Museums in Warsaw
Of the five museums on this page, two shut on Tuesdays, a third on Mondays, and a booked time slot is advised for only one.
- The reason to come
- POLIN and the Warsaw Rising Museum
- Closed on Tuesdays
- POLIN, the Rising Museum
- Closed on Mondays
- The National Museum
Of the five museums on this page, two are a reason to come to the city: POLIN and the Warsaw Rising Museum. The National Museum, the Copernicus Science Centre and the Neon Museum are for whatever time is left, and the day of the week sets the order for all five, because three of them have a day when they shut.
Two reasons to come to Warsaw for its museums
POLIN and the Rising Museum are closed on Tuesdays, and on Thursdays both are free to enter. If you're going to both, skip Tuesday and pick Thursday. On other days admission to the Rising Museum is €8.06, and to POLIN €10.36, with an audio guide included.
Monday shuts it, Tuesday is free
Tuesday, when those two are shut, belongs to the National Museum, because entry to the permanent galleries is free that day. On Mondays the museum is closed. It stands on Aleje Jerozolimskie, within walking distance of the Palace of Culture.
A booked slot, no closing day
Down by the Vistula, in Powiśle, stands the Copernicus Science Centre, an interactive science museum open every day of the week. Tickets are sold for a time slot, online or on site, and the centre's own site advises buying ahead to avoid queuing at the door.
Fourth floor of the Palace of Culture
Back in the centre, inside the Palace of Culture, is the Neon Museum, also open every day. You enter from Marszałkowska street and take the side lifts from level −1 up to the fourth floor. Admission is €5.76. The viewpoint on the thirtieth floor of the same building has a ticket of its own.
The order, if more than one fits into the same day
The National Museum and the Neon Museum share one afternoon, a short walk apart through the centre. Copernicus is down by the river in Powiśle and makes a separate outing from the centre. POLIN and the Rising Museum already have their day in the two-day plan, and a third museum on the same day only stretches it.
Before you go
Short answers to what people ask most before setting out.
Does POLIN or the Rising Museum need booking ahead?
No. Neither needs a reservation, and nor does the Neon Museum.
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