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Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw
New building, Plac Defilad
The new white building on Plac Defilad, designed by Thomas Phifer and Partners, with a 150-seat cinema.
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- New building
- Cinema
- Address
- Śródmieście, Warsaw
- Nearest metro
- Metro Świętokrzyska 06
200 m · 2 min walk
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- artmuseum.pl
About Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw
The Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw (MSN) moved into its new building on Plac Defilad in autumn 2024. It was designed by the New York studio Thomas Phifer and Partners and covers nearly 20,000 m², with more than 4,000 m² of galleries lit by skylights, a café, a bookshop and a 150-seat cinema (Warsaw Tourism Office).
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Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, as the crow flies.
- Hotel Warszawa400 m5 min walk
- InterContinental Warszawa400 m5 min walk
- PURO Warszawa Centrum450 m6 min walk
- Colette, LoftAffair Collection700 m9 min walk
- Hotel Teatro Boutique750 m9 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 14 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro and tram stops
- Metro Świętokrzyska 06Tram200 m2 min walk
- ŚwiętokrzyskaM1M2250 m3 min walk
- CentrumM1250 m3 min walk
Key sights
- Palace of Culture250 mWalk 3 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Royal Castle1.7 kmWalk 21 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Old Town Market Place1.9 kmWalk 23 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 10 min
- POLIN2.1 kmWalk 26 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Royal Łazienki2.7 kmWalk 34 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Warsaw Chopin Airport8.2 kmCycle 35 minCar or taxi 27 min
- Wilanów Palace9.4 kmCycle 40 minCar or taxi 31 min
Main railway stations
- Warszawa Centralna600 mWalk 8 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Warszawa Wschodnia3.6 kmWalk 45 minCycle 15 minCar or taxi 15 min
Location
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