a rich collection of posters, over 60 thousand works of outstanding Polish and foreign artists.
Railway Museum
1 Towarowa St., ph. + 48 22 620 04 80
http://www.muzkol.pl
Opening hours:
Monday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. (admission free)
Thusday - Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Admission: regular - 10 PLN, reduced - 6 PLN, on Monday admission free
The Museum is located in the building of the former railway station: Warsaw Main Station.
The exhibition features historical rolling-stock for standard and narrow-gauge railways, documents, railway carriages, machines and equipment, uniforms, models of rolling-stock, railway banners and paintings representing similar themes.
Royal Łazienki Park
1 Agrykoli St., ph. 022 506 01 01
http://www.lazienki-krolewskie.pl
PALACE ON THE WATER: Tue.-Sun. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. (last entrance at 3.30 p.m.)
Admission: regular - 12 PLN, reduced - 9 PLN
WHITE HOUSE: open during summer season (May - September), Sat.-Sun. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. (last entrance at 3.30 p.m.)
Admission: regular - 5 PLN, reduced - 3 PLN
OLD ORANGERY: Tue.-Sun. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. (last entrance at 3.30 p.m.)
Admission: regular - 6 PLN, reduced - 4 PLN
MYŚLEWICKI PALACE: Tue.-Sun. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. (last entrance at 3.30 p.m.)
Admission: regular - 3 PLN, reduced - 2 PLN
IGNACY JAN PADEREWSKI MUSEUM OF POLISH EMIGRATION: Tue.-Sun. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. (last entrance at 3.30 p.m.)
Admission: regular - 3 PLN, reduced - 2 PLN
On Thursday admission free
Pass: Palace on the Water, White House, Myślewicki Palace, Ignacy Jan Paderewski Museum of Polish Emigration
high season: regular - 18 PLN, reduced - 12 PLN
off season: regular - 15 PLN, reduced - 10 PLN
One of the Europe’s finest parks laid out in the 17th century by S. Lubomirski. Its current form is the result of the ideas of King Stanisław August Poniatowski (1732-1798), owner of the Łazienki in 1764. During a period of almost 30 years, on the 80 hectares of the park, the summer residence of the monarch was built, the park re-designed and several buildings constructed. During this period (1772-1793),
Dominik Merlini remodeled the old bathing pavilion from the 17th century, and built the Palace on the Island, a splendid Neo-Classical palace to a Tylman of Gameren design.
The interiors of the Palace are decorated with historical furniture and works of art. On the first floor, visitors can admire the Room of Bacchus, the Bathroom, the Ballroom, the Cabinet of Portraits, the Room of Solomon, and the Rotunda with statues of reigning monarchs, the Painting Gallery, the Chapel and the Dining Room, memorable for the ‘Thursday lunches’ organized by the King. On the second floor are the King’s Apartments: a small gallery of paintings, a room with a balcony, a cabinet, a bedroom, a dressing room and an officers’ room. During the reign of Stanisław August, the Amphitheatre, the work of Jan Chrystian Kamstezer from 1790-1793, was built. As was: the Old Orangery with the Royal Court theater, the White Cottage and the Myślewicki Palace, the interiors of which can be visited. The park surrounding the palaces was laid out in 1774-1784. It joins the elements of a regular French park with the characteristics of an English garden. Other historical buildings in the Royal ¸azienki are worth seeing: the Reservoir, the New Guardhouse, the Old Guardhouse, the Hermitage, the Egyptian Temple, the Temple of Diana and the New Orangery.
Today, all these historical buildings, housing many works of art, are museums. In the Łazienki you will also find the Museum of Polish Emigration and the Museum of Hunting and Horseriding.
State Archaeological Museum
52 Długa St., ph. + 48 22 831 32 21
http://www.pma.pl
Opening hours: Mon.-Thu. 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Fri. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Admission: regular - 8 PLN, reduced - 4 PLN, on Sundays admission free
Established in 1923, the Museum contains an extensive archaeological collection from the Stone Age to the Middle Ages, with exhibits from all around Poland. Permanent exhibitions present the early history of Poland, the beginnings of Romanesque and Gothic art, and the wooden settlement in Biskupin. It also hosts numerous temporary exhibitions from the country and abroad. The Museum is located in the 17th century Arsenal, which witnessed the battles of the Uprisings of 1794 and 1830.
For the past few years it has also provided the setting for a historical staging of the ‘November Night of 1830’.
The Royal Castle
4 Zamkowy Sq., ph. + 48 22 355 51 70
Opening Hours:
Castle Route:
4th May - 30th September: Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Arkady Kubickiego:
4th May - 30th September: Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Pod Blachą Palace: Mon.-Sat. noon - 3 p.m. (open on request), Sun. noon - 3 p.m.
Admission:
Castle Route: regular - 22 PLN, reduced - 14 PLN
Arkady Kubickiego: regular - 8 PLN, reduced - 4 PLN
Pod Blachą Palace: regular - 6 PLN, reduced - 4 PLN
Built in the 13th century, first as a princes’ mansion and from 1526 a royal mansion. When the capital was moved from Krakow to Warsaw the Royal Castle became the king’s and the legislative and executive authorities center. Robbed and destroyed in a barbaric way between 1939-1944, it was rebuilt 1971-1984 with the use of fragments of the building which had survived.
Theatre Museum
1 Teatralny Sq., ph. + 48 22 692 07 56
http://www.teatrwielki.pl
Opening hours: Tue.-Sat. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Admission: regular - 7 PLN, reduced - 5 PLN
The Museum is located in the Neo-Classical Grand Theater from 1825-1833 (designed by A. Corazzi). The collections illustrate the history of the Polish theater from the 18th century.
Warsaw Rising Museum
79 Grzybowska St., ph. + 48 22 539 79 05
http://www.1944.pl
Opening hours: Mon., Wed., Fri. 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., Thu. 8 a.m. - 8 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Admission: regular - 4 PLN, reduced - 2 PLN, groups - 1 PLN/per person, on Sundays admission free
The Warsaw Rising Museum, located in a former tram power plant, has become one of the most popular places to visit in the capital.
Opened on the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the battle for Warsaw, it is a tribute the city’s inhabitants have paid to those who fought and died for the freedom of Poland and its capital.
The exhibition tells the story of the battle and of everyday life during the Warsaw Uprising against the background of the terror of occupation. It shows the complex international situation, and continues into post-war communist times to trace the Insurgents’ fate in the People’s Republic of Poland. Its 750 exhibits and approximately 1000 photographs displayed on an area of more than 3,000 sq.m. together with films and sound recordings present the history of the days immediately preceding the outbreak of the Uprising, through its subsequent stages, to the departure of the Insurgents from Warsaw and their fate. As one of its attractions, the Museum features a replica of the Liberator B-24J bomber.