Top 10 Art Museums in Warsaw, Central Poland

Pierwsze polskie Muzeum Szczęścia i Iluzji. Jeśli jesteś fanem selfie i lubisz dobrą zabawę, to naładuj baterię w swoim telefonie i przygotuj kartę pamięci, bo Be Happy to prawdziwa mekka dla miłośników zdjęć i dobrej zabawy. Niepowtarzalne scenografie z kultowymi donatami, czy ogromnymi słodyczami sprawiają, że u nas można dosłownie oderwać się od rzeczywistości.

The Royal Łazienki was King Stanisław August’s summer residence, in which a classicist architecture is harmoniously blended with its natural surroundings featuring fabulous gardens

The Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw has two locations. The smaller space for public program & offices are on the ground floor of the residential building at ul. Panska 3, next to the InterContinental hotel (5 min. walk from the Central Railway Station, across from the Palace of Culture and Science). The multifunctional venue is used as auditorium, cinema or performance space, depending on the current program. The main, temporary exhibition space is called Museum by the Vistula and it is located at Wybrzeze Kosciuszkowskie 22, next to the Copernicus Science Centre and the University of Warsaw Library, in a pavillion designed by Austrian architect Adolf Krischanitz. The pavilion was previously used as a temporary abode of the Kunsthalle in Berlin. It was lent to the Museum free of charge by the Viennese Thyssen-Bornermisza Art Contemporary foundation. The Museum’s facade is covered with painting by artist Sławomir Pawszak. There is a bookshop & cafe in both locations.

Galeria Figur Stalowych (GSF) jest pierwszym na świecie miejscem, gdzie prezentowane są rzeźby stalowe, wykonane z elementów recyklingu złomu stalowego. 120 rzemieślników międzynarodowego zespołu wykonuje obecnie na całym świecie te wyjątkowe rzeźby, nierzadko poświęcają tysiące godzin, aby efekt końcowy zaskoczył wszystkich. Setki tysięcy elementów do budowy rzeźb dostarczane są bezpośrednio z rynków lokalnych, na których pracują grupy naszych rzemieślników.

Zacheta – National Gallery of Art is an institution whose mission is to popularise contemporary art as an important element of socio-cultural life. A place where the most interesting phenomena of 20th and 21st century art are presented. The gallery stages temporary exhibitions. Among the outstanding Polish and foreign artists whose works have been shown in its historical, over 100 years old interiors are Paweł Althamer, Marlene Dumas, Luc Tuymans, Jan Lebenstein, Zbigniew Libera, Daniel Liebeskind, Tadeusz Kantor, Katarzyna Kozyra, Yayoi Kusama, Niki de Saint Phalle, Wilhelm Sasnal, Alina Szapocznikow or Wolfgang Tillmans. In July and August, we invite you to guided tours in English every Saturday. Join us for a short talk about the history and activity of Zacheta and a dynamic tour of current exhibitions. (admission included in entrance fee)

The National Museum in Warsaw houses a world class collection of art and artifacts stretching from antiquity all the way up to the modern day. Visitors will find ancient relics from the Nubian region, which hold a unique permanent home of display unseen anywhere else in Europe, the most important and groundbreaking works from Polish artists of the 19th Century, and a groundbreaking and historically crucial display of artworks from the 20th and 21st centuries, as well as a comprehensive and beautiful collection of iconic Polish design, from furniture and posters, to fashion and industry. The National Museum in Warsaw is a must-see on any trip to the city.

The Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art is a place where we want to reflect on the world by means of art – a world which is understood both as our backyard, but also as the vast space beyond it. We believe that a better understanding of contemporaneity helps in a more conscious and empowered participation in the extremely complex global processes.

The largest collection of Cold War era neon signs in the world ! The Neon Muzeum is dedicated to the documentation and preservation of cold war era neon signs.