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.
64 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. 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, …
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. 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, …
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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, …
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
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.
Historyul. Wąski Dunaj 10, 00-256 Warszawa
Leather Guild Museum in Warsaw Old Town - 19th-century shoemaker workshop, Kiliński 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. 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. 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 …
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.
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.
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, …
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.
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, …
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.
Historyul. Tłomackie 3/5, 00-090 Warszawa
Jewish Historical Institute Warsaw - Ringelblum Archive, original milk cans from the Warsaw Ghetto, permanent exhibition. Tickets, hours, …
ScienceAl. Jerozolimskie 51, 00-697 Warszawa
Warsaw Fotoplastikon - the last working Kaiserpanorama in Europe. Stereoscopic photos, hours, tickets, directions.
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, …
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.
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, …
Scienceul. Towarowa 3, 00-811 Warszawa
Warsaw Railway Museum (Stacja Muzeum) - 50+ historic locomotives, EU07 simulator, interactive exhibits. Tickets, hours, how to visit.
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. 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 …
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.