Muzeum Grawitacji

What to expect

Gravity Museum is a boutique science venue focused on physics and astronomy - 700 m² inside a tenement on ul. Świętojerska, five minutes on foot from Pl. Krasińskich and the Ghetto Heroes Monument. Smaller than Copernicus Science Centre (which is 15,000 m²) by an order of magnitude, but that misses the point - this is not a junior Kopernik, it is a different format. Tightly themed around gravity as a physical concept and its connections to astronomy. The exhibits are interactive; the operator targets teenagers and families with children 10+, plus adults who like their science hands-on rather than behind glass.

The museum operates as a commercial company (Muzeum Świat Grawitacji sp. z o.o., KRS 0000608971), not a public institution. That shows in the pricing: 45 PLN (about 10 EUR / 11 USD) on weekdays, 47 PLN on weekends and holidays. Reduced 35 / 37 PLN covers children, school students, university students under 26, doctoral candidates, seniors 65+, people with disabilities and their carers. Under 2 years - free. Buy online at muzeumgrawitacji.pl or at the box office if any remain.

A visit takes 60 to 90 minutes, depending on how much each experiment pulls you in. This is not the walk-past-and-exit format - most stations need interaction, so your pace sets the duration. For children under 10, parts of the physics content will be too abstract; the format fits young teenagers and up.

Tips

• Best time to visit: Tuesday-Thursday afternoon. Weekends (9:30 opening) bring families - it gets busier, but ul. Świętojerska 5/7 is not a mass destination like Kopernik, so two-hour queues do not happen here.
• Buy online. muzeumgrawitacji.pl guarantees entry; the box office only sells what is left. For a weekend visit with a child, buy ahead.
• Weekend tickets cost 2 PLN more - 47 PLN (~10.50 EUR) instead of 45, 37 PLN reduced instead of 35. A small difference, but worth knowing before you arrive.
• Groups: from 10 people - 35 PLN per person on weekdays, 37 PLN on weekends. One supervisor free per ten tickets.
• Best for ages 10 and up. The operator names this minimum themselves - younger children may get lost in the physics content. Adults and teenagers - solid fit.
• Night of Museums 2026: Gravity Museum has confirmed participation. Detailed programme will be published at muzeumgrawitacji.pl - check before 16 May, since at T-4 the event-night schedule was not yet posted.
• Last entry one hour before closing. Weekday last entry 18:00, Saturday 19:00, Sunday 18:00. Plan accordingly.
• Accessibility: wheelchair-accessible, stroller-friendly, lift on site. If needed, call reception at 790 656 927.

Getting there

Metro: Ratusz Arsenał station (M1, blue line) - 5 minutes on foot. Exit towards ul. Andersa, then north past Pl. Krasińskich.

Tram: “Pl. Krasińskich” stop on routes along ul. Andersa - 3 minutes on foot.

Bus: Various routes around Pl. Krasińskich and ul. Bonifraterska - 5-10 minutes on foot.

Car: Paid street parking in the zone. No nearby underground garage; people park along ul. Świętojerska, ul. Bonifraterska or Pl. Krasińskich.

Landmark: ul. Świętojerska runs off ul. Bonifraterska between Pl. Krasińskich and the garrison church. Number 5/7 is a tenement frontage marked with museum signage.

Nearby museums

Polish Bar Museum (ul. Świętojerska 16, 200 metres, 3 minutes on foot) - a dozen rooms of Polish legal history, a quiet counterweight to the interactive Grawitacji. POLIN (ul. Anielewicza, 10 minutes on foot) - a large-scale museum of Polish Jewish history, one of the top-rated cultural institutions in Warsaw. Archaeological Museum (ul. Długa 52, 10 minutes) - from tomorrow’s gravity to the region’s prehistory, an unusual half-day pairing.