Museums

The National Museum
Al. Jerozolimskie 3, tel. +48 22 629 30 93
www.mnw.art.pl

The Museum in Warsaw is the largest art museum in Warsaw and one of the most important cultural institutions in the country with exhibitions the Middle Ages to the beginning of the 20th century. A huge painting by Jan Matejko, ‘The Battle of Grunwald’ is an undeniable  attraction of the museum, with its imposing dimensions of 426 x 987 centimetres.


The Museum of the Polish Army (Muzeum Wojska Polskiego)
Al. Jerozolimskie 3, tel. +48 22 629 52 71
www.muzeumwp.pl

This museum depicts the history of the Polish Army from its beginnings in the 10th century to the end of World War II. The museum has also an interesting outdoor exhibition, where it is possible to admire war tanks and helicopters from both World Wars.  



The Warsaw Rising Museum (Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego)
ul. Grzybowska 79, (entrance from Przyokopowa Street), tel. +48 22 539 79 05/06
www.1944.pl

The interesting exhibitions will give you a feeling of the atmosphere of the Uprising – everyday fighting and life in the streets of Warsaw. The Little Insurgent Room has been prepared especially for the youngest visitors. Here, children can learn the history of the Uprising by listening to insurgent songs, watching a play portraying boy and girl scouts delivering mail and nurses.



The Museum of Technology (Muzeum Techniki)
pl. Defilad 1, Palace of Culture and Science, tel. +48 22 656 67 59
www.muzeum-techniki.waw.pl

The Museum of Technology houses a collection of old motorcycles, cars and bicycles, exhibitions dedicated to computers,  jukeboxes, printing presses, radio transistors, audio and household equipment. The astronautical engineering exhibition presents models of rockets, lunar landings and a planetarium. The big attraction is the Enigma; this was a German coding machine from World War II, and it was used by Polish mathematicians to break the German cipher. Another attraction is the ‘Fotoplastikon’ (stereoscope of 3D imaging) from the 19th century with slides depicting milestones in the development of technology.



The Planetarium in the Museum of Technology (Planetarium w Muzeum Techniki)
www.muzeum-techniki.waw.pl/planetarium

Apart from the astrological sessions which feature watching the starry skies there are objects connected with inter-planetary flight, such as models of space ships. The sessions take place from Tuesday to Saturday at appointed hours.



The Museum of Sport and Tourism (Muzeum Sportu i Turystyki)
ul. Wybrzeże Gdyńskie 4, tel. +48 22 560 37 80
www.muzeumsportu.waw.pl

This is one of the oldest museums of this type in Europe. It is located in the ultra-modern building of the Olympic Centre and its collection has more than 45000 exhibits, mainly related to Polish sports: medals, tokens, plaques, cups, badges, sports and tourism coins, fags, pennants and badges, uniforms and sports equipment, as well as philatelic and numismatic collections.