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
During the run of the temporary exhibition 'What are we queuing here for?' The Polish People's Republic Reflected in Music (3 September–6 December 2026), the Polish History Museum will also be open to visitors on Mondays. We invite you to visit the Museum six days a week.
♦ Monday: 10:00 am–6:00 pm
♦ Tuesday: Closed to visitors
♦ Wednesday: 10:00 am–6:00 pm
♦ Thursday: 10:00 am–6:00 pm
♦ Friday: 10:00 am–6:00 pm — Free admission
♦ Saturday: 10:00 am–7:00 pm
♦ Sunday: 10:00 am–7:00 pm
The last entry to the “What’s this queue for?” exhibition is one hour before the Museum closes.
♦ Monday: 10:00 am–6:00 pm
♦ Tuesday: Closed to visitors
♦ Wednesday: 10:00 am–6:00 pm
♦ Thursday: 10:00 am–6:00 pm
♦ Friday: 10:00 am–6:00 pm — Free admission
♦ Saturday: 10:00 am–7:00 pm
♦ Sunday: 10:00 am–7:00 pm
The last entry to the “What’s this queue for?” exhibition is one hour before the Museum closes.
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: [email protected]
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: [email protected]
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.
Ticket prices after November 10, 2023
Normal ticket: PLN 10
Reduced ticket: PLN 5
Children up to 7 years of age: free entry
Children from 7 years of age, pupils and students up to 26 years of age upon presentation of an ID card: PLN 1
Family ticket: PLN 15
(ticket for 1 or 2 adults + children, maximum: 6 people)
Group ticket (min. 10 people): PLN 7/ person
Free admission on Fridays: on this day, you can collect free tickets at the Museum's ticket office.
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.
♦ Reduced tickets are available (Act on museums of November 21, 1996): pupils, students and people pursuing doctoral studies, students of teacher training institutions and colleges, social service workers, guardians of school and kindergarten groups, teachers and educators, disabled people and their guardians , retirees and pensioners, people over 65 years of age, veterans, awarded honorary titles/badges: "For the care of monuments", "Distinguished cultural activist", "Merit for Polish Culture" and "Merit for National Culture".
♦ Natural persons awarded the Order of the White Eagle, the Virtuti Militari Military Order, the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, the Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture are exempt from paying admission fees to the Museum; employees of museums entered in the State Register of Museums, members of ICOM and ICOMOS; holders of the Pole's Card referred to in the Act of September 7, 2007; children up to 7 years old, veterans and injured veterans, and visual artists associated with the Association of Polish Visual Artists.
Reduced ticket: PLN 5
Children up to 7 years of age: free entry
Children from 7 years of age, pupils and students up to 26 years of age upon presentation of an ID card: PLN 1
Family ticket: PLN 15
(ticket for 1 or 2 adults + children, maximum: 6 people)
Group ticket (min. 10 people): PLN 7/ person
Free admission on Fridays: on this day, you can collect free tickets at the Museum's ticket office.
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.
♦ Reduced tickets are available (Act on museums of November 21, 1996): pupils, students and people pursuing doctoral studies, students of teacher training institutions and colleges, social service workers, guardians of school and kindergarten groups, teachers and educators, disabled people and their guardians , retirees and pensioners, people over 65 years of age, veterans, awarded honorary titles/badges: "For the care of monuments", "Distinguished cultural activist", "Merit for Polish Culture" and "Merit for National Culture".
♦ Natural persons awarded the Order of the White Eagle, the Virtuti Militari Military Order, the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, the Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture are exempt from paying admission fees to the Museum; employees of museums entered in the State Register of Museums, members of ICOM and ICOMOS; holders of the Pole's Card referred to in the Act of September 7, 2007; children up to 7 years old, veterans and injured veterans, and visual artists associated with the Association of Polish Visual Artists.
Access to the museum
The Polish History Museum is located on the grounds of the Warsaw Citadel, in the district of Żoliborz.
Pedestrian entrances to the Citadel
- Żoliborska Gate (open 06:00–22:00), street address: ul. Dymińska 13 – entrance convenient for people with mobility disabilities
- Bielańska Gate (open 05:00–18:00), street address: ul. Czujna
- Nowomiejska Gate (open 06:00–20:00), at the Katyn Museum, street address: ul. Jana Jeziorański 4
- Straceń Gate (open 05:00–18:00), access from Wybrzeże Gdyńskie
- Wiślana Gate (open 06:00–22:00), access from Wybrzeże Gdyńskie
We kindly inform you that the gates of the Warsaw Citadel are managed by the Polish Army Museum and the X Pavilion Museum, while the Museum of Polish History provides the opening hours for information purposes only.
Nearest public transport stops:
- 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)
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
What’s this queue for? Communist-era Poland as seen through music
from 03/09/2026 to 06/12/2026
The exhibition will be an attempt to view the history of the Polish People’s Republic (PRL) through the lens of popular music from 1944–1989. Its main goal will be to show music as a space where different social reactions to the communist system will manifest themselves — from active support, through passive acceptance, to various forms of contestation or attempts to influence reality.
from 03/09/2026 to 06/12/2026
The exhibition will be an attempt to view the history of the Polish People’s Republic (PRL) through the lens of popular music from 1944–1989. Its main goal will be to show music as a space where different social reactions to the communist system will manifest themselves — from active support, through passive acceptance, to various forms of contestation or attempts to influence reality.
♦ The rooftop terrace is currently unavailable for the visitors with mobility impairments. Due to technical issues the terrace is only available by staircase (158 steps). We are doing our best to resolve this issue as soon as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Enjoy the park at the Citadel and Warsaw’s panorama seen from the rooftop viewing terrace of the Polish History Museum (free admission in the Museum's working hours). Access via elevator from the main hall.
Enjoy the park at the Citadel and Warsaw’s panorama seen from the rooftop viewing terrace of the Polish History Museum (free admission in the Museum's working hours). 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: [email protected]
tel. 22 255 76 40
tel./text 66 55 66 970
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: [email protected]
tel. 22 255 76 40
tel./text 66 55 66 970
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 1, New Year / Closed to visitors
- January 6, Epiphany / Closed to visitors
- April 1, Holy Wednesday / Open to visitors (from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.)
- April 2, Holy Thursday / Open to visitors (from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.)
- April 3, Good Friday / Closed to visitors
- April 4, Holy Saturday / Closed to visitors
- April 5, Easter / Closed to visitors
- April 6, Easter Monday / Closed to visitors
- May 1, Labor Day / Closed to visitors
- May 2, Flag Day of the Republic of Poland / Open to visitors (from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.), free admission
- May 3, Constitution Day / Open to visitors (from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.), free admission
- May 24, Pentecost (Green Holidays) / Open to visitors (from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.)
- June 4, Corpus Christi / Closed to visitors
- August 15, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Polish Armed Forces Day / Open to visitors (from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.), free admission
- November 1, All Saints' Day / Closed to visitors
- November 11, Independence Day / Open to visitors, (from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.), free admission
- December 24, Christmas Eve / Closed to visitors
- December 25, Christmas / Closed to visitors
- December 26, Second Day of Christmas / Closed to visitors
- December 31st New Year's Eve / Closed to visitors
Please contact us at: [email protected]
+48 22 255 76 27 (open Monday to Friday from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm)
+48 22 255 76 27 (open Monday to Friday from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm)