Temporary Exhibitions in Warsaw
A practical guide to temporary exhibitions at Warsaw’s museums. No ticket sales, no reviews - just useful context and what’s worth knowing before you go.
Teraz w muzeum (7)
Dorota Podlaska. Diaries from Life and Travels
15 May 2026 - 19 July 2026
Dorota Podlaska's art is narrative and often draws inspiration from personal experiences. The exhibition consists of several cycles of paintings that refer to the artist's habit of noting down everything she sees and experiences.
Krzysztof Gil. Nobody Wants You Here
29 May 2026 - 9 August 2026
Krzysztof Gil's exhibition addresses the complex issue of the ghetto in its contemporary meaning. Historically, ghettos were physically separated parts of cities, often surrounded by walls and cut off from the rest of the urban space. Today, this concept primarily has a sociological dimension...
Aleksander Minorski. Photography is Intervention
18 March 2026 - 6 September 2026
A monographic exhibition dedicated to the artist: Aleksander Minorski (1906-1982) - a photographer, filmmaker, and writer - today we would also call him an activist - treated photography primarily as a tool for social engagement and real intervention.
Coming of Age
1 May 2026 - 20 September 2026
How does contemporary art describe the transition from childhood to adulthood and the problems teenagers face today? Can artistic tools help them build relationships and create alternative forms of communication...
The May Coup and the Sanacja: A Caricaturist's Sharp Eye
20 May 2026 - 30 September 2026
Caricatures by Gustaw Rogalski and Zdzisław Czermański as sharp commentary on the 1926 May Coup and the Sanacja years. At the main Museum of Independence building through 30 September 2026.
Doctors of the Ujazdów Hospital in the Katyń Graves
14 July 2026 - 30 September 2026
An exhibition by the Main Medical Library commemorating around 600 Polish doctor-officers of the Ujazdów Hospital murdered by the NKVD at Katyń in 1940.
90/90. Around the Museum
19 June 2026 - 1 February 2027
On the occasion of its 90th anniversary, the Museum of Warsaw reveals its behind-the-scenes operations, usually inaccessible to visitors. As part of the '90/90. Around the Museum' project, the public will see how one of the capital's most important cultural institutions functions and will get to know its team. 90 objects for 90 years. From June 19, 2026, to February 1, 2027, the Museum of Warsaw will present 90 items related to its daily operations.
Ostatnio zakończone
Barbara Kasten. Post-Abstraction
13 March 2026 - 7 June 2026
Barbara Kasten. Post-Abstraction is the first comprehensive exhibition of the American artist's work in this part of Europe - and a return to a place that years ago helped shape her artistic language.