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Museum of Warsaw
On the Market Place
The city’s own museum, in a row of townhouses on the Old Town Market Place.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Jorge Láscar from Australia · CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsOur take
- Old Town Market Place
- Address
- Rynek Starego Miasta 28/42, Warsaw
Old Town, Warsaw - Nearest metro
- Stare Miasto 02
450 m · 5 min walk
More distances - Website
- muzeumwarszawy.pl
About Museum of Warsaw
The Museum of Warsaw is at Rynek Starego Miasta 28/42, in a row of townhouses on the Old Town Market Place. It also runs the Museum of Praga and the Heritage Interpretation Centre.
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Museum of Warsaw before you go.
Last checked: October 2026 How we choose
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Museum of Warsaw, as the crow flies.
- Hotel Verte, Autograph Collection250 m3 min walk
- Mamaison Hotel Le Regina500 m6 min walk
- PURO Warsaw Stare Miasto800 m10 min walk
- Hotel Bristol, Warsaw900 m11 min walk
- Raffles Europejski Warsaw900 m12 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Museum of 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
- Stare Miasto 02Tram450 m5 min walk
- Stare Miasto 01Tram450 m6 min walk
- Metro Ratusz-Arsenał 10Tram850 m10 min walk
Key sights
- Old Town Market Place100 mWalk 1 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Royal Castle350 mWalk 4 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 6 min
- POLIN1.2 kmWalk 16 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Palace of Culture2.1 kmWalk 26 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Royal Łazienki4.2 kmCycle 18 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Warsaw Chopin Airport10 kmCycle 43 minCar or taxi 32 min
- Wilanów Palace11 kmCar or taxi 35 min
Main railway stations
- Warszawa Centralna2.4 kmWalk 30 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Warszawa Wschodnia2.8 kmWalk 35 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 13 min
Location
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