Friday is a great day for evening museum visits in Warsaw. Many institutions extend their hours until 20:00, and some offer free admission or discounts in the afternoon. Below is the full list of museums open on Friday.
115 museums open
ul. Jana Ostroroga 24A, 01-163 Warszawa
Ice Cream Museum in Warsaw's Wola district. A 90-minute guided tour with gelato and Thai ice cream tastings. Tickets, hours, directions.
ul. Stanisława Matarewicza 188, Ossów
Battle of Warsaw 1920 Museum in Ossów - the Polish Army Museum's new branch on the actual battlefield. Hours, 25 PLN tickets, free …
ul. Marszałkowska 107, 00-110 Warsaw
Central History Stop - IPN's free history education center on Marszałkowska 107: gaming capsules, VR stations, hologram display and a …
Centrum Praskie Koneser, ul. Ząbkowska 29, 03-736 Warsaw
Kleks. The Magic of Cinema at Koneser - an interactive family attraction with real sets, costumes and character figures from the Kleks …
ul. Ząbkowska 31, 03-736 Warsaw
Museum of Fantastic Art in Warsaw - Beksiński's dystopian paintings and Polish surrealism in the Praga Koneser complex. Tickets, hours, …
Plac Defilad 1, 00-901 Warsaw
National Museum of Technology inside the Palace of Culture and Science - 15,000+ exhibits, transport and computer history. Tickets 30/20 …
pl. Krasińskich 3/5, 00-207 Warsaw
Palace of the Commonwealth - the National Library's treasury on Krasiński Square. Medieval manuscripts, Chopin autographs. Free entry, …
ul. Droga Palmirska 1, 05-152 Czosnów
Palmiry Memorial Site Museum - a Museum of Warsaw branch in the Kampinos Forest, 30 km from the city. WWII execution site, …
ul. Rudzka 18, 01-689 Warsaw
The Stoen Operator Electricity Meter Museum in Żoliborz - over 200 electricity meters, from Edison's 1881 meter to modern smart meters. Free …
ul. Strzelecka 8, 03-416 Warsaw
Strzelecka 8 Memorial Chamber - former NKVD and communist secret police detention site in Praga. Original prisoner inscriptions, free entry, …
ul. Podwale 17, 00-252 Warsaw
Tiger Score at Podwale 17 in Warsaw's Old Town: 70+ playable pinball machines and arcade games from the 1930s to today. Timed tickets from …
Al. Jerozolimskie 200, Warsaw
Warsaw Arcade Museum at Al. Jerozolimskie 200: over 120 playable arcade machines and pinball tables, unlimited play included in the ticket. …
ul. Złota 62, 00-821 Warsaw
MI POLIN Mezuzah Center - the world's first mezuzah-trace museum, next to the Warsaw Ghetto Wall on Złota Street. 205 traces documented, …
Al. Jerozolimskie 123a (Atlas Tower, 1st floor), 02-017 Warszawa
The Invisible Exhibition in Warsaw's Atlas Tower - a one-hour guided walk in total darkness, led by blind guides. Tickets, opening hours, …
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 …
ul. Kolejowa 8A, 01-210 Warszawa
Pinball Station, Kolejowa 8A: 150+ pinball and arcade machines, 100+ playable. One 69 PLN ticket, unlimited play. Daily, until midnight …
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 …
History
Limited accessul. Ratuszowa 1/3, 03-461 Warszawa
Żabiński Villa at Warsaw Zoo: the house where Jan and Antonina Żabiński sheltered hundreds from the ghetto. Guided tours only, 10 PLN plus …
ul. Władysława Szpilmana 6, Warszawa
Fort Institute of Photography at Fort Mokotów: gallery and reading room with 2,500 photo books. Szpilmana 6. Wed-Fri 14:00-19:00, Sat-Sun …
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.
Historyul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 11, Warszawa
Dom Bez Kantów Gallery, Śródmieście: Pilecki Institute exhibitions on 20th-century history and totalitarian memory. Krakowskie Przedmieście …
Scienceul. Świętojerska 5/7, 00-236 Warszawa
Boutique interactive science centre on ul. Świętojerska, Warsaw, focused on physics and astronomy. Tickets, hours, directions.
ul. Strzelecka 11/13, Warszawa
Konopacki Palace, Praga-Północ: 19th-century mansion run by Dom Kultury Praga, Strzelecka 11/13. Exhibitions, concerts, workshops. Mon-Fri …
ul. Schroegera 74, Warszawa
Magdalena Kobierecka Gallery in Bielany (Schroegera st): glass painting and graphics. Fri 16-20, Sat-Sun 16-20, Tue-Thu by appointment. …
Artul. Łucka 15/3, 00-842 Warszawa
Cosmos Museum in Warsaw's Wola district - interactive illusion exhibition with light installations and photo-friendly rooms. Tickets, hours, …
Artul. Jazdów 2, 00-467 Warszawa
CSW Ujazdowski Castle: contemporary art centre in a reconstructed Baroque castle. Exhibitions, cinema, sculpture park. Night of Museums …
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. Żwirki i Wigury 93, 02-089 Warszawa
University geological museum with Apollo mission lunar dust, 233 Pultusk meteorite specimens and 4,000 mineral displays. Free entry, by …
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.
History
Limited accessul. 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 …
ul. Zakroczymska 2, 00-225 Warszawa
Chopin and Moniuszko manuscripts in Poland's oldest musical society archive. 47,500 objects on Zakroczymska. Visits by appointment.
Cultureal. 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 …
Artul. Dziekania 1, 00-279 Warszawa
Over 20,000 exhibits in the Dean's Palace by St. John's Cathedral - sacred art, Beksiński, Durer woodcuts. Tue-Sun, from 25 PLN.
Artul. Świętych Cyryla i Metodego 4, 03-403 Warszawa
Orthodox sacred art at the Centre of Orthodox Culture, Praga: icons, 5th-6th century crosses, liturgical vestments. Free, visit by phone …
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. Brzozowa 11/13, 00-258 Warszawa
Museum of Warsaw branch on the Vistula escarpment. Teaches how to read a city's architecture - lectures, workshops, exhibitions on heritage. …
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 …
Historypl. Defilad 1, 00-901 Warszawa
360-degree Warsaw views from the 30th floor, 114 metres up. Tickets 25 PLN (20 PLN reduced), valid 12 months. Gothic Hall, cafe. Open daily …
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 …
Historyul. Długa 22, 00-238 Warszawa
Yearning for Freedom exhibition at the Warsaw Uprising Veterans Association, Długa 22. Video testimonies, veteran memorabilia. Free entry.
Culture
Limited accessul. Jarosława Dąbrowskiego 51, 02-561 Warszawa
Poet Broniewski's Mokotów apartment - he lived and wrote here from 1945 until his death in 1962. Branch of the Museum of Literature.
Historyul. Srebrna 12, 00-810 Warszawa
Wola Museum in the neo-Renaissance Sikorski Palace - branch of Museum of Warsaw. Wola Massacre, district history in 15 threads. Thursdays 1 …
Artpl. Stanisława Małachowskiego 3, 00-916 Warszawa
Zachęta has no permanent collection - exhibitions rotate every 2-3 months. Neo-Renaissance palace from 1900, free Thursdays. 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.
Historyal. Wilanowska 204, 02-730 Warszawa
Museum of the Polish Peasant Movement in Warsaw - 62,000 artefacts, Witos letters, folk art, partisan equipment. In a historic 1852 …
ul. Żelazna 59, 7th floor, 00-848 Warszawa
Nursing History Museum in Warsaw - gallery of 103 Florence Nightingale Medal recipients, medical instruments. Visits by appointment.
Historyul. Nowoursynowska 161, Building 48, entrance C, 1st floor, 02-787 Warszawa
SGGW Museum in Warsaw - 200 years of Poland's oldest agricultural university, from Marymont to Ursynów. VR exhibits. 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.
ul. Komitetu Obrony Robotników 43, 02-148 Warszawa
LOT Polish Airlines History Hall at the airline's HQ near Chopin Airport - memorabilia from 95 years of Polish commercial aviation. Visits …
ul. Żwirki i Wigury 63, 02-091 Warszawa
WUM Medical History Museum in Warsaw - surgical instruments, 17th-century medical books, 3D-mapped Anatomical Theatre. Free entry, weekdays.
Cultureul. Przy Grobli 84, 02-749 Warszawa
Blacksmith Museum in Warsaw - a private museum near Dolinka Służewiecka with a working forge, blacksmith tools and live demonstrations. …
ul. Biograficzna 2, 01-991 Warszawa
Museum of Geodesy at WPG in Warsaw - theodolites, levelling instruments and surveying tools from the 19th-20th century. Poland's first …
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 …
al. gen. Antoniego Chruściela 103, Warszawa
Porthos Millinery and Thimble Museum in Warsaw - over 500 thimbles from around the world, historic hats and millinery tools. Visit by …
ul. Wawelska 15, 02-034 Warszawa
Radium Institute Museum at Wawelska - in the building Marie Curie opened in 1932. Historical room, films, tree declared natural monument. …
ul. Traktorzystów 14, 02-495 Warszawa (Izba Tożsamości Ursusa)
Ursus Tractor Factory Museum history - 400 exhibits, vintage tractors and a 1936 Sokół motorcycle. Hall 270 demolished 2022. Collection at …
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, …
Historyul. Marcinkowskiego 2, 03-722 Warszawa
Warsaw Fire Brigade Centre in Praga-Północ - 1000 m² of exhibits, vintage fire engines, an 1878 tower and a spherical cinema. Group visits …
Scienceul. Kasprzaka 25, 01-224 Warszawa
Warsaw Gas Works Museum in Wola - history of gas industry in heritage buildings of a 19th-century gasworks. Tickets, opening hours, …
Historyul. J.P. Woronicza 27, 02-625 Warszawa
Warsaw Tram Heritage Room at the Mokotów depot - vintage tram models, uniforms, ticket punches and the history of Warsaw's rail transport. …
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.
Historyul. Kardynała Stanisława Hozjusza 2, 01-565 Warszawa
Museum of Fr. Popiełuszko - Solidarity chaplain murdered by secret police in 1984. Original artifacts, 9 rooms, grave. Hours, tickets.
Scienceul. Szwoleżerów 9, 00-464 Warszawa
Museum of Hunting and Horsemanship in Łazienki Park - Polish hunting traditions, taxidermy, carriages, royal weaving. Tickets, hours.
ul. Prymasa Augusta Hlonda 1, 02-972 Warszawa
Mt 5,14 Museum in Warsaw's Temple of Divine Providence - exhibition on John Paul II and Cardinal Wyszyński, 26m above ground. Tickets.
Historyul. Powsińska 13, 02-920 Warszawa
Museum of Polish Military Technology at Fort IX - tanks, MiGs, Katyusha launchers, Meduza bathyscaphe. Hours, tickets, free Tuesdays, …
Scienceul. Ząbkowska 23/25, 03-736 Warszawa
Warsaw's Printing Museum on Ząbkowska Street. Working 18th-century press, hands-on workshops, Praga district gem. Hours, tickets.
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.
Cultureul. Wybrzeże Gdyńskie 4, 01-531 Warszawa
Poland's only sports museum, inside the Olympic Center. Pope's kayak, Olympic medals, secret 1940 POW Olympics. Hours, tickets.
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, …
Historyul. Skazańców 25, 01-532 Warszawa
Tenth Pavilion of the Warsaw Citadel - authentic 19th-century political prison. Piłsudski's cell, Sochaczewski paintings, Execution Gate.
ScienceRynek Starego Miasta 21 (1st floor), 00-273 Warszawa
Museum World of Illusion in Warsaw's Old Town. 60+ optical illusions across 350 sqm. Tickets, hours, directions, visitor tips.
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, …
Historyul. Jezuicka 1/3, 00-281 Warszawa
Cold War Museum in Warsaw Old Town - interactive exhibits in a former militia basement. Soviet maps, VR, Kukliński spy story. Hours, …
Scienceul. Rakowiecka 4, 00-975 Warszawa
Geological Museum PIG in Warsaw - meteorites, minerals, prehistoric skeletons and a flashlight cave. Tickets, hours, how to get there.
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. …
Scienceul. Piwna 31/33, 00-265 Warszawa
Pharmacy Museum in Warsaw Old Town - historic apothecary, antique equipment, and the story of Poland's first female pharmacist. Hours, …
Scienceal. Emila Wedla 5, 03-822 Warszawa
E. Wedel Chocolate Factory Museum - 8,000 sqm chocolate journey in a revitalized 1960s cocoa silo in Warsaw. Tickets, hours, tastings.
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 …
Historyul. 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.
CultureRynek Starego Miasta 20, 00-272 Warszawa
Adam Mickiewicz Museum of Literature in Warsaw's Old Town - manuscripts, Schulz art, Gothic murals. Hours, tickets, tips for visitors.
Scienceul. Żelazna 51/53, 00-841 Warszawa
Norblin Factory Museum: open-type museum with 200 years of industrial history. Hydraulic accumulator, twin to Tower Bridge. Full visit paid.
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.
ScienceAl. Jerozolimskie 51, 00-697 Warszawa
Warsaw Fotoplastikon - the last working Kaiserpanorama in Europe. Stereoscopic photos, hours, tickets, directions.
Historyul. Jana Jeziorańskiego 4 (Cytadela Warszawska), 01-521 Warszawa
Katyń Museum in Warsaw - the only museum in the world dedicated entirely to the Katyń massacre. Free admission, opening hours, how to get …
Artul. Puławska 113a, 02-707 Warszawa
Królikarnia Sculpture Museum in Warsaw - Palladian palace with Poland's largest sculpture collection. Free Sculpture Park, Dunikowski. …
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.
Historyul. Gwardii 1, 01-538 Warszawa
Polish History Museum at the Warsaw Citadel, Prix Versailles 2024 winner. Hours, tickets, free Fridays, temporary exhibitions, how to get …
ScienceCentrum Praskie Koneser, pl. Konesera 1, 03-736 Warszawa
Polish Vodka Museum in Warsaw - 500 years of vodka history in a 19th-century distillery at the Koneser Praga Centre. Tickets, opening hours, …
Artul. Stanisława Kostki Potockiego 10/16, 02-958 Warszawa
Poster Museum at Wilanów in Warsaw - the world's first poster museum. 63,000 works, Polish School of Poster. Opening hours, tickets, how to …
Historyul. Targowa 50/52, 03-733 Warszawa
Praga Museum of Warsaw - pre-war Warsaw on the right bank. Jewish prayer room murals, oral histories, observation deck. Hours, tickets.
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.
Scienceul. Towarowa 3, 00-811 Warszawa
Warsaw Railway Museum (Stacja Muzeum) - 50+ historic locomotives, EU07 simulator, interactive exhibits. Tickets, hours, how to visit.
HistoryPlac Gwardii Pieszej Koronnej (Pawilon Południowy), 01-519 Warszawa
Free admission Thursdays: hussar armour, tanks and MiGs at the Warsaw Citadel. Polish Army Museum - hours, tickets, visiting tips.
Scienceul. Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie 20, 00-390 Warszawa
450+ interactive exhibits plus live High Voltage Theatre shows and the Heavens of Copernicus Planetarium. Tickets, hours, directions.
Historyul. Freta 16, 00-227 Warszawa
Marie Curie Museum in Warsaw - the world's only museum of the Nobel laureate, in her birthplace on Freta Street. Hours, tickets, tips.
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.
HistoryRynek Starego Miasta 28-42, 00-272 Warszawa
Museum of Warsaw on the Old Town Market Square - 7,000 objects in 11 historic townhouses. Opening hours, tickets, how to get there, …
ArtAl. Jerozolimskie 3, 00-495 Warszawa
Matejko's Battle of Grunwald, Botticelli, Faras frescoes - Poland's largest art museum. Permanent galleries free Tuesdays. Hours, tickets, …
Historyul. Mordechaja Anielewicza 6, 00-157 Warszawa
POLIN Museum in Warsaw - 1,000 years of Polish Jewish history at one of Europe's best museums. Opening hours, tickets, how to get there, …
Historyul. Stanisława Kostki Potockiego 10/16, 02-958 Warszawa
Wilanów Palace: Baroque residence of King Jan III Sobieski. Palace tickets 70 PLN (~€16), gardens 15 PLN, free entry Thursdays. Hours, …
Artul. Agrykola 1, 00-460 Warszawa
The largest park in central Warsaw - Royal Łazienki. Free Fridays at the palace, the park is always free. Opening hours, tickets, getting …
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 …
Historyul. Grzybowska 79, 00-844 Warszawa
Free entry every Thursday. One of Poland's most-visited museums - opening hours, tickets, directions.
Artul. Podwale 15, 00-252 Warszawa
Museum of Dollhouses, Games and Toys in Pałac Bazylianów: 200+ miniature dollhouses, historic toys and sacred dolls. Open daily 09:00-19:00.