Muzeum Zimnej Wojny w Warszawie

About the museum

The Cold War Museum is located in the cellars of a former police station of the Citizens' Militia (Milicja Obywatelska) at ul. Jezuicka 1/3 in Warsaw's Old Town. In the same building the school-leaver Grzegorz Przemyk was murdered in 1983, as the museum's website recalls.

The exhibition presents the entire Cold War from a Polish perspective and is the only institution of its kind in Poland. The story centres on Ronald Reagan, John Paul II and General Ryszard Kukliński, and also covers, among others, Stalin, Churchill, Truman, Thatcher, Gorbachev and Jaruzelski. The events discussed include the Yalta Conference, the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, the founding of NATO and the Warsaw Pact, the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis and martial law in Poland.

The exhibition combines original exhibits with more than fifty multimedia elements: touch screens, VR goggles, a holographic wall and a cinema with 50 seats. The museum runs museum lessons for schools, guided tours in Polish and English, and a lecture series “Spotkanie z historią” (Meeting with History).

Highlights

• The Cold War from a Polish perspective
• More than 50 multimedia elements, including VR goggles and a holographic wall
• Cinema with 50 seats
• Exhibition in the cellars of the former MO station
• Museum lessons and guided tours in Polish and English

Permanent exhibition

• Zimna wojna z polskiej perspektywy – The exhibition presents the entire Cold War from a Polish perspective, from the Yalta Conference to martial law, and combines original exhibits with more than 50 multimedia elements, including VR goggles and a holographic wall.

Founded

2012

Admission & discounts

Tickets can be bought at the museum or through GetYourGuide. Guides with an MZW certificate lead tours free of charge.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: not available
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The museum has ramps, auxiliary buttons and a toilet for people with mobility impairments, with a wide entrance and grab bars. The lift by the main staircase has not yet been installed; staff help people who need it. Animals kept under the owner's care are welcome.

Kids & families

A family ticket (2 adults and 2–6 children) is available, as is a toilet for mothers with children. The minimum age of visitors is not stated.

Getting there & parking

The museum is in the Old Town at ul. Jezuicka 1/3.

Amenities & dining

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Corporate events

The museum offers corporate events; details are on the website.

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