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POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Museum4.6 · 21 0104.6 · 4 335≈ 2 h 30 minEntry: ~45 PLN2.1 km from the center
Located on the grounds of the former Warsaw Ghetto opposite the Ghetto Heroes Monument, this award-winning museum opened in 2013. Designed by Finnish architect Rainer Mahlamäki, its glass-and-copper exterior opens into a dramatic curving interior chasm. The immersive core exhibition covers a thousand years of Jewish life in Poland, highlighted by a full-scale painted wooden timber vault of the 17th-century Gwoździec Synagogue.
Highlights
- Reconstructed hand-painted ceiling of the 17th-century wooden synagogue
- Striking architectural glass canyon designed by Rainer Mahlamäki
- Immersive interactive galleries tracing 1,000 years of Jewish history
Opening hours
| Mon | 10:00 – 18:00 |
|---|---|
| Tue | Closed |
| Wed | 10:00 – 18:00 |
| Thu | 10:00 – 18:00 |
| Fri | 10:00 – 18:00 |
| Sat | 10:00 – 20:00 |
| Sun | 10:00 – 18:00 |
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