Monday is the toughest day for museum-hopping in Warsaw. Most institutions are closed, which catches many visitors off guard. If you’re visiting on a Monday, don’t despair - a handful of worthwhile museums keep their doors open. Here’s the complete list.
51 museums open
plac marsz. J. Piłsudskiego 4, 00-909 Warszawa
Military tradition room at the Warsaw Garrison Command on Pilsudski Square. Weapons from the 1794 insurrection, uhlan cavalry gear, VIP …
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. 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.
ul. Swietych Cyryla i Metodego 4, 03-403 Warszawa
Orthodox sacred art in the Centre of Orthodox Culture in Praga - icons, crosses from the 5th-6th century, liturgical vestments. Free entry.
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. Progi 1 m. 13, 02-691 Warszawa
Maria Dabrowska's Mokotow apartment - the Nights and Days author lived here from 1944 to 1965. Branch of the Museum of Literature.
pl. Defilad 1, 00-901 Warszawa
Observation deck on the 30th floor of Stalin's skyscraper. 114 metres, 360-degree panorama, Gothic Hall, cafe. Daily 10:00-20:00.
ul. Krakowskie Przedmiescie 32, Tyszkiewicz-Potocki Palace, 00-927 Warszawa
University of Warsaw Museum in the Tyszkiewicz-Potocki Palace on Royal Route. Milosz's student book, 1917 silver eagle, antique plaster …
ul. Barwna 8, 02-780 Warszawa
Ursynow Museum at Barwna 8 - Niemcewicz's 19th-century study and a communist-era apartment straight from Alternatywy 4. Free entry.
ul. Jaroslawa Dabrowskiego 51, 02-561 Warszawa
Poet Broniewski's Mokotow apartment - he lived and wrote here from 1945 until his death in 1962. Branch of the Museum of Literature.
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.
al. 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.
ul. 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 Ursynow. 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. Waski Dunaj 10, 00-256 Warszawa
Leather Guild Museum in Warsaw Old Town - 19th-century shoemaker workshop, Kilinski memorabilia, leather craft heritage since 1386. Free …
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. Zwirki 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.
ul. Swietojerska 16, 00-202 Warszawa
Museum of the Polish Bar in Warsaw - advocacy history from the 18th century, legal robes, landmark trial documents. Free, by appointment.
ul. 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 …
ul. Koszykowa 81, 00-349 Warszawa
Museum of Water Supply and Sewage at Warsaw's Filter Station - 17th-century wooden pipes, historic pressure tower and 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. 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, …
ul. Marcinkowskiego 2, 03-722 Warszawa
Warsaw Fire Brigade Centre in Praga Polnoc - 1000 m² of exhibits, vintage fire engines, an 1878 tower and a spherical cinema. Group visits …
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. …
Al. 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.
ul. 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.
ul. 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.
ul. 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.
al. 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, …
Rynek 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.
Wybrzeże 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.
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, …
al. 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.
ul. Tłomackie 3/5, 00-090 Warszawa
Jewish Historical Institute Warsaw - Ringelblum Archive, original milk cans from the Warsaw Ghetto, permanent exhibition. Tickets, hours, …
Al. Jerozolimskie 51, 00-697 Warszawa
Warsaw Fotoplastikon - the last working Kaiserpanorama in Europe. Stereoscopic photos, hours, tickets, directions.
Historyul. Jana Jezioranskiego 4 (Cytadela Warszawska), 01-521 Warszawa
Katyn Museum in Warsaw - the only museum in the world dedicated entirely to the Katyn massacre. Free admission, opening hours, how to get …
Historyul. Piekna 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, …
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.
Centrum 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, …
Scienceul. Towarowa 3, 00-811 Warszawa
Warsaw Railway Museum (Stacja Muzeum) - 50+ historic locomotives, EU07 simulator, interactive exhibits. Tickets, hours, how to visit.
Scienceul. Wybrzeze Kosciuszkowskie 20, 00-390 Warszawa
Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw - 450+ interactive exhibits, planetarium, live science shows. Opening hours, tickets, how to get there.
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. Stanislawa Kostki Potockiego 10/16, 02-958 Warszawa
Wilanow Palace in Warsaw - the Baroque royal residence of King Jan III Sobieski. Opening hours, tickets, directions and visitor tips.
Artul. Agrykola 1, 00-460 Warszawa
Royal Lazienki Museum in Warsaw - a royal palace and park complex. Opening hours, tickets, free Fridays, getting there. The largest park in …
Historyul. Grzybowska 79, 00-844 Warszawa
Warsaw Uprising Museum - one of the most visited museums in Poland. Opening hours, tickets, free Mondays, getting there.
Artul. Podwale 15, 00-252 Warszawa
Museum of Dollhouses, Games and Toys in Warsaw's Old Town. Over 80 miniature dollhouses, sacred toys, and a PRL-era exhibition. Hours, …