Plan your visit
On this website you will find practical information such as: opening hours, ticket prices, access and parking, accessibility, Citadel plan, building plan, reservations for guided tours and much more.
Location
Warsaw Citadel
7282+5C Warsaw
7282+5C Warsaw
Opening hours from
October 4
Mondays: closed to public
Tuesdays: closed to public
Wednesdays: 10.00-18.00
Thursdays: 10.00-18.00
Fridays: 10.00-18.00 (free entrance)
Saturdays: 10.00-19.00
Sundays: 10.00-19.00
Last entry to the temporary exhibition one hour before closing.
Tuesdays: closed to public
Wednesdays: 10.00-18.00
Thursdays: 10.00-18.00
Fridays: 10.00-18.00 (free entrance)
Saturdays: 10.00-19.00
Sundays: 10.00-19.00
Last entry to the temporary exhibition one hour before closing.
Guided tours
The guided tour service includes a visit to the temporary exhibition: Big and Small Stories. How the Polish History Museum’s Collection Was Built.
You can order a tour via Public Service Office - open from Monday to Friday from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m., telephone: 22 255 76 27, e-mail: bop@muzhp.pl
We have 16 tour languages: Polish, English, German, French, Russian, Hungarian, Chinese, Italian, Spanish, Czech, Dutch, Hebrew, Serbian, Turkish, Bulgarian, Portuguese.
Only guides who have completed the course and have a valid certificate issued by the Polish History Museum give tours around the Polish History Museum. Each certified guide has a Polish History Museum guide ID.
See our guides.
You can order a tour via Public Service Office - open from Monday to Friday from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m., telephone: 22 255 76 27, e-mail: bop@muzhp.pl
We have 16 tour languages: Polish, English, German, French, Russian, Hungarian, Chinese, Italian, Spanish, Czech, Dutch, Hebrew, Serbian, Turkish, Bulgarian, Portuguese.
Only guides who have completed the course and have a valid certificate issued by the Polish History Museum give tours around the Polish History Museum. Each certified guide has a Polish History Museum guide ID.
See our guides.
Entrance fees / Tickets
Tickets can be purchased at the Museum's box office (payment in cash, card, Blik) or online.
Children up to 7 years old, free entry.
Attention! For security reasons, the number of tickets available for a given hour is limited. We encourage you to purchase tickets online, especially on weekends.
Free admission on Fridays: on this day, you can collect free tickets at the Museum's ticket office.
Children up to 7 years old, free entry.
Attention! For security reasons, the number of tickets available for a given hour is limited. We encourage you to purchase tickets online, especially on weekends.
Free admission on Fridays: on this day, you can collect free tickets at the Museum's ticket office.
Access to the museum
The Polish History Museum is located on the grounds of the Warsaw Citadel, in the district of Żoliborz.
For pedestrians
Nearest public transport stops:
Current timetables are available on the website www.wtp.waw.pl.
Pedestrian entrances to the Citadel:
Entrance for persons with disabilities:
- Warszawa Gdańska stop - accessible by the underground, bus and tram (entrance through Żoliborska Gate)
- Park Traugutta stop - access by bus and tram (entrance through Nowomiejska Gate)
- Cytadela stop - access by bus (entrance through the Execution Gate)
Current timetables are available on the website www.wtp.waw.pl.
Pedestrian entrances to the Citadel:
- Żoliborska Gate, 13 Dymińska St.
- Bielańska Gate, Czujna St.
- Nowomiejska (Katyn) Gate, 4 Jana Jeziorańskiego St.
- Straceń (Execution) Gate, 6 Karola Levittoux St.
- Entrance from Wybrzeże Gdyńskie
Entrance for persons with disabilities:
- Żoliborska Gate
Parking lots
Access only from the Wybrzeże Gdyńskie road.
Cars
underground parking, fee: PLN 6/hour.
Coaches
above-ground parking lot intended only for parking buses.
Access to the parking lots:
Cars
underground parking, fee: PLN 6/hour.
Coaches
above-ground parking lot intended only for parking buses.
Access to the parking lots:
- NOTE: It is not possible to access the parking lot from the main lane of the Wybrzeże Gdyńskie road.
- Entry to the parking lots is only possible from the side lane from the Wybrzeże Gdyńskie road towards the Center. You should exit Wybrzeże Gdyńskie/ Wisłostrada road before the intersection with ul. Krasińskiego.
- The entrance road to the parking lot is located directly behind the Fosa i Stoki park.
- From ul. Krasińskiego: choose the right lane, direction Śródmieście/ Mokotów/ Ursynów.
Access via Wisłostrada from ul. Krasińskiego and from the E67 route - towards the Center.
Entrance gate to the car and coach parking lot from the Wybrzeże Gdyńskie / Wisłostrada.
Museum Visit Rules
Additional information
Questions and answers
We invite you to the temporary exhibition "Great and small stories. Creating the collection of the Polish History Museum". It is located on level 0. You can visit the exhibition on your own or with a guide.
The observation deck is open. Admission is free (no ticket required). Access via elevator from the main hall.
Our museum organises events, workshops and museum lessons. You can read about what we have prepared for you now on our website under the Events tab.
The Museum building is adapted to the needs of people with disabilities.
We are working on full availability information.
Our employees are at your disposal, always willing to help.
Have a question? Call or write to the accessibility coordinator:
Katarzyna Szafrańska
e-mail: katarzyna.szafranska@muzhp.pl
tel. 22 255 76 40
tel./text 665 566 970
Accessibility statement
We are working on full availability information.
Our employees are at your disposal, always willing to help.
Have a question? Call or write to the accessibility coordinator:
Katarzyna Szafrańska
e-mail: katarzyna.szafranska@muzhp.pl
tel. 22 255 76 40
tel./text 665 566 970
Accessibility statement
Only guide and assistance dogs for persons with disabilities are allowed at the museum. Animals should be clearly identified.
Entering the museum with other animals is not possible.
Entering the museum with other animals is not possible.
- January 1st New Year / Closed to visitors
- January 6th Epiphany / Open to visitors (from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.)
- March 29th Good Friday / Open to visitors (from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)
- March 30th Holy Saturday / Closed to visitors
- March 31st Easter / Closed to visitors
- April 1st Easter Monday / Closed to visitors
- May 1st Labor Day / Closed to visitors
- May 2nd Flag Day of the Republic of Poland / Open to visitors (from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.), free admission
- May 3rd Constitution Day / Open to visitors (from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.), free admission
- May 19th Pentecost (Green Holidays) / Open to visitors (from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.)
- May 30th Corpus Christi / Closed to visitors
- August 15th Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Polish Armed Forces Day / Open to visitors
- November 1st All Saints' Day / Closed to visitors
- November 11th Independence Day / Open to visitors, free admission
- December 24th Christmas Eve / Closed to visitors
- December 25th Christmas / Closed to visitors
- December 26th Second Day of Christmas / Open to visitors
- December 31st New Year's Eve / Open to visitors (from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)