Warsaw Museums

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History

Cells of the Security Service in Warsaw

Al. Ujazdowskie 11 (entrance from ul. św. Teresy), 00-950 Warszawa

Communist secret police cells beneath Warsaw's Ministry of Justice. Original prisoner markings, bread chess pieces. Hours, tickets.

Mon, Wed-Sun: 10:00-18:00, Thu: 10:00-20:00, Tue: closed 10 PLN · free Monday
City Centre (Śródmieście)
Art

Melt Museum

Plac Powstańców Warszawy 2A, 00-030 Warszawa

Melt Museum Warsaw - Poland's first permanent immersive digital art centre. 14 AI-themed installations. Tickets, hours, directions.

Mon: closed, Tue-Fri: 12:00-21:00, Sat-Sun: 10:00-21:00 69 PLN
City Centre (Śródmieście)
Science

Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences

ul. Twarda 51/55, 00-818 Warszawa

Museum of Zoology Warsaw - 8 million specimens, 207 years of history, visits by arrangement only. Poland's largest zoological collection.

Mon-Fri: 8:00-16:00 (research institute — visits by prior arrangement) 8 PLN
City Centre (Śródmieście)
History

Museum of Cursed Soldiers and Political Prisoners in Warsaw

ul. Rakowiecka 37, 02-521 Warszawa

Museum of Cursed Soldiers at Rakowiecka 37 — Warsaw's communist-era political prison. Free entry, guided tours only. Pavilion X cells, …

Tue-Sun 10:00-18:00, Mon closed. Guided tours only. Tue-Fri: reservation required. Sat-Sun: tours at 10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 16:00 (no booking needed)
Mokotów
History

Museum of Fr. Jerzy Popiełuszko in Warsaw

ul. Kardynała Stanisława Hozjusza 2, 01-565 Warszawa

Museum of Fr. Popiełuszko - Solidarity chaplain murdered by secret police in 1984. Original artifacts, 9 rooms, grave. Hours, tickets.

Mon-Fri: 10:00-16:00, Sat-Sun: 10:00-17:00 20 PLN
Żoliborz
Science

Museum of Hunting and Horsemanship

ul. Szwoleżerów 9, 00-464 Warszawa

Museum of Hunting and Horsemanship in Lazienki Park - Polish hunting traditions, taxidermy, carriages, royal weaving. Tickets, hours.

Tue-Wed: 9:00-16:00, Thu-Sat: 10:00-18:00, Sun: 10:00-16:00, Mon: closed (winter season) 30 PLN · free Friday
City Centre (Śródmieście)
History

Museum of John Paul II and Primate Wyszyński (Mt 5,14)

ul. Prymasa Augusta Hlonda 1, 02-972 Warszawa

Mt 5,14 Museum in Warsaw's Temple of Divine Providence - exhibition on John Paul II and Cardinal Wyszynski, 26m above ground. Tickets.

Tue-Fri: 10:00-17:00, Sat-Sun: 12:00-19:00, Mon: closed 35 PLN · free Thursday
Wilanów
History

Museum of Polish Military Technology in Warsaw

ul. Powsińska 13, 02-920 Warszawa

Museum of Polish Military Technology at Fort IX - tanks, MiGs, Katyusha launchers, Meduza bathyscaphe. Hours, tickets, free Thursdays, …

Tue: 10:00-18:00 (outdoor only), Wed-Sun: 10:00-18:00, Mon: closed 20 PLN · free Thursday
Mokotów
Science

Museum of Printing in Warsaw

ul. Zabkowska 23/25, 03-736 Warszawa

Warsaw's Printing Museum on Zabkowska Street. Working 18th-century press, hands-on workshops, Praga district gem. Hours, tickets.

Tue-Sun: 9:00-17:00, Mon: closed 5 PLN · free Thursday
Praga Północ
History

Museum of Scouting in Warsaw

ul. Marii Konopnickiej 6, 00-491 Warszawa

Poland's only scouting museum in a 1930s YMCA building. Gray Ranks WWII archives, scout banners, free admission. Hours, directions.

Mon-Fri: 9:00-17:00, Sat-Sun: closed
City Centre (Śródmieście)
Culture

Museum of Sport and Tourism in Warsaw

ul. Wybrzeze Gdynskie 4, 01-531 Warszawa

Poland's only sports museum, inside the Olympic Center. Pope's kayak, Olympic medals, secret 1940 POW Olympics. Hours, tickets.

Tue, Thu-Fri: 9:00-17:00, Wed: 9:00-20:00, Sat-Sun: 10:00-17:00, Mon: closed 35 PLN · free Saturday
Żoliborz
Science

Museum of the Earth, Polish Academy of Sciences

al. Na Skarpie 20/26 and 27, 00-488 Warszawa

Museum of the Earth in Warsaw - world-class amber, minerals, meteorites, Ice Age skeletons. Poland's largest mineral collection. Hours, …

Mon-Fri: 9:00-16:00, Sat-Sun: 10:00-16:00 16 PLN · free Tuesday
City Centre (Śródmieście)
History

Museum of the Tenth Pavilion of the Warsaw Citadel

ul. Skazańców 25, 01-532 Warszawa

Tenth Pavilion of the Warsaw Citadel - authentic 19th-century political prison. Pilsudski's cell, Sochaczewski paintings, Execution Gate.

Wed-Sat: 10:00-17:00, Sun: 10:00-16:00, Mon-Tue: closed 10 PLN · free Thursday
Żoliborz
Science

Museum World of Illusion in Warsaw

Rynek Starego Miasta 21 (1st floor), 00-273 Warszawa

Museum World of Illusion in Warsaw's Old Town. 60+ optical illusions across 350 sqm. Tickets, hours, directions, visitor tips.

Mon-Fri: 9:00-20:00, Sat-Sun: 10:00-21:00 42 PLN
Old Town (Stare Miasto)
Science

Pontiseum — Bridge Construction Museum

Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie 43, 00-347 Warszawa

Pontiseum in Warsaw - open-air display of steel fragments from 3 historic bridges pulled from the Vistula. Free entry, 24/7.

24/7 (open-air public installation)
City Centre (Śródmieście)
History

Warsaw Ghetto Museum

ul. Sienna 60 / ul. Sliska 51, 00-820 Warsaw

Warsaw Ghetto Museum — under construction, opening autumn 2027. Sienna 60, former Bersohn and Bauman Children's Hospital. Info, walking …

under construction — opening autumn 2027
Wola
Culture

Andrzej Wawrzyniak Asia and Pacific Museum

ul. Solec 24, 00-403 Warszawa

Asia and Pacific Museum in Warsaw — Poland's only museum of Asian and Oceanian cultures. 23,000 objects, playable instruments. Hours, …

Tue-Sun: 10:00-18:00, Mon: closed 20 PLN · free Thursday
City Centre (Śródmieście)
History

General Kuklinski Cold War Museum

ul. Jezuicka 1/3, 00-281 Warszawa

Cold War Museum in Warsaw Old Town - interactive exhibits in a former militia basement. Soviet maps, VR, Kuklinski spy story. Hours, …

Tue-Fri: 11:00-16:00, Sat-Sun: 11:00-18:00, Mon: closed 30 PLN
Old Town (Stare Miasto)
Science

Geological Museum (PIG) in Warsaw

ul. Rakowiecka 4, 00-975 Warszawa

Geological Museum PIG in Warsaw - meteorites, minerals, prehistoric skeletons and a flashlight cave. Tickets, hours, how to get there.

Mon: closed, Tue: 09:00-16:30, Wed: 09:00-16:30, Thu: 09:00-16:30, Fri: 09:00-16:30, Sat: 10:00-15:00, Sun: closed 10 PLN · free Thursday
Mokotów
Science

Kolejkowo Warsaw - Miniature World

Zlote Tarasy, ul. Zlota 59, 00-120 Warszawa

Kolejkowo Warsaw in Zlote Tarasy - miniature world at 1:25 scale with trains, day/night cycle and 5,000 figurines. Tickets, hours, …

Mon: 10:00-20:00, Tue: 10:00-20:00, Wed: 10:00-20:00, Thu: 10:00-20:00, Fri: 10:00-21:00, Sat: 10:00-21:00, Sun: 10:00-20:00 35 PLN
City Centre (Śródmieście)
Science

Museum of Evolution, Institute of Paleobiology PAS

pl. Defilad 1, 00-110 Warszawa

Museum of Evolution in Warsaw - Gobi Desert dinosaurs, Polish-Mongolian expedition fossils, paleontology inside the Palace of Culture. …

Mon: closed, Tue-Sat: 08:00-16:00, Sun: 09:00-15:00 20 PLN
City Centre (Śródmieście)
Science

Antonina Leśniewska Museum of Pharmacy

ul. Piwna 31/33, 00-265 Warszawa

Pharmacy Museum in Warsaw Old Town - historic apothecary, antique equipment, and the story of Poland's first female pharmacist. Hours, …

Tue-Sat: 10:00-18:00, Sun-Mon: closed 12 PLN · free Thursday
Old Town (Stare Miasto)
Science

E. Wedel Chocolate Factory Museum in Warsaw

al. Emila Wedla 5, 03-822 Warszawa

E. Wedel Chocolate Factory Museum - 8,000 sqm chocolate journey in a revitalized 1960s cocoa silo in Warsaw. Tickets, hours, tastings.

Mon-Sun: 10:00-20:00 70 PLN
Praga Południe
History

Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw

ul. Tłomackie 3/5, 00-090 Warszawa

Jewish Historical Institute Warsaw — Ringelblum Archive, original milk cans from the Warsaw Ghetto, permanent exhibition. Tickets, hours, …

Mon 9:00-18:00, Tue-Thu 9:00-18:00, Fri 9:00-16:00, Sat closed, Sun 10:00-18:00 15 PLN · free Monday
City Centre (Śródmieście)
Art

Eryk Lipiński Museum of Caricature in Warsaw

ul. Kozia 11, 00-070 Warszawa

Eryk Lipiński Museum of Caricature — 25,000 works of satirical art from the 18th century to today. Tickets, hours, directions. Free …

Tue-Wed 10:00-18:00, Thu 12:00-20:00, Fri-Sun 10:00-18:00, Mon closed 15 PLN · free Tuesday
City Centre (Śródmieście)
History

Mausoleum of Struggle and Martyrdom in Warsaw

al. Jana Chrystiana Szucha 25, 00-580 Warszawa

Former Gestapo HQ on Szucha Avenue. Original cells, prisoner inscriptions, multimedia. Hours, tickets, how to visit.

Tue: 10:00-17:00, Wed: 11:00-19:00, Thu-Sun: 10:00-17:00, Mon: closed 20 PLN · free Thursday
City Centre (Śródmieście)
Culture

Museum of Literature in Warsaw

Rynek Starego Miasta 20, 00-272 Warszawa

Adam Mickiewicz Museum of Literature in Warsaw's Old Town - manuscripts, Schulz art, Gothic murals. Hours, tickets, tips for visitors.

Tue-Wed, Fri-Sun: 10:00-17:00, Thu: 12:00-20:00, Mon: closed (free on Wed and Sun) 20 PLN · free Wednesday
Old Town (Stare Miasto)
Science

Norblin Factory Museum in Warsaw

ul. Żelazna 51/53, 00-841 Warszawa

Norblin Factory Museum — 200 years of industrial history, open-air. Hydraulic accumulator twin to Tower Bridge. Free admission.

Tue-Fri 9:00-17:00, Sat-Sun 10:00-16:00, Mon closed
Wola
Art

Theatre Museum in Warsaw

plac Teatralny 1, 00-950 Warszawa

Theatre Museum at the Grand Theatre Warsaw — Poland's only theatre museum. 200,000 objects, free entry. Hours, directions.

Tue-Fri: 10:00-14:00, Sat-Sun-Mon: closed
City Centre (Śródmieście)
Science

Warsaw Fotoplastikon

Al. Jerozolimskie 51, 00-697 Warszawa

Warsaw Fotoplastikon - the last working Kaiserpanorama in Europe. Stereoscopic photos, hours, tickets, directions.

Mon, Wed-Sun: 10:00-18:00, Tue: closed 10 PLN · free Thursday
City Centre (Śródmieście)
History

Katyn Museum

ul. Jana Jezioranskiego 4 (Cytadela Warszawska), 01-521 Warszawa

Katyn Museum in Warsaw - the only museum in the world dedicated entirely to the Katyn massacre. Free admission, opening hours, how to get …

Main exhibition: Wed-Sun 10:00-16:00, outdoor exhibition: daily 10:00-16:00
Żoliborz
Art

Krolikarnia Sculpture Museum in Warsaw

ul. Pulawska 113a, 02-707 Warszawa

Krolikarnia Sculpture Museum in Warsaw - Palladian palace with Poland's largest sculpture collection. Free Sculpture Park, Dunikowski. …

Wed-Thu, Sat-Sun: 10:00-18:00, Fri: 10:00-20:00, Mon-Tue: closed 20 PLN
Mokotów
History

Museum of Independence in Warsaw

al. Solidarnosci 62, 00-240 Warszawa

Museum of Independence in Warsaw - Polish independence history in a Baroque palace. Opening hours, tickets, how to get there.

Tue: 10:00-17:00, Wed: 11:00-19:00, Thu-Sun: 10:00-17:00, Mon: closed 20 PLN · free Thursday
City Centre (Śródmieście)
History

Museum of Life under Communism in Warsaw

ul. Piekna 28/34, 00-547 Warszawa

Museum of Life under Communism in Warsaw - a journey into the everyday realities of communist Poland. Opening hours, tickets, what to see, …

Mon-Thu: 10:00-18:00, Fri: 12:00-20:00, Sat-Sun: 10:00-18:00 32 PLN
City Centre (Śródmieście)
History Closed

Museum of Pawiak Prison in Warsaw

ul. Dzielna 24/26, 00-162 Warszawa

Pawiak Prison Museum in Warsaw - temporarily closed until autumn 2026. Exhibition info, tickets, reopening details, and nearby alternatives.

CLOSED until autumn 2026 (renovation). Normal hours: Tue-Sun 10:00-17:00, Wed 11:00-19:00, Mon closed 20 PLN · free Thursday
Wola
History

NBP Money Centre in Warsaw

ul. Swietokrzyska 11/21, 00-919 Warszawa

NBP Money Centre in Warsaw - free interactive museum at the National Bank of Poland. 10,000 exhibits, 16 rooms, gold bar. Hours, directions.

Tue-Wed, Fri-Sun: 10:00-18:00, Thu: 10:00-20:00, Mon: closed
City Centre (Śródmieście)
Art

Neon Museum in Warsaw

Palace of Culture and Science, Plac Defilad 1, 4th floor, 00-901 Warszawa

Neon Museum in Warsaw - Europe's only museum of Cold War-era neon signs. Opening hours, tickets, how to get to the Palace of Culture.

Mon-Thu, Sun: 11:00-18:00, Fri-Sat: 11:00-19:00 25 PLN
City Centre (Śródmieście)
History

Polish History Museum in Warsaw

ul. Gwardii 1, 01-538 Warszawa

Polish History Museum at Warsaw Citadel - Prix Versailles 2024 winner. Opening hours, tickets, free Fridays, temporary exhibitions, how to …

Mon-Tue: closed, Wed-Fri: 10:00-18:00, Sat-Sun: 10:00-19:00 (free Fridays) 20 PLN · free Friday
Żoliborz
Science

Polish Vodka Museum in Warsaw

Centrum Praskie Koneser, pl. Konesera 1, 03-736 Warszawa

Polish Vodka Museum in Warsaw - 500 years of vodka history in a 19th-century distillery at the Koneser Praga Centre. Tickets, opening hours, …

Sun-Thu: 10:00-20:00, Fri-Sat: 11:00-21:00 70 PLN
Praga Północ
Art

Poster Museum at Wilanow

ul. Stanislawa Kostki Potockiego 10/16, 02-958 Warszawa

Poster Museum at Wilanow in Warsaw - the world's first poster museum. 63,000 works, Polish School of Poster. Opening hours, tickets, how to …

Tue-Sun: 10:00-18:00, Mon: closed 22 PLN · free Wednesday
Wilanów
History

Praga Museum of Warsaw

ul. Targowa 50/52, 03-733 Warszawa

Praga Museum of Warsaw - pre-war Warsaw on the right bank. Jewish prayer room murals, oral histories, observation deck. Hours, tickets.

Tue-Wed, Fri: 9:00-17:00, Thu: 11:00-20:00, Sat-Sun: 10:00-18:00, Mon: closed 15 PLN · free Thursday
Praga Północ
Science

State Archaeological Museum in Warsaw

ul. Dluga 52, 00-241 Warszawa

State Archaeological Museum in Warsaw - prehistory of Polish lands in the historic Royal Arsenal. Opening hours, tickets, exhibitions, …

Mon-Fri: 9:00-16:00, Sat: closed, Sun: 10:00-16:00 15 PLN · free Tuesday
City Centre (Śródmieście)
Culture

State Ethnographic Museum in Warsaw

ul. Kredytowa 1, 00-056 Warszawa

State Ethnographic Museum in Warsaw - Poland's oldest. 80,000 objects, folk costumes, African art. Tickets, hours, free Thursdays.

Tue-Fri: 10:00-18:00, Sat-Sun: 11:00-18:00, Mon: closed 19 PLN · free Thursday
City Centre (Śródmieście)
Science

Station Museum - Warsaw Railway Museum

ul. Towarowa 3, 00-811 Warszawa

Warsaw Railway Museum (Stacja Muzeum) - 50+ historic locomotives, EU07 simulator, interactive exhibits. Tickets, hours, how to visit.

Mon: free admission, Tue: closed, Wed-Sun: 9:00-17:00 (Oct-Mar) / 10:00-18:00 (Apr-Sep) 25 PLN · free Monday
Wola
History

The Polish Army Museum in Warsaw

Plac Gwardii Pieszej Koronnej (Pawilon Poludniowy), 01-519 Warszawa

The Polish Army Museum at the Warsaw Citadel - 1,000 years of Polish military history, hussar armour, tanks, MiGs. Opening hours, tickets, …

Mon: closed, Tue-Sun: 10:00-18:00 (last entry 17:20, Thursdays free) 40 PLN · free Thursday
Żoliborz
Science

Copernicus Science Centre

ul. Wybrzeze Kosciuszkowskie 20, 00-390 Warszawa

Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw - 450+ interactive exhibits, planetarium, live science shows. Opening hours, tickets, how to get there.

Mon: 09:00-18:00, Tue: 09:00-18:00, Wed: 09:00-18:00, Thu: 09:00-18:00, Fri: 09:00-20:00, Sat: 09:00-19:00, Sun: 09:00-19:00 48 PLN
Powiśle
Culture Closed

Fryderyk Chopin Museum in Warsaw

ul. Okolnik 1, 00-368 Warszawa

Chopin Museum in Warsaw - temporarily closed through 2026 (renovation). Reopening info, Chopin alternatives in Warsaw, opening hours and …

CLOSED through end of 2026 (renovation). Normal hours: Tue-Sun 11:00-18:00, Mon closed 35 PLN · free Wednesday
City Centre (Śródmieście)
History

Maria Sklodowska-Curie Museum

ul. Freta 16, 00-227 Warszawa

Marie Curie Museum in Warsaw - the world's only museum of the Nobel laureate, in her birthplace on Freta Street. Hours, tickets, tips.

Mon: closed, Tue-Fri: 12:00-18:00, Sat-Sun: 11:00-18:00 (free on Tue) 17 PLN · free Tuesday
New Town (Nowe Miasto)
Art

Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw

ul. Marszalkowska 103, 00-110 Warszawa

Museum of Modern Art Warsaw (MSN) - the new building on Plac Defilad. Opening hours, tickets, exhibitions, how to get there, practical tips.

Mon: closed, Tue-Sun: 12:00-20:00 (Thu may be free -- check artmuseum.pl) 40 PLN · free Thursday (check artmuseum.pl)
City Centre (Śródmieście)
History

Museum of Warsaw

Rynek Starego Miasta 28-42, 00-272 Warszawa

Museum of Warsaw on the Old Town Market Square - 7,000 objects in 11 historic townhouses. Opening hours, tickets, how to get there, …

Mon: closed, Tue-Fri: 9:00-17:00 (Thu until 19:00), Sat-Sun: 11:00-18:00 (free on Thu) 25 PLN · free Thursday
Old Town (Stare Miasto)
Art

National Museum in Warsaw

Al. Jerozolimskie 3, 00-495 Warszawa

National Museum in Warsaw - Poland's largest art museum. Matejko, Botticelli, unique Faras frescoes. Opening hours, tickets, how to get …

Mon: closed, Tue: 10:00-18:00 (free permanent galleries), Wed: 10:00-18:00, Thu: 10:00-18:00, Fri: 10:00-20:00, Sat: 10:00-18:00, Sun: 10:00-18:00 50 PLN · free Tuesday (permanent galleries)
City Centre (Śródmieście)
History

POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews

ul. Mordechaja Anielewicza 6, 00-157 Warszawa

POLIN Museum in Warsaw - 1,000 years of Polish Jewish history at one of Europe's best museums. Opening hours, tickets, how to get there, …

Mon: 10:00-18:00, Tue: closed, Wed: 10:00-20:00, Thu: 10:00-18:00 (free entry), Fri: 10:00-18:00, Sat: 10:00-20:00, Sun: 10:00-20:00 45 PLN · free Thursday
Muranów
History

Wilanow Palace

ul. Stanislawa Kostki Potockiego 10/16, 02-958 Warszawa

Wilanow Palace in Warsaw - the Baroque royal residence of King Jan III Sobieski. Opening hours, tickets, directions and visitor tips.

Palace: Mon-Sun (exc. Tue) 10:00-16:00, Gardens: Mon-Sun 9:00-16:00 70 PLN · free Thursday
Wilanów
Art

Royal Lazienki Museum

ul. Agrykola 1, 00-460 Warszawa

Royal Lazienki Museum in Warsaw - a royal palace and park complex. Opening hours, tickets, free Fridays, getting there. The largest park in …

Park: daily 6:00-21:00, buildings: Tue-Sun (hours vary) 50 PLN · free Friday
City Centre (Śródmieście)
History

The Royal Castle in Warsaw

plac Zamkowy 4, 00-277 Warszawa

The Royal Castle in Warsaw - one of the most important landmarks of the Polish capital. Practical info, opening hours, tickets, getting …

Mon: closed, Tue-Sat: 10:00-18:00, Sun: 10:00-16:00 30 PLN · free Wednesday
City Centre (Śródmieście)
History

Warsaw Uprising Museum

ul. Grzybowska 79, 00-844 Warszawa

Warsaw Uprising Museum - one of the most visited museums in Poland. Opening hours, tickets, free Mondays, getting there.

Mon, Wed, Fri: 8:00-18:00, Thu: 8:00-20:00, Sat-Sun: 10:00-18:00, Tue: closed 35 PLN · free Monday
Wola
Museum of Dollhouses, Games and Toys Art

Museum of Dollhouses, Games and Toys

ul. Podwale 15, 00-252 Warszawa

Museum of Dollhouses, Games and Toys in Warsaw's Old Town. Over 80 miniature dollhouses, sacred toys, and a PRL-era exhibition. Hours, …

Daily: 11:00-19:00 30 PLN
Old Town (Stare Miasto)