Temporary Exhibitions at the National Museum in Warsaw

Sculpture for the Wall Unit

14 May 2026 - 25 October 2026 Ends soon

Królikarnia, ul. Puławska 113a

Ceramic penguins, monkeys, and strongmen that decorated the 'wall unit' shelving of Polish apartments for nearly the entire communist era - original prototypes designed at the Institute of Industrial Design in the 1950s, now cult objects among design collectors.

17th Photography Cabinet: Józef Czechowicz (1818-1888) - Photographer of Vilnius

15 September 2026 - 13 December 2026

Vilnius becomes the subject of a Photography Cabinet exhibition for the first time - views of the city from the 1870s captured by Józef Czechowicz, a Vilnius landscape photographer.

Adolph Menzel (1815-1905). The Tireless Observer

11 September 2026 - 13 December 2026

The first monographic exhibition in Poland of Adolph Menzel, one of the most important 19th-century German artists - 45 drawings and over 200 prints from the National Museum's collection, plus a reflection on the provenance of works from pre-war German collections.

Olga Boznańska at the Gallery of 19th-Century Art

10 September 2025 - 3 January 2027

An extended display of nearly thirty works by Olga Boznańska from the National Museum's collection, marking the 160th anniversary of her birth and the 85th of her death, within the permanent Gallery of 19th-Century Art.

Polish Poster. The Collection - Part 3

13 October 2026 - 10 January 2027

The third rotation of the permanent display at the Poster Museum in Wilanów - the world's first museum dedicated to posters. The collection numbers nearly 36,000 objects and changes every three months.