Person & artist museums in Poland

The Royal Łazienki Park, known in Polish as Park Łazienki Królewskie, is the largest public park in Warsaw, Poland. It covers an expansive area of about 80 hectares, providing ample space for visitors to explore and enjoy. The park is a significant part of Warsaw's landscape, offering a blend of nature and architecture that is unique to the city.

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 Fryderyk Chopin Museum (Muzeum Fryderyka Chopina w Warszawie) is a museum in the Polish capital Warsaw, dedicated to the Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849). The museum is housed in the 17th-century city palace designed by Tielman van Gameren that

Apteka Pod Orłem (Pharmacy Under the Eagle) was the only pharmacy in the Krakow ghetto. The pharmacy was established in 1910 by Jozef Pankiewicz. During the Second World War the owner was his son Tadeusz Pankiewicz, the only Pole who lived within the boundaries of the ghetto, from the beginning to t

The Pharmacy Museum in Kraków (Muzeum Farmacji Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego) is a museum in Kraków that specializes in the history of pharmacy and pharmaceutical technology that was established in 1946. The museum is located on all five floors of the building, including the basemen

The Archdiocesan Museum in Krakow is located in the former residence of Cardinal Karol Wojtyła, who later became Pope John Paul II. The museum is situated in houses number 19 to 21 at Kanonicza Street. This location is not only significant for its historical value but also for its connection to one of the most influential figures in the Catholic Church.

The Museum of the City of Lodz is a history and art museum in Łódź that is housed in the former Palace of Poznansky, built by local industrial family. The museum holds collections of antique items from many fields of social life, history, culture and art of the city and a library with a collection o

The National Museum in Gdańsk is one of the major museums in Gdańsk in Poland and is housed in a old late-Gothic Franciscan monastery constructed in the 15th and early 16th century with with vaulted ceilings and a large staircase. The museum includes permanent exhibitions themed as follows: Painting

The Czartoryski Museum (Czartoryski Palace Museum) is a museum in Krakow that was founded by Princess Izabela Czartoryska in 1796 (firstly not in Krakow, but in Puławy) to preserve Polish heritage. The collection contains historical artifacts from the recovered treasures of the Wawel Cathedral, the

The Leon Wyczółkowski District Museum in Bydgoszcz holds rich archaeological and historical collections. The musuem is named after Leon Wyczółkowski, one of the leading painters of the Young Poland movement, as well as the principal representative of Polish Realism in art of the Interbellum.

The Jan Matejko House in Krakow is a museum dedicated to the painter Jan Matejko (1838-1893), who was born there and spent his whole life there. The house was built in the 16th century and was rebuilt several times after that. In 1872, Jan Matejko designed a new facade with the architect Tomasz Pryl

The Maria Skłodowska-Curie Museum (Muzeum Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie) is a museum in Warsaw that is dedicated to the life and work of Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity Marie Skłodowska Curie. Marie Skłodowska Curie was the first woma

The Józef Mehoffer House ( Dom Józefa Mehoffera) is a museum in Krakow that is a branch of the Krakow National Museum. The museum is dedicated to the painter Józef Mehoffer (1869-1946). Stanisław Wyspiański was born in the house in 1869. The Mehoffer family also lived in the house in the post-war pe

The Xth Pavilion of the Citadel Warsaw (X Pawilon Cytadeli Warszawskiej) is a former prison on the grounds of the Warsaw Citadel. Today it is host to one of the most important museums on martyrdom in Poland. Three permanent exhibitions are shown in the museum. The first exhibition traces the struggl

Wincenty Pol’s manor house is a biographical museum with the character of a historical house. Its mission is, on one hand, to maintain and promote the memory of the once famous and deserved bard and scholar – about his fate, various forms of initiatives and creative activity, and on the other – upda

The Szołayski house is a two-storey building in Krakow that houses a permanent exhibition devoted to Stanisław Wyspiański (a Polish playwright, painter and poet, as well as interior and furniture designer) and Feliks "Manggha" Jasieński (a Polish critic and art collector). The oldest part of the Szo

The Cricoteka (Center for the Documentation of the Art of Tadeusz Kantor) is a cultural institution founded in 1981 in Krakow, housed in a former power plant. It is dedicated to the Polish painter, assemblage and Happenings artist, set designer and theatre director Tadeusz Kantor. After his death, t

The Leon Wyczolkowski House was constructed in 1899-1902 as a residence for members of the management of the Rother’s Mills. The building is an example of Neoromanticism. In 1994 the house became part of the Leon Wyczółkowski District Museum in Bydgoszcz. The museum exhibits artworks made by Leon Wy

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.

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 Henryk Sienkiewicz Literary Museum is housed in a 16th-century townhouse in the Old Market Square in Poznań. The museum illustrates the atmosphere of the time in which Henryk Sienkiewicz lived and created his literary works. Collection held by the museum include surviving period furniture, works

The Museum of John Paul II Collection (Muzeum Kolekcji im. Jana Pawła II) is a museum in Warsaw that is dedicated to Pope John Paul II collection of paintings. It is housed in the building of the former stock exchange and National Bank. The collection includes around 450 exhibits, predominantly Old

The Museum of Caricature in Warsaw is a museum dedicated to caricature that is housed in an old orangery which was once part of the 18th century Prymas Castle. Today the museum holds more than 25,000 exhibits. The oldest work dates from the 18th century.Since the former orangery is not that big, it

The Celestat is a musuem in Krakow that is dedicated to the history of the Cracovian Fowler Brotherhood of hunters and marksmen. The museum holds and displays a collection that includes oil paintings, guns, teapots, photographs and other relics related to its history.

The Zwierzyniec House is a branch of the Krakow Historical Museum. The museum houses an exhibition that illustrates the history of creativity of artists from Zvezhynets. Furthermore, the museum illustrates the changes that have taken place in the former suburbs of Krakow since their incorporation in

The Cross House (Dom pod Krzyżem) is a historic-architectural building in Krakow that houses the Stanislav Wyspianski Theater Museum, which is a branch of the Krakow Historical Museum. In 2008, a permanent exhibition was closed due to the necessary renovation of the building, conservation of exhibit

The Museum of the Theater Henryk Tomaszewski in Wrocław is part of the Wrocław City Museum. The museum illustrates the story of a pantomime and the theatre life of Wrocław. The Museum contains a reproduction of rooms from Henryk Tomaszewski’s apartment with papers, photographs, books and dolls, toys

The Theater Museum in Warsaw is a museum that holds and displays collections related to the history of Polish theater and foreign theaters. The Theatre Museum's collection includes sculpture, painting, drawing and graphics, souvenirs (related to important theater people), stage designs, costumes, ph