Art Ochota

Galeria Pod Okiem

Pod Okiem Gallery

Address: ul. Gr贸jecka 79, Warszawa
Phone: 22 822 48 70
Website: https://oko.com.pl/filia/galeria-pod-okiem
Opening hours: Hours depend on the current exhibition. Check upcoming events at oko.com.pl/filia/galeria-pod-okiem or call 22 822 48 70.
Tickets:
Visit duration: ~30 min
Accessibility:
  • Wheelchair: No
  • Stroller: No
  • Elevator: No
For families:
  • Recommended age: 12+
  • Stroller access: Partial

What to expect

Pod Okiem Gallery is a contemporary-art exhibition space at ul. Gr贸jecka 79 in Ochota (a residential district roughly 4 km southwest of Warsaw’s city centre). It runs as a branch (filia) of the Ochota Cultural Centre - O艣rodek Kultury Ochoty - a municipal cultural institution. The gallery has been programming exhibitions continuously since 2014.

The programme rotates several times a year and covers painting, graphics, photography and other contemporary-art media. The Ochota Cultural Centre publishes the schedule of upcoming openings and shows on the branch’s page - that’s the most reliable source for what’s currently on view.

This isn’t a commercial gallery or a permanent-collection museum. It’s closer in format to a community-arts exhibition space - a small gallery embedded in the cultural-centre’s wider educational and arts activity in the district. Come here if you want to see a specific show from the current programme or if you’re interested in contemporary art shown outside Warsaw’s main institutional gallery circuit.

Tips

  • Check the programme before you visit. Opening hours are set per exhibition - there are no fixed weekly hours. The page oko.com.pl/filia/galeria-pod-okiem lists current events.
  • Call if the website isn’t clear. Phone: 22 822 48 70. Cultural Centre staff will give you the opening hours of the current show.
  • A branch, not a standalone museum. Pod Okiem operates as a branch of O艣rodek Kultury Ochoty - administratively part of a cultural centre rather than an independent museum. That shapes the format: no tickets, no audio guide, intimate staffing.
  • Openings are usually free and public. If you’re as interested in meeting the artists as in seeing the work, time your visit to an exhibition opening.
  • Short visit. One exhibition space, 20-40 minutes is enough.

Getting there

Address: ul. Gr贸jecka 79, Warszawa, Ochota.

Tram: Lines running along Gr贸jecka (e.g. 7, 9, 15, 25) - the closest stops are Joteyki or Wawelska, a few minutes’ walk away.

Bus: Several ZTM city-bus lines run along Gr贸jecka. Check the closest stop on your route via the ZTM journey planner (jakdojade.pl or wtp.waw.pl).

Metro: The closest stations are Pole Mokotowskie (M1, red line) or Szcz臋艣liwice (M2, blue line) - both about 15-20 minutes on foot depending on your route.

By car: Ochota is inside Warsaw’s paid parking zone (SPPN) on weekdays. Check current rules and rates before your visit.