Warszawskie Muzeum Chleba im. Mariana Pozorka

What to expect

Three rooms in the garage of a working bakery - one of the smallest and most personal museums in Warsaw. No multimedia, no ticket desk. This is the collection of one man who spent 20 years scouring flea markets and rescuing equipment from closing bakeries across Poland.

The oldest artifact: a baker’s salt receipt paid in thalers from 1867. You will find pre-war challah and gingerbread molds, German flour sacks from the occupation (1940, 1944), bread ration cards from both World Wars, the 1947 Warsaw Bakers’ Guild banner, an 1890 British grain mill, and a 1910 hand-operated bread divider for 20 portions. Over 40 catalogued items in total, plus photographs, trade publications, and cement sculptures by the founder himself.

Free entry. A guided visit takes about 45 minutes. Call ahead (+48 792 448 244) - the museum is behind the bakery and is not always open without notice.

Jadowska Street is in Szmulowizna, a quiet residential neighborhood in Praga Polnoc (north Praga), across the river from central Warsaw. About 15 minutes on foot from Dworzec Wschodni (East Station).

About the founder

Marian Pozorek (c. 1940-2015) - a baker from Zelechow who arrived in Warsaw in 1962 as a journeyman. He worked at his father-in-law’s bakery on Targowek before opening his own on Jadowska Street in 1984. From the 1980s he collected antique baking equipment at markets across Poland. In 2000 he officially opened the museum in three rooms alongside the bakery. He died on 7 December 2015. The bakery continues as Manufaktura Wypiekow Pozorek, run by the third generation of the family. A Marian Pozorek Square is planned next to the bakery.

Workshops and education

The museum welcomes school and nursery groups. The “From a Grain to a Loaf” workshop lets children bake buns under a baker’s supervision and buy them for a symbolic 1 PLN (~0.25 EUR). The bread at Manufaktura uses no improvers, raising agents, or preservatives - recipes unchanged for over 50 years, made with natural sourdough.

Tips

• Call before visiting. This is a bakery back room, not a standalone institution with a front desk and fixed hours. Phone: +48 792 448 244.
• Saturdays 9:00-15:00 is the most reliable visiting window. The family has announced plans to expand to daily hours - check the current status.
• The warszawskie-muzeum-chleba.pl website is down. For updates, see Facebook (Manufaktura Wypiekow Pozorek) or Instagram (@warszawskie_muzeum_chleba).
• The bakery has several locations across Warsaw (Jadowska, Targowa, Namyslowska, Konradowicza) - the museum is ONLY at Jadowska 2.
• Manufaktura Wypiekow Pozorek: Eagles of Bakery (Orly Piekarnictwa) laureate 7 consecutive years (2019-2025), gold medals 2020-2024.

Getting there

ul. Jadowska 2, Szmulowizna neighborhood in Praga Polnoc (north Praga, east bank of the Vistula). Trams 7, 13 from Dworzec Wschodni / East Station (Zajezdnia Praga stop, 3-minute walk). Buses 138, 156, 170, 190 - stop on ul. Wolominska (request stop). Walking from East Station takes about 15 minutes.

Nearby museums

Praga Museum (ul. Targowa 50/52, 800 m) - a branch of the Museum of Warsaw dedicated to the city’s east-bank story. Printing Museum (ul. Zabkowska 23/25, 1 km) - antique presses and typefaces on atmospheric Zabkowska Street.