Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art is a place where we reflect on the world through art. In a castle at the heart of Warsaw, close to the Royal Łazienki Park, we not only present exhibitions and performances, but also run a cinema, a library, a bookshop and an artist residency programme. We present artists‘ ideas through publications, workshops and guided tours, inviting and...

The Arsenal Gallery in Białystok was established in 1965 as one of the Artistic Exhibitions Bureaux. It has been under Monika Szewczyk’s management since 1990. Today, it is a municipal institution of culture financed from the budget of the City of Białystok.The Gallery has been following a comprehensive and consistent exhibition programme for years, presenting and fostering contemporary art in...

At the Manggha Museum, we study and show the mutual cultural relations between Poland and Japan, the East and the West. In this context, one must not omit to mention our long-term exhibition and research project focusing on Polish Japanism, highlighting the various manifestations of the influence that Japanese art had on the work of major Polish artists, such as Leon Wyczółkowski, Julian Fałat...

Cracow Saltworks Museum in Wieliczka - a national cultural institution - has its exhibitions in facilities that were once the royal salt enterprise: the salt mine and the Wieliczka Saltworks Castle. Both of these objects are included in the UNESCO List. The museum presents the history of the royal enterprise, which had a huge impact on the economic development of Poland - in the times of...

The Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk is an institution whose activities are guided by the slogan "Culture of many dimensions." On one of the largest exhibition areas in Europe, the history of the civilian population living during World War II was presented using artifacts and modern technologies, and the uniqueness of the Polish experience compared to other nations was shown. The...

Porta Posnania tells the story of the beginnings of the Polish state and the Cathedral Island. There are no museum exhibits here. We present our history in a modern way, with multimedia and light. Porta Posnania is an accessible and welcoming place. The exhibition is suitable for the elderly, families with small children and people with disabilities. We are inspired not only by the history...

Gdańsk deserves the title of the World Capital of Amber. Jewellery and utensils of amber have been produced here for centuries. The Museum of Amber displays natural lumps of the resin and its inclusions, as well as finished products, e.g. jewellery, cutlery and chests. The visitor will learn how amber is formed, how it is extracted, what its properties are, and how it has been worked over the...

The programme of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow MOCAK, which has been active since 19th May 2011 encompasses presentation of the latest international art, education as well as research and publication projects. MOCAK’s two most important aims are presenting the art of the two last decades in the context of the post-war avant-garde and conceptual art as well as clarifying the...

Collegium Maius, located on the corner of  Św. Anny and Jagiellońska Street, is the oldest university building in Poland. In 1400 King Ladislaus II Jagiello bequeathed a town house to the University, purchased from the town councillor Piotr Gerhardsdorf (Gersdorf). Its remaining traces are the pieces of cobblestone wall in the current building's foundations and on its corner (both on...

In the heart of the city stands a magnificent eclectic building from 1904, which together with its new wing houses the excellent Painting and Sculpture Gallery of the National Museum in Poznań. The rich collections of art from ancient times to the present are presented here. Polish art is represented by works from the Middle Ages to the 20th century with the characteristic Polish Baroque...