Muzeum dla Dzieci im. Janusza Korczaka

What to expect

Poland’s first and only ethnographic museum for children - on the ground floor of the State Ethnographic Museum at Kredytowa 1. Opened in January 2013 for the parent museum’s 125th anniversary, it bears the name of Janusz Korczak and operates according to his principle: “There are no children, there are people.” It has its own constitution based on Korczak’s ethical code.

The philosophy is simple - there are no display cases. Everything can be touched, tried on, played with. Five themed rooms (called “Books”): My Book (workshop tables, world alphabets), Book of Home (palms, giant drawing board, building blocks), Book of Stories (carpet, cushions, puppet theatre, globes), Book of Things (toys, distorting mirrors, dress-up costumes). At the entrance, a tree installation symbolising the Rights of the Child.

Exhibitions change every few months. From 18 April 2026, a new family exhibition: “Spilni domivky / Shared Homes” - about the meaning of home and security in a changing world, created with the participation of people with migration experience. Interactive, multisensory, in Polish, English and Ukrainian.

Beyond exhibitions: museum lessons for schools and kindergartens (Tue-Fri, groups of 10-25 children), weekend family workshops, birthday parties (950-1,200 PLN, max 20 children), summer and winter camps, ceramic workshops for children on the autism spectrum.

Tips

• 20 PLN per child, siblings: 2nd child 10 PLN, each additional 5 PLN. A child’s ticket includes free admission to the main museum for two adult guardians.
• Groups (minimum 10 people, advance booking): 15 PLN/child. Group workshops: 330-400 PLN per group.
• Ages: main programme 3-12. Sensory classes from age 3. Birthday parties: 5-10.
• Thursdays - free admission to the main Ethnographic Museum, but NOT to the Children’s Museum.
• Booking: muzeumdladzieci@ethnomuseum.pl or (22) 696 53 80.
• Nominated for the European Museum of the Year Award 2016 (EMYA).

Getting there

Metro: Swietokrzyska (M1/M2) - 5 minutes walk. The most convenient option.

Bus: Swietokrzyska or Krolewska stops (lines 107, 160, 171, 174, 178) - 3 minutes.

Tram: Krolewska stop (trams 4, 15, 18, 35, 36) - 3 minutes.

Nearby museums

State Ethnographic Museum (same building) - permanent collection and temporary exhibitions on folk and non-European cultures. Zacheta - National Gallery of Art (3 pl. Malachowskiego, 200 m) - contemporary art, rotating exhibitions. NBP Money Centre (11/21 ul. Swietokrzyska, 300 m) - interactive money exhibition, a good second stop with children.