Muzeum Karykatury im. Eryka Lipińskiego
The only museum of caricature in Poland, in the former orangery of the Primate’s Palace in the Old Town, with temporary exhibitions and a collection of more than 25,000 drawings.
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About the museum
The Museum of Caricature was established in 1978 on the initiative of Eryk Lipiński, a cartoonist and satirist who had been collecting the drawings of other artists since the early 1960s. Initially it operated as a branch of the Museum of Literature, and its first exhibition, “Warszawa w karykaturze” (Warsaw in Caricature), opened in 1980. Since 1983 it has been an independent institution at ul. Kozia 11, in the former orangery (winter garden) of the Primate’s Palace, which Lipiński found and had restored. In 2002 the museum took the name of its founder.
The collection now numbers more than 25,000 drawings, as well as works in painting, poster and sculpture, from the 18th century to the present. It includes works by, among others, Daniel Chodowiecki, William Hogarth, Honoré Daumier, Franciszek Kostrzewski, Zbigniew Lengren, Anna Gosławska-Lipińska (Ha-Ga) and Szymon Kobyliński; Polish contemporary caricature is the most extensively represented. The museum has staged more than 300 exhibitions at its own premises, as well as many exhibitions in Poland and abroad.
The museum’s second home is Lengrenówka at ul. Brzozowa 6/8a, the former flat and studio of Zbigniew Lengren. After almost five years of renovation it became an open studio with exhibitions, educational activities and meetings. In 2015 the British newspaper “The Guardian” included the museum in its list of the top ten unique museums in Europe.
Highlights
- Collection of more than 25,000 drawings and caricatures
- Works by Hogarth, Daumier, Chodowiecki and Lengren
- Seat in the former orangery of the Primate’s Palace
- The “Dobre Kreski” (Good Lines) cycle and temporary exhibitions
- Lengrenówka – former studio of Zbigniew Lengren
- Founded
- 1978
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 15 zł |
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| Reduced | 10 złpupils, students, pensioners, people receiving disability pensions, members of artistic organisations, employees of art institutions, people with disabilities together with carers, veterans, honorary blood donors, and holders of the volunteer card of the National Museum in Warsaw |
| Children & teens | 1 złThe ticket for pre-schoolers (children aged 3–6) costs PLN 1. |
| Seniors | 10 złReduced ticket for pensioners and people receiving disability pensions. |
| Visitors with disabilities | 10 złReduced ticket for a person with a disability together with a carer. |
| Students & apprentices | 10 złReduced ticket for pupils and students. |
| Groups (10+ people) | 11 zł per personGroup ticket for organised groups of at least 10 people; “friendly” ticket PLN 13 for groups of 3–8 people. |
| Families | 35 złFamily ticket for up to two adults and three children under 18. |
| Friendly ticket (groups of 3–8 people) | 13 złPrice per person; the participants do not need to be related. |
| Ticket for holders of the Warsaw Citizen Card (Karta Warszawiaka) | 10 zł |
| Ticket for holders of the Young Warsaw Citizen Card (Karta Młodego Warszawiaka) | 8 zł |
| Ticket for holders of the Large Family Card (Karta Dużej Rodziny) | 7 zł |
| Ticket to the exhibition at Lengrenówka | 2 zł |
| Combined ticket to the Museum of Caricature and Lengrenówka – standard | 16 złReduced PLN 11. |
| Guided tour in Polish (price per group) | 150 złPlus admission tickets; carers enter free of charge; no guided tours are held on Tuesdays. |
| Guided tour in English (price per group) | 200 złPlus admission tickets. |
Free admission: Tuesdays – free admission.
Refugees from Ukraine also enter free of charge. Tickets can be bought online or at the museum’s ticket office. The price list follows Director’s Order No. 8/2026 of 21 August 2026.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: not available
- Accessible restroom: not available
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: not available
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
Two steps lead to the entrance. A hall on the ground floor is accessible to wheelchair users, but getting a wheelchair in requires help, because there is one step at the ticket desk and one at the entrance to the hall. The lower hall and the toilets are reached by narrow stairs, and the toilets are not adapted; the building has no lift. Assistance dogs and guide dogs are allowed.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Family ticket | 35 zł · Family ticket for up to two adults and three children under 18. |
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- Family tours & workshops
The museum offers a family ticket, a low-cost ticket for pre-schoolers, and activities for children, young people and adults.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Stare Miasto
Trams nos. 4, 13, 20, 23, 26 and buses nos. 160 and 190 to the stop Stare Miasto (Trasa W-Z); buses nos. 116, 178, 180, 222, 503 and 518 to the stop Plac Zamkowy; metro: Ratusz Arsenał station.
By car
The nearest parking spaces are in the paid parking zone on ul. Trębacka, ul. Moliera, ul. Podwale and on Plac Teatralny.
Entrance from ul. Kozia, from the junction of ul. Miodowa and ul. Senatorska, or from ul. Trębacka and Krakowskie Przedmieście. Veturilo bike stations: ul. Trębacka and ul. Miodowa.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
The museum runs an online shop selling its publications.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours of the exhibitions and workshops for schools are arranged by the education department (tel. +48 506 539 077). The museum runs activities for all age groups and for people with diverse needs. |
