Another rainy day? Too cold or too hot to stay outside? It’s time to visit the museum! Explore the city with our list of museums and galleries in Warsaw
A new museum in Warsaw: Chocolate Factory Museum [Praga]
Location: Fabryka Czekolady E.Wedel, al. Emila Wedla 5 Street (Praga), location on Google Maps. Open from September 4, 2024. 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. Photos in Kids in the City’s post on Instagram. Website in Polish with online tickets. Facebook. Instagram.
Apple Museum [Wola/city center]
Location: Apple Muzeum, Fabryka Norblina, Żelazna 51/53 Street (Wola/city center), location on Google map. The Apple Museum in Warsaw is a private museum with over 1700 exhibits presenting the evolution of Apple products and its history. The collection includes old computers, software, hardware, peripherals, posters, gadgets, magazines, etc. Guides can be booked for organized groups or individual visitors. English-speaking guides are also available. To book a guide, please get in touch with +48 730 001 255, kontakt@muzeumapple.pl. The exhibits have plates with short descriptions in English, and more information is in the form of an audioguide in the museum application available on the phone, also in English. In addition, the museum has a lot of large-format graphics with descriptions in Polish and English, as well as interactive touch screens with descriptions, photos, and videos. Online tickets. Tickets can also be purchased on-site. Weekdays: regular tickets 45 PLN, reduced tickets 30 PLN, family ticket 2+2 / 2+3 120 PLN. Weekends: regular tickets 55 PLN, reduced tickets 40 PLN, family ticket 2+2 / 2+3 140 PLN. Free entrance for children up to 3 years old. Opening hours: Tuesday – Friday 12 pm – 8 pm, Saturday – Sunday 10 am – 8 pm. The museum offers guided museum lessons for schools for different age groups (students aged 7-9, 10-12, and 13-18). Contact for schools: +48 730 001 255. Website, Facebook, Instagram.
Be Happy Museum – Selfie Point [Ochota district]
Location: Atrium Reduta shopping center, al. Jerozolimskie 148 Street (Ochota), online tickets. Dozens of scenes to take photos and rooms with the illusion (e.g. a pool with Marshmallow foams, a banana swing, magical unicorns). More in English about the Museum.
Selfie Museum Warsaw [city center]
Location: Grzybowska 80/82 Street (city center). Facebook, Instagram.
The Museum “World of Illusion” [city center]
Location: Świat Iluzji, Rynek Starego Miasta 21 (the Old Town Market Square), online tickets. More in English about the Museum.
The Museum for Children [city center]
Location: Museum for Children is a part of the Ethnographic Museum, Kredytowa 1 Street (city center). Free entrance on Thursdays. Children up to 7 free entrance. Click here to read our tips in English about visiting the Museum for Children.
The Ethnographic Museum [city center]
Location: Państwowe Muzeum Etnograficzne, Kredytowa 1 Street (city center). Free entrance on Thursdays. The exhibitions include folk costumes from Poland and from around the world, ritual accessories, fabrics, decorative ceramics, woodcarving, historic instruments, toys, paper cut-outs, etc. as well as temporary exhibitions. Click here to read our tips in English about visiting the Museum.
The Museum of Technology [city center]
Location: Narodowe Muzeum Techniki, the Palace of Culture and Science, pl. Defilad 1, entrance from Jerozolimskie Street (city center). Free entrance on Tuesdays. The Museum of Technology in Warsaw has been located in the Palace of Culture and Science building since 1955. The museum was reopened on February 1, 2022 after a 5-year hiatus due to financial problems and a change in the managing institution. The museum is gradually opening up – more permanent exhibitions will be opened in 2022. Two new permanent exhibitions can be visited: “The History of Transport – Sea, Land and Air” and “The History of Computers”. Click here to read our tips in English about visiting the Museum.
The exhibition of live spiders and scorpions [city center]
Location: the Palace of Culture and Science, pl. Defilad 1, entrance from Marszałkowska Street, open every day, 10 am – 7 pm, online tickets, children up to 4 free entrance. Each weekend (every hour on the hour), the visitors can hold a spider (the most gentle tarantula) in their hand and take close photographs with the assistance of an exhibition employee. More in Polish about the Exhibition.
The Copernicus Science Center [Powiśle district]
Location: Centrum Nauki Kopernik, Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie 20 Street (Powiśle). Our tips in English on visiting the Center.
The Maria Skłodowska-Curie Museum [city center]
Location: Muzeum Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie, Freta 16 Street (the Old Town). Free entrance on Tuesdays. More in English about the Museum.
The Warsaw Rising Museum [Wola district]
Location: Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego, Grzybowska 79 Street (city center/Wola). Free entrance on Mondays (you will need to get a free pass at the ticket office). More in English about the Museum.
The Warsaw Railway Museum [Wola district]
Location: Stacja Muzeum, Towarowa 3 Street (Wola), open every day, 10 am – 6 pm. Free entrance on Mondays, children up to 7 free entrance. The museum is located in the former main train station in Warsaw, at the junction of three districts: Wola, Śródmieście, and Ochota. In addition to the exhibition inside the building (the history of railways in Poland and in the world), 50 rail vehicles built in different periods of history can be seen on the platforms of the former railway station. Online tickets. The Museum website in English.
The Geological Museum [Mokotów district]
Location: Muzeum Geologiczne, Rakowiecka 4 Street, entrance from Wiśniowa Street (Mokotów). The Museum is open only on Sundays: 10 am – 3 pm, free entrance. There are mainly rocks and minerals displayed but kids will enjoy for sure some huge fossils, skeletons of Ice Age animals, a cave or model of a dinosaur featured in the Jurassic Park (Dilophosaurus). The Museum is spacious and airy, and you will hear loud WOW when your kids see the skeletons. Our tips in English on visiting the Museum.
The Neon Museum [Praga district]
Location: Muzeum Neonów, Soho Factory, Mińska 25 Street, building no. 55 (Praga). The Neon Muzeum is dedicated to the documentation and the preservation of Cold War era neon signs. More in English about the Museum.
The Natural History Museum/Museum of Evolution [city center]
Location: Muzeum Ewolucji, the Palace of Culture and Science, entrance from Świętokrzyska Street (city center). Please note that the Museum is relatively old and needs some investments. However, kids that are fascinated with dinosaurs will love it anyway. Our tips in English on visiting the Museum.
The Museum of King Jan III’s Palace at Wilanów [Wilanów district]
Location: Stanisława Kostki Potockiego 10/16 Street (Wilanów), online tickets (children up to 7 free entrance). Free entrance on Thursdays. Click here to read our in English about the museum and the illuminations festival in Wilanów.
The Museum of Warsaw [city center]
Location: Muzeum Warszawy, Rynek Starego Miasta 28-42 (the Old Town Market Square), online tickets. Free entrance on Thursdays. More in English about the Museum.
The Museum of Asia and Pacific [Powiśle district]
Location: Muzeum Azji i Pacyfiku, Solec 24A Street (Powiśle). A permanent exhibition “Sound Zone”. The exhibition presents 120 musical instruments originating from various Asian countries. More in English about the Exhibition. Click here to read our tips in English on visiting the Museum.
The POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews [city center/Muranów]
Location: Anielewicza 6 Street (Muranów). The Museum is closed every Tuesday. Free entrance on Thursdays. Our tips in English on visiting the Museum. Our featured story on visiting the Museum with children.
The Museum of Polish Military Technology [Mokotów district]
Location: Muzeum Polskiej Techniki Wojskowej, Powsińska 13 (Mokotów/Sadyba). Outdoor exhibition. Free entrance on Thursdays. Website in Polish.
The Polish Army Museum [Żoliborz]
Location: Muzeum Wojska Polskiego, Cytadela Warszawska, Plac Gwardii Pieszej Koronnej (Żoliborz). Free entrance on Thursdays. More in English about the Museum.
The Warsaw Royal Castle [city center]
Location: Zamek Królewski, Plac Zamkowy 4 / Castle Square 4. Free entrance on Wednesdays (you will need to get a free pass at the ticket office). Our tips in English on visiting the Castle.
The Frederic Chopin Museum in Warsaw [Powiśle district]
Location: Okólnik 1 Street (Powiśle). Free entrance on Wednesdays. Click here to read our tips in English about visiting the Chopin Museum.
The Ujazdowski Castle – Centre for Contemporary Art [city center]
Location: Zamek Ujazdowski, Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej, Jazdów 2 Street (the castle close to Agrykola Park and Łazienki Park). Free entrance on Thursdays. More in English about the Gallery.
The exhibitions/museums in Łazienki, including Palace on the Isle [city center]
Location: Royal Łazienki Garden, Agrykola 1 Street. Free entrance on Fridays (you will need to get a free pass at the ticket office). Click here to read our tips in English.
The National Museum [city center]
Location: The National Museum in Warsaw (Muzeum Narodowe), Aleje Jerozolimskie 3 Street (city center). Free entrance on Tuesdays. Our tips in English about visiting the National Museum.
Museum of Life under Communism [city center]
Location: Muzeum życia w PRL, Piękna 28/34 Street, next to Plac (Square) Konstytucji (city center). The Museum presents how people used to live during communist times in Poland. There are few different sections where you can experience propaganda, lifestyle, politics or ordinary day from the times. The exhibition has descriptions in Polish and English. There is also an audio guide available in English (to be downloaded on the phone). More in English about the Museum.
Zachęta National Gallery of Art /contemporary art [city center]
Location: Zachęta, Plac Małachowskiego 3 (city center). Free entrance on Thursdays. More in English about the Gallery.
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