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The National Museum in Warsaw on Jerusalem Avenue

No. 49 Top 100 Most Visited Art Museums 2025 · 1,480,055 visitors in 2025

National Museum in Warsaw

Warsaw, Poland · City guide: Warsaw

Poland's great national collection, from Nubian wall paintings to Polish art and design.

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Photo: Fred Romero from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Overview

The National Museum in Warsaw is No. 49 in The Art Newspaper's survey of the world's most visited art museums, with 1,480,055 visitors in 2025, down 1% on 2024. It is one of Poland's largest museums, with a collection that ranges from ancient art to contemporary design.

Its main building on Aleje Jerozolimskie, a modernist design by Tadeusz Tołwiński, was built in the late 1920s and 1930s. Highlights include early medieval wall paintings from Nubia and a large collection of Polish painting.

The National Museum in Warsaw and its forecourt
The National Museum in Warsaw and its forecourt. Photo: Szczebrzeszynski, Public domain, source

Best time to visit

Weekday mornings are the quietest. Check the official website for opening days and hours.

Highlights & collections

  • 1

    Faras Gallery

    Wall paintings from the cathedral at Faras in Nubia, uncovered by Polish archaeologists in the 1960s.

  • 2

    Medieval art

    Gothic altarpieces and sculpture from Poland and Central Europe.

  • 3

    Polish painting

    Works by Jan Matejko, Józef Chełmoński, Olga Boznańska and others.

  • 4

    Design gallery

    Polish design of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Getting there

The museum is at Aleje Jerozolimskie 3, near the Rondo de Gaulle'a. Trams stop at Muzeum Narodowe, and Centrum metro station is about a 10-minute walk away.

Visiting tips

Tickets & hours
Buy tickets online or at the museum. Check the official website for prices and hours.
Time needed
Two to three hours.
Currency
Polish złoty (PLN). Cards are accepted almost everywhere.
Visa & entry
Poland is in the Schengen Area. Many visitors, including citizens of the US, Canada, the UK and Australia, can stay up to 90 days in any 180-day period without a visa. The EU's Entry/Exit System (EES) now records non-EU travellers' entries and exits at the border, and the ETIAS travel authorisation is due to follow. Check the official EU site travel-europe.europa.eu and your own government's travel advice before you go.

Official information: National Museum in Warsaw (official website). Check opening hours, prices and entry rules there before you go.

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