Muzeum Getta Warszawskiego
A museum devoted to the life, struggle and Holocaust of the Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto; the new seat in the former Bersohn and Bauman Children’s Hospital is under construction.
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About the museum
The mission of the Warsaw Ghetto Museum is to disseminate knowledge about the life, struggle and Holocaust of Polish Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto and in other ghettos in German-occupied Poland. The museum runs commemorative projects, publishes historical essays, a calendar and materials about the people of the ghetto, and also builds its own museum collection.
The new seat is being built on the grounds of the historic Bersohn and Bauman Children’s Hospital at ul. Sienna 60 and ul. Śliska 51. The complex consists of four buildings: two renovated historic buildings – the former hospital, in which the permanent exhibition is being set up, and the ophthalmology pavilion, which will become the Education Centre – and two new buildings, administrative and technical. The design is by the Autorska Pracownia Projektowa Jerzego Wowczaka. Three underground levels have been built beneath the garden, which will house the galleries of the permanent exhibition, storerooms and conservation workshops.
Visitors will enter from ul. Śliska through the arcade of the new building. On level −1 there are to be ticket offices, a shop, a temporary exhibition hall, cloakrooms and a Mediateka with digital resources, and on the ground floor a bistro. In October 2026 facade and finishing works are under way, along with the installation of structures for the display cases and stage sets of the future permanent exhibition. Until the museum opens, it organises educational walks, lectures, seminars and events in other places in Warsaw.
Key themes
- New seat in the former Bersohn and Bauman Children’s Hospital (under construction)
- Permanent exhibition with galleries on the underground levels (in preparation)
- Mediateka with VR films and digital resources (planned)
- Educational walks and an events programme in other places in Warsaw
- Education Centre in the former ophthalmology pavilion (planned)
- Director
- Katarzyna Person
Admission & discounts
The museum does not yet have an open permanent exhibition; the new seat is under construction and no opening date has been given.
Accessibility
The museum does not yet have an open permanent exhibition; the new seat is under construction and no opening date has been given.
Kids & families
The museum does not yet have an open permanent exhibition; the new seat is under construction and no opening date has been given.
Getting there & parking
The construction site of the new seat is at ul. Sienna 60 and ul. Śliska 51; the visitor entrance is to be from ul. Śliska.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
The museum does not yet have an open permanent exhibition; the new seat is under construction and no opening date has been given.
Events & venue rental
The museum does not yet have an open permanent exhibition; the new seat is under construction and no opening date has been given.
Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | The Education Department runs educational walks around the former ghetto area, educational games and materials for schools (page “Dla szkół i nauczycieli”, For Schools and Teachers). |
