Museums open on Monday in Poland

Oskar Schindler's Factory (Fabryka Schindlera) is a museum dedicated to Krakow during the Nazi occupation between 1939 and 1945. It is one of the locations of the Historical Museum of the City of Krakow. The museum is named after Oskar Schindler, who owned the factory during the Second World War. Sc

The Warsaw Uprising Museum (Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego) is a historical museum in Warsaw that illustrates the events of the Warsaw Uprising, which lasted from 1 August to 2 October 1944. On the one hand, the permanent exhibition shows the insurgents' commitment to a free Poland and, on the other

The Rynek Underground (The underground square central museum) is a museum in Krakow that is a branch of the Historical Museum of the City of Krakow. The museum is located below the market square and covers an area of over 6,000. m². The main exhibition in the Rynek Underground are holograms construc

The Copernicus Science Centre (Centrum Nauki Kopernik) is a science museum near the Vistula River in Warsaw. The museum features over 450 interactive exhibits to do experiments and discover the laws of science. The exhibition is divided into six sections concerning various fields of knowledge, namel

The Wrocław Zoo is the largest and oldest zoo in Poland, situated in Wrocław. The zoo in Wrocław covers 33 hectares and is home to around 10,500 animals that represent around 1,150 species, including large animals like elephants to small insects. The zoo also houses the Wrocław Africarium (Afrykariu

The POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews is a museum in Warsaw that is dedicated to the history of Judaism in Poland. The museum is located on the site of the former Warsaw ghetto, opposite the memorial commemorating the 1943 uprising in the ghetto. The exhibition covers consists of eight gall

The Museum of King Jan III's Palace at Wilanow (Muzeum Pałacu Króla Jana III w Wilanowie) is a museum in the residence of King Jan III. Sobieski in Warsaw. The foundation of the collections is the collection of Stanisław Kostka Potocki, which he left to the Polish people in 1805. The palace features

The Collegium Maius in Krakow is the Jagiellonian University's oldest building, that dates back to the 14th century. The Collegium Maius houses the Jagiellonian University Museum. The Collegium Maius was rebuilt in the late 15th century as a late-Gothic structure, where professors lived and worked a

The Galicia Jewish Museum (Żydowskie Muzeum Galicja) is a museum with a photo exhibition in Krakow that documents the remnants of Jewish culture and life in Polish Galicia. The main exhibition of the Galicia Jewish Museum commemorates the 800-year Jewish history through photographs of synagogues, ce

The Krakow Zoo (Zoological Garden Krakow, Krakowski Ogród Zoologiczny) is a zoo in the Wolski Forest in the city of Krakow. The zoo was opened in 1929. With an area of about 20 hectares, it is one of the largest zoos in Poland. The Krakow Zoo is home to around 1,500 animals relating to more than 26

The Old Synagogue is an orthodox Jewish synagogue in Krakow. It is the oldest existing synagogue in Poland. Various sources mention 1407 and 1492 as the date of construction of the synagogue. The Old Synagogue was rebuilt, expanded and strengthened in 1570. The synagogue was ruined in the Second Wor

The Amber Museum in Gdańsk is the first museum in Poland solely devoted to amber. The museum holds a collection of exhibits related to amber that show amber in its natural state, methods of extraction, history of the trade routes, uses of amber in medicine, uses as a magical stone and as an artistic

The Hydropolis is a water multimedia museum in Wrocław, also called the Centre for Ecological Education. The Hydropolis exhibition is housed in a historic, underground pure water tank from the 19th century that covers 4,000 square meter. It is a place where diverse multimedia technologies, interacti

The Krakow Pinball Museum is a museum in Krakow that holds and displays a alrge collection of flippers and video games dating back to the 1950s. Over 80 different games on around 300m2. The ticket price includes unlimited games on all machines.

The Museum of Soap (and History of Dirt) is a museum devoted to soap in Bydgoszcz. The museum offers visitors a journey through the history of cleanliness, dirt and soap making. Production of the Persil and Cypisek laundry soap originated in the city. A visit to the Museum of Soap begins with the wa

The Polish Post Office Museum is housed in the building that was not only the home of the postal service but also the building that acted as the centre of the Polish government's intelligence. The building got badly damaged, but was reconstructed after the war between 1949 and 1951. The building is

The Radegast train station is a small historic train station in Łódź that was built between 1926 and 1937 and during World War 2 was situated just beyond the boundary of the Łódź Ghetto. The Radegast was the main link of the Ghetto to the world outside and primarily used for the Holocaust transports

Kościuszko Mound, located in Kraków, Poland, is an artificial mound built in honor of the Polish national leader, Tadeusz Kościuszko. This monument is a testament to the national pride and respect for the leader who played a significant role in Poland's history. Visitors can learn about the historical significance of this site and the person it commemorates.

The Wawel Royal Castle National Art Collection is a significant part of the historic Wawel Castle in Kraków. This residence museum houses a vast collection of art, providing visitors with a glimpse into the rich history and culture of the region. The collection was officially inaugurated in 1930 and has been known by its current name since 1994.

The Railway Museum in Warsaw (Muzeum Kolejnictwa w Warszawie) was housed in the former Warsaw Główna PKP railway terminus. The permanent collection consisted of historic rolling stock.

The Łódź Zoo is a zoological garden in Łódź that was established in 1938. The zoo is home to over 2,200 animals that represent more than 650 species and is the only zoo in Poland that is home to the endangered Asiatic lions.

The Jewish Historical Institute (Żydowski Instytut Historyczny, ŻIH) in Warsaw houses one of the most significant collections on Jewish history in Poland, including the Ringelblum Archive (the Warsaw Ghetto, also called Oneg Shabbat) that contains about 6000 documents, and is an important research f

The Palace of Fine Art (Pałac Sztuki w Krakowie) is an Art Nouveau building was designed by architect Franciszek Mączyński in Krakow. The building was erected in the years 1898-1901 and now serves as an art gallery where exhibitions of Polish contemporary art as well as exhibitions of foreign artist

The National Archaeological Museum of Poland (Państwowe Muzeum Archeologiczne w Warszawie) is a museum in Warsaw that is located in the old Warsaw Arsenal. The museum focuses on displaying excavation objects from former and present Polish areas. The exhibited artifacts range from pieces from the Neo

The Poster Museum is a museum in Warsaw that is housed at the Wilanów Palace complex. The Poster Musuem is founded in 1968, making it the world's oldest museum dedicated to posters. The Poster Museum is home to one of the largest collections of posters in the world. The collection of the museum cont

The Earth Museum - Polish Academy of Sciences is a museum in Warsaw that is housed in two historical buildings where it exhibits its collection that contains more than 170,00 items related to all geological sciences. However, the museum specializes in Polish minerals, precious stones, meteorites and

The Museum of Warsaw (Muzeum Warszawy) is a museum in the Polish Capital Warsaw that was established in 1936 and is located in the Old Town Market Place. The museum holds and exhibits collections in the field of archeology, painting, graphics, iconography, sculpture, decorative arts, numismatics and

The Museum of Polish Diplomacy and Refugee in Bydgoszcz holds a collection concerning the Polish foreign service, the history of the Polish Government in Exile, as well as materials that depict the life and activities of Polish people living in various parts of the world.

Geological Museum of the Polish Geological Institute (Muzeum Geologiczne Państwowego Instytutu Geologicznego) is a museum in Warsaw that is housed in a historic building built in 1925-1930. The Geological Museum of the Polish Geological Institute has eight thematic permanent exhibitions: Earth's mat

The Adam Mickiewicz Museum of Literature is a museum in Warsaw that is named after the Polish poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator, professor of Slavic literature, and political activist Adam Mickiewicz. The musuem holds and displays a collection of manuscripts and historical artefacts t

The Town Hall Tower (Wieża ratuszowa) is a Gothic tower of 70 meters in Krakow that was built of brick and stone blocks in the 14th century and was part of the town hall that was demolished in 1820. There used to be a prison with a torture chamber under the Town Hall Tower. It is now in use by the H

This branch of the Museum of Independence Traditions is situated inside the Radogoszcz prison, a German Order Police and Gestapo prison in Łódź. The museum commemorates its wartime victims and offers its visitors a chronological journey on the Roads to Independence experienced in Łódź, covering the