Muzeum Legii Warszawa im. Wiktora Bołby

What to expect

Closed since 30 November 2025 for renovation. Expected reopening in a modernized form: Q3 2026. The last exhibition arrangement dated from 2016 (Legia’s centennial).

When the museum is open, entry is free. Several hundred exhibits on the ground floor of the Polish Army Stadium, under the North Tribune - the legendary Zyleta (named for the razor-blade-sharp atmosphere). This is not just a football museum. Legia has had sections in boxing, fencing, wrestling, figure skating, tennis, and motorcycle speedway, and the museum covers them all.

Separately, guided stadium tours run for about 75 minutes (39 PLN / ~9 EUR weekdays, 45 PLN / ~10 EUR weekends) and include the museum, player locker rooms, and the substitute bench. Bookings via bilety.legia.com or wycieczki@legia.pl (+48 608 542 541, Mon-Fri 10:00-16:00).

Lazienkowska 3 is south of the city centre, between Lazienki Park and the Vistula. The nearest bus stop is Legia-Stadion, a 3-minute walk.

Collection

Kazimierz Deyna: match-worn jerseys and boots, military uniform, the jacket from his 1976 Montreal Olympic suit, a presidential commendation. Video footage of his last match in Warsaw.

Lucjan Brychczy: playing kits, trophies from four Polish Championship titles, coaching memorabilia.

Other sports: Andrzej Wronski’s Olympic gold medal (wrestling, Seoul 1988), Jerzy Pawlowski fencing memorabilia (Olympic champion turned communist-era spy), boxing gloves, figure skating boots, tennis rackets.

Fan heritage: a reconstructed miniature Zyleta section with an original seat, a lighting mast fragment from the previous stadium, a 1930s motorcycle from the defunct speedway section, Ryszard Koncewicz’s pipe, Stanislaw Mielech’s typewriter (used for decades to chronicle club history).

Four designated photo points featuring match placards, vintage changing-room furniture, and the motorcycle.

About the patron

Wiktor Bolba (1957-2022) - journalist, caricaturist, and club historian. Connected to Legia for over 50 years. He wrote the “From Viktor’s Portfolio” column in “Nasza Legia” weekly, co-founded the supporter movement and the Zyleta ultra group. From 2005 he gathered artifacts rescued from oblivion and destruction, opening the museum in 2006 as its sole curator. Author of the Deyna biography and co-author of the centennial monograph “Legia 1916-2016.” Received the Capital City of Warsaw Award in 2019. The museum was named after him in January 2023, on the first anniversary of his death.

Tips

• Museum closed until approximately Q3 2026. Renovation announced 30 November 2025. The FanStore has temporarily moved to ul. Mysliwiecka 4A.
• Pre-closure hours were Mon-Fri 11:00-17:00 (per legia.com). Some sources list longer hours - check the current schedule after reopening.
• Closed on match days - check the fixture calendar before visiting.
• Wheelchair accessible (parking, entrance, restroom). Polish Sign Language available on request.
• Allow 30 minutes for the museum alone. With the stadium tour, over 2 hours.

Getting there

Museum closed. Location: ul. Lazienkowska 3, ground floor of the Polish Army Stadium (enter from the North Tribune side). Buses 107, 108, 131, 138, 159 - Legia-Stadion stop (3 min walk). Trams 7, 9, 22, 24 - Most Poniatowskiego stop (10-minute walk). Note: the Trasa Lazienkowska road reconstruction may affect routes - check current connections.

Nearby museums

Royal Lazienki (ul. Agrykola 1, 800 m) - Warsaw’s largest park-museum, with the Palace on the Isle and the Old Orangery. Old Medical Books Collection (ul. Jazdow 1A, 500 m) - 65,000 exhibits in an 1896 surgical pavilion.