Temporary Exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art

Current and past temporary exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw (MSN).

Current exhibitions (8)

Warsaw Under Construction 18. Sovereign and Fed

30 August 2026 - 27 September 2026 Ends soon

The main theme of WARSAW UNDER CONSTRUCTION 18 in 2026 is food sovereignty, which is becoming an important element in contemporary urban development strategies.

Patryk Różycki. Transformation

31 July 2026 - 11 October 2026 Ends soon

The series of paintings addresses Różycki's childhood and adolescence in the countryside, amidst economic and social exclusion related to the transformation of the 1990s, and the shame associated with it.

Adam Kozicki. War of Everyone Against Everyone

12 September 2026 - 10 January 2027

In his latest exhibition, Adam Kozicki explores the pulsating, nervous rhythm of the contemporary internet - a space where cultural wars constantly smolder, and fragmented information streams create emotional tensions, blurring the lines between

In the Very Bowels of Changes: Surrealism and Antifascism

26 June 2026 - 10 January 2027

As an artistic and political movement, Surrealism had an international reach and espoused internationalist views. Rooted in art and literature, it had much broader ambitions: to revolutionize society and redefine life itself.

Paths of Blacks Enter the White Land

26 June 2026 - 10 January 2027

Paths of Whites Invade the Black Continent is the title of a 1948 painting by Marian Bogusz. In the exhibition title, its meaning is reversed to show the particular dynamic of Polish relations with Blackness and Sub-Saharan Africa during the Polish People's Republic (PRL) era.

Edward Dwurnik. Pride and Shame

31 July 2026 - 28 February 2027

The exhibition focuses on the artist's work from the 1970s and 1980s - presenting two of his main painting series, titled Sportsmen and Workers.

VALIE EXPORT. Die Doppelgängerin

18 September 2026 - 16 March 2027

Die Doppelgängerin is a monumental sculpture in bronze, depicting twin pairs of oversized scissors.

Dominika Olszowy. Sand Fountain

10 September 2026 - 10 September 2027

The Sand Fountain is the latest sculpture intervention from Dominika Olszowy, commissioned by the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw and addressing the rapid transformation of downtown Warsaw, including the radical changes taking place on Central Square, where MSN is located.

Upcoming (1)

Sculpture After Stability

16 October 2026 - 28 February 2027

The exhibition presents contemporary sculptural practices that take the loss of formal stability as their starting point, treating it not as a metaphor for crisis or a harbinger of catastrophe, but as a source of creative tension.

Recently ended

The Most Beautiful Polish Books 2025

16 July 2026 - 13 September 2026

The Most Beautiful Polish Books 2025 exhibition closed on 13 September 2026. See the current exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw.

Minh Lan Tran. Spine

20 March 2026 - 30 August 2026

Minh Lan Tran's monumental work (born 1997, Hong Kong), created for the Museum's staircase, expands the language of abstract painting, entering into direct dialogue with architecture.

Przemysław Piniak. Hit Where It Hurts

25 April 2026 - 23 August 2026

Piniak Przemysław's solo exhibition is the first institutional attempt to take a broader look at the work of the prematurely deceased intermedial artist.