Zachęta Project Room

What to expect

Zachęta Project Room (Miejsce Projektów Zachęty) is a branch of Zachęta - National Gallery of Art at ul. Gałczyńskiego 3, just behind Nowy Świat: a small, experimental stage, not a second Zachęta in miniature. The PIK Warszawa listings site describes it as a laboratory space, a project room and a stage for artistic experiments.

The space has been running since 2012 in a building that, according to PIK Warszawa, is part of a complex built in 1950 as part of the eastern backstreets of Nowy Świat. The gallery also has a basement, reached by narrow spiral stairs.

On Google Maps the Project Room is rated 4.5 from 194 reviews. In the ten most recent, written between two months and two years before 7 November 2026, visitors describe a small, changing exhibition that is worth looking into when you are in the area. One review complains about a guard standing in the doorway.

Who it is for: people who follow experimental art projects, and those who are on Nowy Świat or on their way to Zachęta and have half an hour. According to reviews the exhibition changes, so there is a reason to come back.

How long: an estimate from the reviews: for a small exhibition of the kind visitors describe, 20-40 minutes is enough, including the trip down to the basement.

Who should skip it: anyone who needs full step-free access. Zachęta says the branch is only partly accessible to visitors with reduced mobility, and visually impaired visitors can go down to the basement only with assistance.

Tips

• Hours and ticket. The Project Room is open Tue-Sun 12:00-20:00, and admission is free.
• Check holidays separately. On its “Wizyta” (Visit) page, Zachęta publishes separate holiday hours for both its buildings, including for Christmas and New Year. Check there before a holiday visit.
• Stairs to the basement. The lower part of the gallery is reached by narrow spiral stairs. If you need help, contact Zachęta about accessibility in advance: e.rudzka@zacheta.art.pl or +48 887 036 195, also by text message and by video call in Polish Sign Language.
• Questions about the exhibition. You can put them to Zachęta’s information desk in the main building, on +48 22 556 96 00.
• Drop in while you’re nearby. Visitors in Google Maps reviews recommend the place as a short stop when you are in the area, so add it to a walk along Nowy Świat rather than planning a separate trip.

Getting there

Zachęta Project Room stands at ul. Gałczyńskiego 3, just behind Nowy Świat.

From Warszawa Centralna station: Google Maps routes you on line 22 (towards Wiatraczna) from the Dw. Centralny 07 stop, three stops, to the Muzeum Narodowe 05 stop, then about 350 m on foot; the whole journey takes about 10 minutes.

In the neighbourhood

• Dom Bez Kantów Gallery - ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 11, about 840 m. Two permanent exhibitions: “Decyzja: ratować ludzi” (Decision: Save People), about Polish diplomats who rescued Jews, and “Zawołani po imieniu” (Called by Name), about Poles murdered for helping Jews.
• Copernicus Science Centre - ul. Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie 20, about 1 km. The largest institution of its kind in Poland, with more than 400 exhibits and a Planetarium; according to the centre, visitors stay 2-3 hours on average, so it is a plan for a separate part of the day, not an add-on to a short visit to Gałczyńskiego.