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Museum · Warsaw · Updated on 1 November 2026.

National Museum in Warsaw

National Museum in Warsaw is a museum in Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 22 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 140 m you'll find a bench, a public toilet and a water point.

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Audio tour · National Museum in Warsaw

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You're standing at the National Museum in Warsaw, one of the largest museums in Poland. The building in front of you sits on Jerusalem Avenue. It's a modernist design by architect Tadeusz Tolwiński, built between 1927 and 1938, and it was officially opened on 18 June 1938. It stands on the edge of a park laid out in the eighteenth century for Prince Kazimierz Poniatowski.

Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Opening hours and admission

Opening hours
Tue-Thu 10:00-18:00 · Fri 10:00-20:00 · Sat-Sun 10:00-18:00
Admission
Paid
Wheelchair
Partly accessible
Visitors
337,629 a year (2015)

Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Facilities near National Museum in Warsaw

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.

Well-known points of interest nearby

50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 22 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.

Palace of Culture and Science
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Palace of Culture and Science · 1.3 km

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Sigismund's Column
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Sigismund's Column · 1.9 km

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Royal Castle
CastleAudio story · 2 min

Royal Castle · 1.9 km

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Photo: Marcin Białek · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Wilanow Palace
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Wilanow Palace · 8.7 km

Copernicus Science Centre
MuseumStory

Copernicus Science Centre · 1.2 km

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Also within walking distance

The 10 nearest points of interest with a story, within 2 km.

  1. 1Ostrogski CastleCastle · 550 m away
  2. 2Nicolaus Copernicus MonumentMemorial · 860 m away
  3. 3Kazimierz PalaceCastle · 1 km away
  4. 4Czapski PalaceCastle · 1.1 km away
  5. 5Tomb of the Unknown SoldierMonument · 1.4 km away
  6. 6Presidential PalaceCastle · 1.4 km away
  7. 7Ujazdów CastleAttraction · 1.4 km away
  8. 8Nożyk SynagogueAttraction · 1.7 km away
  9. 9Frédéric Chopin MonumentMemorial · 1.9 km away
  10. 10Castle SquareAttraction · 1.9 km away
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Frequently asked questions

When is National Museum in Warsaw open?

Tue-Thu 10:00-18:00 · Fri 10:00-20:00 · Sat-Sun 10:00-18:00 (according to OpenStreetMap). Check the official website for public holidays.

Is National Museum in Warsaw wheelchair accessible?

Partly: according to OpenStreetMap it is only partly wheelchair accessible.

Is there a toilet or drinking water nearby?

Yes: a public toilet at 70 m and a water point at 140 m.

How does the audio tour work?

When you stand at National Museum in Warsaw, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.

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