Muzeum Literatury im. Adama Mickiewicza w Warszawie

About the museum

The Muzeum Literatury im. Adama Mickiewicza w Warszawie collects and preserves objects and documentary materials related to Polish literature and its historical and cultural background. Its seat is in the townhouses at Rynek Starego Miasta 20, in the so-called Balcerowska townhouse, where fragments of Gothic walls and a mural of the Three Kings from 1515 have survived. The museum also occupies two townhouses on ul. Brzozowa, and the main entrance leads from the Market Square.

All departments and workshops of the museum are housed in the building, including the library, an audiovisual room and exhibition halls. The museum is co-run by the Mazovian Voivodeship self-government and the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. Apart from its main seat, it runs branches devoted to writers: the museums of Maria Dąbrowska, Władysław Broniewski, Andrzej Strug and Witold Gombrowicz in Wsola.

The main seat shows the permanent exhibition “Adam Mickiewicz 1798–1855”, opened in 1998, with more than six hundred exhibits, including the autograph of “Grażyna”, a page of the manuscript of “Pan Tadeusz”, letters and first editions. Alongside it, the museum presents temporary exhibitions and organises meetings, concerts, workshops and museum lessons.

Highlights

• Permanent exhibition “Adam Mickiewicz 1798–1855” with more than 600 exhibits
• Autograph of “Grażyna” and a page of the manuscript of “Pan Tadeusz”
• Portrait of Mickiewicz “Leaning on the Rock of Judah” by Walenty Wańkowicz
• Fragments of Gothic walls and the mural of the Three Kings from 1515 in the Balcerowska townhouse
• Temporary exhibitions on literature, including on Jerzy Giedroyc and “Kultura”

Permanent exhibition

• Adam Mickiewicz 1798–1855 – The biographical permanent exhibition, opened in 1998 in six parts, shows the life, family, political activity and work of the poet on the basis of more than six hundred exhibits.

Founded

1950

Operated by

Samorząd Województwa Mazowieckiego i Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego (instytucja współprowadzona)

Admission & discounts

Free admission: On Sundays admission to the main seat is free.

On the first and last weekend of the exhibition’s run (Friday and Saturday) a promotional ticket of PLN 1 applies, and admission to the opening is free. Participants of the programme “Koleją do kultury” (By Rail to Culture) receive a 50% discount. Participants of the programmes “Kulturalna Szkoła na Mazowszu” and “Wsparcie osób z niepełnosprawnościami na Mazowszu” pay PLN 1 for a ticket, guided tour, lessons and workshops. The price list refers to the main seat; the branches have separate prices.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The museum runs the programme “Alfabet Dostępności” (Accessibility Alphabet), under which it organises, among other things, events interpreted into Polish Sign Language and guided tours with audio description (dates according to the museum’s programme).

Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

For families there is a ticket at the price of PLN 8 for holders of the Large Family Card, as well as workshops and museum lessons.

Getting there & parking

The main entrance leads from the side of the Rynek Starego Miasta (Old Town Market Square).

Amenities & dining

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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