Museums in Poland where no one says ‘Mom, dad, I’m bored’

Keeping kids entertained can be challenging, especially on rainy days that limit what you can do outdoors. Luckily, there are museums in Poland where you can spend a family day out, combining education, fun, and interactive experiences to challenge developing minds.

“Bricks & Figs” – a museum of LEGO minifigures and sets in Kraków

The Museum displays the world’s largest exhibition of LEGO figures. The attractions include a LEGO figure that has been to space, one of the world’s three real gold figurine prototypes, 14,000+ LEGO minifigures, and 700+ unique, selected “most” sets – the world’s largest, rarest, and most expensive. The Museum’s offer includes workshops for kindergartens and schools and birthday parties.

Photo source: “Bricks & Figs”

“Wheels & Heels” – a museum of dolls and toy cars in Kraków

The Museum displays the world’s largest collection of dolls and toy cars. The attractions include a unique collection of almost a thousand Barbie™ dolls, the first doll presented at the Toy Fair exhibition over 65 years ago, modern and historical Hot Wheels® collectible models, Matchbox® car models. LLedo and Dinky from over 50 years ago, 9,000+ toy cars. The Museum’s offer includes workshops for kindergartens and schools and birthday parties.

Photo source: “Wheels & Heels”

“Chocolate Factory Museum” – a new museum in Warsaw

This interactive museum tells the story of chocolate, where visitors can learn the secrets of chocolate production step by step. In addition to visiting the museum (individually or in groups), you can also sign up for workshops (individually or in groups) and organize a sweet birthday party there. This is a paradise for anyone who loves chocolate – not only will you be able to taste chocolate in the museum, but the tour takes place in unique chocolate aromas, which come to the museum from actual chocolate production lines that are part of the museum building! Is it worth visiting the Museum if I don’t speak Polish? Yes! The museum labels and captions are in both Polish and English. Organizing group workshops in English is possible if such a need is reported in advance when booking.

Photo source: Fabryka Czekolady E.Wedel

“Museum for Children” – a part of the Ethnographic Museum in Warsaw

Museum for Children (Muzeum dla Dzieci) is a part of the Ethnographic Museum in Warsaw. It offers workshops for children, birthday parties in Polish or English, and a new interactive exhibition dedicated to children every year.

Photo source: Muzeum dla Dzieci / Muzeum Etnograficzne

“MovieGate” – original costumes and props from the biggest film sets in Wrocław

The museum presents a collection of unique set pieces, props, and costumes from the most prominent film hits ever, including Harry Potter, Star Wars, Matrix, X-Men, and James Bond. MovieGate’s film collection includes weapons, unusual costumes, props, and secret agent vehicles.

The Museum is located in an exceptionally well-preserved World War II shelter, 6 meters underground, in the center of Wrocław. A historical tour is available.

Photo source: MovieGate

“Museum of Gingerbread” – make your own gingerbread in Toruń

Toruń – one of the oldest cities in Poland – is famous for two things: the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus and… gingerbread cookies. The museum – located in the old town, in an 18th-century gingerbread factory – is dedicated to Toruń gingerbread production. The highlight of a tour is a workshop where you can make your treats.

To book a gingerbread workshop IN ENGLISH, please email rezerwacje@muzeum.torun.pl.

Photo source: Muzeum Toruńskiego Piernika

“HistoryLand” – history of Poland presented in Lego bricks in Poznań

HistoryLand is a museum where the history of Poland is presented on interactive Lego mock-ups (10 mockups to show historical events, monuments made in 1:50 scale, all made of a million Lego bricks). The exhibition is interactive: video mappings adapt to commands and bring Lego models to life, VR headsets, sound effects, illuminations, and animations. Other attractions include a Lego playroom, workshops and tours for kindergartens and schools, birthday parties, and a Lego store.

You can book a guide to tour the Museum. The service is available for individual customers and groups. The guides speak in Polish, English, and Italian. A guide requires an extra payment. Contact the Museum to schedule a guide: +48 530 903 053, bok@historyland.pl.

Photo source: HistoryLand

Science museums in Poland: Gdańsk, Gdynia, Wrocław, Kraków, Poznań, Łódź, Toruń, Warsaw

Learning about the world in science museums is easy – complicated concepts and theories are broken down into easy-to-understand experiments and demonstrations. The science centers are also perfect for a bad weather day when it rains or is too hot outside (yes, it happens in Poland:) or too cold. And remember to reserve at least 3 hours, to have enough time to enjoy them!

Learn more in our post The eight best science museums in Poland presenting science centers across Poland with hands-on exhibits, experiments, and interactive experiences. Fun and learning for adults and kids!

“Instagram museums”: museums to visit with teenagers who love Instagram

“Instagram museums” provide trendy settings for photos, eye-catching designs, and interactive experiences. Many temporary and permanent Instagram museums have sprung up throughout Poland in the last few years. Here are some of these museums in Poland:

KRAKÓW

WROCŁAW

WARSAW

POZNAŃ

GDAŃSK

ŁÓDŹ

The KATOWICE area

ZAKOPANE

Photo source: Be Happy Museum

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