Śródmieście (City Centre) is Warsaw’s museum heartland - more than half of all museums are here. From the National Museum on Aleje Jerozolimskie to MSN on the Vistula riverbank.
Showing 54 of 54 museums
Historyul. Karowa 20, 00-324 Warszawa
History Meeting House (Dom Spotkań z Historią) at Karowa 20: 6,600+ oral history recordings and photo exhibits. Tue-Fri 10-20, Sat-Sun …
al. Niepodległości 208B, 00-609 Warszawa
Warsaw Museum of Computers & Games at al. Niepodległości 208B: playable retro Atari, Amiga, C64. 50 PLN ticket. Tue-Fri from 15:00, weekends …
al. Wyzwolenia 3/5, Warszawa
Apteka Sztuki Gallery at al. Wyzwolenia 3/5: contemporary art gallery run by a social enterprise. Mon-Fri 10-17, Sat 12-17. Free admission.
ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 11, Warszawa
Dom Bez Kantów Gallery, Śródmieście: Pilecki Institute exhibitions on 20th-century history and totalitarian memory. Krakowskie Przedmieście …
ul. Piekarska 20, Warszawa
Museum of Decorative and Precision Crafts, Piekarska 20, Old Town: Goldsmiths, Watchmakers, Opticians, Bronzeworkers guild. First Saturday …
ul. Jazdów 2, 00-467 Warszawa
CSW Ujazdowski Castle: contemporary art centre in a reconstructed Baroque castle. Exhibitions, cinema, sculpture park. Night of Museums …
Culture
Closedul. Łazienkowska 3, 00-449 Warszawa
Poland's first club sports museum, under the Żyleta stand at the Polish Army Stadium. Deyna memorabilia, Wronski's Olympic gold. Closed, …
plac Żelaznej Bramy 1, 00-136 Warszawa
Poland's first boxing museum, Hala Gwardii: Pietrzykowski's gloves from the Clay fight, Olympic medals. Closed since 2023, reopening …
plac marsz. J. Piłsudskiego 4, 00-909 Warszawa
Military tradition room at Warsaw Garrison Command, Piłsudski Square. Weapons from the 1794 insurrection, uhlan gear, guest books signed by …
ul. Długa 13/15, 00-238 Warszawa
Poland's only military chaplaincy museum - in the crypt of the Field Cathedral on Długa Street. Multimedia exhibition spanning from 966 AD …
ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 5, 00-068 Warszawa
27,000 artworks in Czapski Palace - Chopin's last Warsaw home, Norwid studied here. Tue-Sun 12-19, free admission.
ul. Lwowska 6/13, 00-658 Warszawa
Over 200 surrealist sculptures and paintings - Spherism, War Vampires. New location on Lwowska, Tue-Fri. Ticket 20 zł.
ul. Elektoralna 2, 00-139 Warszawa
3,500 historic measuring instruments at GUM - from a 1677 Lithuanian weight to atomic clocks. Group visits by appointment or Night of …
ul. Konopnickiej 6, pok. 107, 00-491 Warszawa
Jazz instruments, photos and posters at the YMCA where Tyrmand held Poland's first post-war jam session. By appointment.
ul. Jazdów 1A, 00-467 Warszawa
65,000 exhibits in a surviving 1890s surgical pavilion of Ujazdowski Hospital - Copernicus originals, Curie's desk, 17th-century anatomical …
al. Niepodległości 210 m. 10A, 00-608 Warszawa
Writer Andrzej Strug's apartment on al. Niepodległości - he lived here from 1929 until his death in 1937. Branch of the Museum of …
ul. Koszykowa 26/28, 00-950 Warszawa
Nearly 100,000 volumes of children's literature from 1801 onwards. Special department of the Warsaw Public Library. Exhibitions, author …
ul. Jasna 14/16a, 00-041 Warszawa
Free multimedia exhibition by the European Parliament. 360-degree cinema, interactive stations in 24 languages, MEP role-play game. Central …
ul. Progi 1 m. 13, 00-643 Warszawa
Maria Dąbrowska's apartment in Śródmieście, central Warsaw - the Nights and Days author lived here for 37 years (1917-1954). Branch of the …
pl. Defilad 1, 00-901 Warszawa
Observation deck on the 30th floor of Stalin's skyscraper. 114 metres, 360-degree panorama, Gothic Hall, cafe. Daily 10:00-20:00.
pl. Unii Lubelskiej 2, 00-588 Warszawa
Sue Ryder Museum in the Mokotów Toll Gate at pl. Unii Lubelskiej - British philanthropist and her Polish mission. Temporarily closed.
Historyul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 32, Tyszkiewicz-Potocki Palace, 00-927 Warszawa
University of Warsaw Museum, Tyszkiewicz-Potocki Palace on Royal Route. 1917 silver eagle, cork model of Arch of Constantine, Sienkiewicz …
ul. Długa 22, 00-238 Warszawa
Yearning for Freedom exhibition at the Warsaw Uprising Veterans Association, Długa 22. Video testimonies, veteran memorabilia. Free entry.
Artpl. Stanisława Małachowskiego 3, 00-916 Warszawa
Zachęta - National Gallery of Art in Warsaw. Neo-Renaissance palace from 1900, contemporary art, rotating exhibitions. Tickets, hours, …
ul. Jasna 1, 4th floor, 00-013 Warszawa
Museum of Cooperative History in Warsaw - 25,000 artefacts in the historic House Under the Eagles. From Stefczyk to Spolem. Free entry.
ul. Nowowiejska 21/25, 00-665 Warszawa
Warsaw University of Technology Museum - 200 years of engineering heritage, vintage instruments, ANOPS-105 computer. Free entry.
Scienceul. Koszykowa 81, 00-349 Warszawa
Museum of Water Supply and Sewage at Warsaw's Filter Station: 17th-century wooden pipes, historic pressure tower, Lindley's engineering …
ul. Wierzbowa 11, 00-094 Warszawa
Vodka Museum in Warsaw at Wierzbowa - 10,000 exhibits on Polish vodka history, historic bottles, labels and posters. Tickets, hours, …
HistoryAl. 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.
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.
Science
Limited accessul. 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.
Scienceul. Szwoleżerów 9, 00-464 Warszawa
Museum of Hunting and Horsemanship in Łazienki Park - Polish hunting traditions, taxidermy, carriages, royal weaving. Tickets, hours.
Historyul. 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.
Scienceal. 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, …
ScienceWybrzeże 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.
Cultureul. 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, …
ScienceWarsaw Towers, ul. Sienna 39, 00-121 Warszawa
Kolejkowo Warsaw in Warsaw Towers - miniature world at 1:25 scale with trains, day/night cycle and 5,000+ figurines. Tickets, hours, …
Sciencepl. Defilad 1, 00-110 Warszawa
Museum of Evolution in Warsaw - Gobi Desert dinosaurs, Polish-Mongolian expedition fossils, paleontology inside the Palace of Culture. …
Artul. 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 …
ul. Tłomackie 3/5, 00-090 Warszawa
Jewish Historical Institute Warsaw - Ringelblum Archive, original milk cans from the Warsaw Ghetto, permanent exhibition. Tickets, hours, …
al. Jana Chrystiana Szucha 25, 00-580 Warszawa
Former Gestapo HQ on Szucha Avenue. Original cells, prisoner inscriptions, multimedia. Hours, tickets, how to visit.
Artplac Teatralny 1, 00-950 Warszawa
Theatre Museum at the Grand Theatre Warsaw - Poland's only theatre museum. 200,000 objects, free entry. Hours, directions.
Al. Jerozolimskie 51, 00-697 Warszawa
Warsaw Fotoplastikon - the last working Kaiserpanorama in Europe. Stereoscopic photos, hours, tickets, directions.
Historyal. Solidarności 62, 00-240 Warszawa
Museum of Independence in Warsaw - Polish independence history in a Baroque palace. Opening hours, tickets, how to get there.
Historyul. Piękna 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, …
Historyul. Świętokrzyska 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.
ArtPalace 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.
Scienceul. Długa 52, 00-241 Warszawa
State Archaeological Museum in Warsaw - prehistory of Polish lands in the historic Royal Arsenal. Opening hours, tickets, exhibitions, …
Cultureul. Kredytowa 1, 00-056 Warszawa
State Ethnographic Museum in Warsaw - Poland's oldest. 80,000 objects, folk costumes, African art. Tickets, hours, free Thursdays.
ul. Okólnik 1, 00-368 Warszawa
Chopin Museum in Warsaw - temporarily closed through 2026 (renovation). Reopening info, Chopin alternatives in Warsaw, opening hours and …
Artul. Marszałkowska 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.
ArtAl. 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 …
Artul. Agrykola 1, 00-460 Warszawa
Royal Łazienki Museum in Warsaw - a royal palace and park complex. Opening hours, tickets, free Fridays, getting there. The largest park in …
Historyplac 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 …