Royal Castle in Warsaw

Warszawa, Plac Zamkowy, 4

 Museums of Warsaw One of the most visited museums in Warsaw is the Royal Castle. It is located at Zamkovaya Square, 4. The museum building is a reconstruction of the ensemble, which was completely destroyed during the Second World War.

Wilanow Palace

Warszawa, Stanislawa Kostki Potockiego, 10/16

 Museums of Warsaw Museums of Warsaw

The baroque palace with its adjacent garden is a subject of national pride of the Poles. The country royal residence was built at the end of the 17th century and was subsequently constantly being completed.

Warsaw Historical Museum

 Warszawa, Rynek Starego Miasta, 28-42 Warsaw Museums

Eight picturesque neighboring buildings in the center of Warsaw, on Old Miast, are given under the branch of the National Museum, which is called the Historical Museum of the Capital City of Warsaw. The historical museum of the capital of Warsaw is one of the most important and popular sights of Poland

Museum of the Polish Army

 Warszawa, Aleje Jerozolimskie, 3 Museums of Warsaw

In one building with the National Museum is located Museum of the Polish Army, which contains exhibits that tell of the history and glorious victories of the Polish army. Here you can see the uniforms of the Polish army of different historical periods, a rich collection of armor, vestments and weapons of the Middle Ages

Museum of caricature in Warsaw

 Warszawa, Kozia, 11 Museums of Warsaw

Without exaggeration can be called famous and the museum of caricature, the only museum in Europe of this kind. It is located at ul. Kozya, 11. It was founded by the Polish artist E. Lapinski in 1978. It is located on the site of a former gardener in the Palace of Primas

Maria Curie Museum

 Warszawa, Old Town, Rynek Starego Miasta Museums Warsaw

The museum dedicated to the life and work of Maria Skladowska-Curie, an outstanding female physicist, can be visited at Freta Street, 16. The museum's exposition gives a rather complete picture not only of the life and work of this scientist, but also of her relationship with surrounding people and the scientific world.

Chopin Museum in Warsaw

 Warszawa, Okolnik, 1 Museums of Va rshavy

The name of the most famous Polish composer Frederic Chopin is inextricably linked with Warsaw. The young Chopin gave his first concerts in the building of the Ostrogsky Palace, one of the most beautiful baroque buildings of the city.

National Museum of Warsaw

 Warszawa, Aleje Jerozolimskie, 3 Museums of Warsaw

In 1862 was The Museum of Fine Arts was founded, which later became known as the National Museum. His exposition was made up of separate private collections, works purchased specifically for this museum and those works that were donated to the museum.

In Warsaw - the beautiful capital of Poland - more than 60 very diverse museums, which is united by one nice fact: entrance to any is very inexpensive, about 1 to 3 EUR, which makes them affordable for almost everyone. . Warsaw is a city that cherishes memories of the past, never ceasing to look forward to the future . Polish capital surprises, inspires and recharges t optimism . It's hard to believe that some decades ago the city was destroyed and literally wiped off the face of the earth . Today we see an updated Warsaw showing the exquisite beauty of the reconstructed buildings with tiled roofs, twisting narrow paved streets . A deceptive feeling is created, as if there were no destructive years in the history of Warsaw, the memory of which in fact is literally permeated here

@@ Museums of War and Art . Traces of war with a wary caution are kept by the memorial museums of Warsaw . Koli The Museum of History, the Museum of the Polish Army, the Warsaw Historical Museum, the Museum of Independence, the Museum of the Warsaw Uprising, the Museum of the Paviak Prison - the branch of the Museum of Independence, the Mausoleum of Wrestling and martyrdom, the Katyn Museum, the Museum of the X Pavilion of the Warsaw Citadel, the Museum of the Army, the Museum of Polish Military Equipment, the Orphanage, the Museum of the History of Polish Jews and many others . Memorial Museums were created by people united by common to preserve the memory of the exploits of fellow countrymen and the desire that such events never happen again .

But Warsaw is unique in that it harmoniously combines melancholy notes and optimistic moods, so do not assume that all the museums in Warsaw are associated with tragic events. Many art galleries, literary museums and museums with unusual collections are open in the city.

For example, lovers of contemporary art can plan a trip to the Gallery of Modern Art, which is located in Ujazdowski Castle, for writers of literature work the museum-apartment of writer Maria Dombrovskaya, museum-apartment of the writer Andrzej Strug, the Adam Mickiewicz Literary Museum

A delightful collection of Polish painting is represented in the National Museum, and the history and traditions of the Polish hunt s and riding exhibits tell the eponymous museum. The admirers of music and theatrical art who will be able to visit the theater museum, the museum of Frederic Chopin - the Ostroh Castle, the living room of the Chopin family will not be left without attention.

Special museums

There are also original museums in Warsaw, which have very fascinating expositions: the Antonina Lesnevskaya Museum of Medicine, the Forge Museum, the Fire Museum, the Motor Museum . The Caricature Museum, in which amusing drawings, portraits and engravings are collected from around the world . The collection of the Museum of the Plaque is worthy of attention та в Вилянове . Among the numerous exhibits in the museum you can see the work of the famous Andy Warhol . And what is the Museum of Motorization, exhibits of which date back to 1930; the special pride of this museum collection is Stalin's limousine and the machine Marilyn Monroe .

It's hard to believe that some decades ago the city was destroyed and literally wiped off the face of the earth.

In total, about 60 museums, most of which are closed on Mondays, some Warsaw museums have a day off on Tuesday. Tickets to museums in Warsaw are inexpensive, and some of the memorials do not work for free. Free entrance, for example, has such museums as the Katyn Museum - a branch of the Museum of the Polish Army, the Museum of the Paviak Prison, the House of Meetings with History.

Some museums make free visits on certain days. So, on Sundays free guests are the Historical Museum of Warsaw and the Museum of Independence, and to the Museum of the Polish Army free admission on Wednesdays

In addition, most of the museums in Warsaw participate in the international action Night of Museums, and throughout the night they can be visited without tickets