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Posters are art
The Poster Museum in Wilanów is the oldest institution of this type in the world. It houses 30 thousand items which represent the history of poster art from 1892 to contemporary times and this makes it one of the world largest collections of this art form. Located in a 19th century riding school in the surroundings of the summer residence of King Jan Sobieski, the museum is a true gem for art lovers. A must-see!
The poster highlight of the summer months is the International Poster Biennale – some f the best works in this field are presented in Warsaw.
Where: Muzeum Plakatu w Wilanowie (Wilanów Poster Museum), ul. Stanisława Kostki Potockiego 10/16 – catch bus 116 or 180 to get there!
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When: 12-4PM on Mondays, 10AM-4 PM on other days,
How much: free on Mondays
Details: click here
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Attention trainspotters!
High-tech museums are becoming increasingly popular in Warsaw. Places like the Warsaw Uprising Museum or the Chopin Museum make an impression on those who like interactive and futuristic ways of presenting the past. But we also have a suggestion for those who prefer old, traditional museums where time seems to have stopped somewhere in the middle of the communist era and which require some effort to be discovered as they are not on the top of the must-see list for tourist who visit Warsaw for a weekend. One of those places is the Rail Transport Museum, which was opened 83 years ago in an old railway station. You have several rooms at your disposal featuring all sorts of collectibles connected with the history of rail transportation in Poland and in other countries plus an outdoor collection presenting everything from steam locomotives to a wagon equipped with mahogany furniture used by the first Polish communist leader. So, if you feel like stepping back in time and get off the beaten tourist track – become a trainspotter for a day!
Where: Muzeum Kolejnictwa (Rail Transport Museum)
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When: Mondays 9am to 2pm, Tuesday-Sunday 9am to 4pm
How much: free on Mondays
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Blood and amber
“Stones in the life of humans”, “Amber and its imitation”, “Before carbon emerged” – are you thrilled already? The Geology Museum in Warsaw, run by the Polish Science Academy is an oldschool institution which is a mekka for weirdos and 7 year olds fascinated with dinosaurs and mammoths 🙂 What is truly fascinating there it’s not the exhibition itself (or not necessirly the exhibition) but a site for the museum – a beautiful modernist villa in an old park, a former mason lodge. It survived the WWII but was one of buidling which witnessed the fights during the Warsaw Uprising in 1944 as some of the Polish fighters hid there and fought inside of it. The blood of one of the insurgents soaked into stone stairs and today, coverd with glass, is a kind of a relic. You wouldn’t expect that from a museum, would you?
Where: Muzeum Ziemi PAN, Aleja na Skarpie 20/26
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When: 9am-4 pm
How much: 4zł
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Unique, awkward, special – that’s Monday in the Warsaw museums!