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POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
A thousand years
The museum of a thousand years of Polish Jewish history, on the site of the former Warsaw Ghetto, facing the Ghetto Heroes Monument.
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- Core exhibition
- Gwoździec synagogue vault
- Address
- Anielewicza 6, Warsaw
Muranów, Warsaw - Nearest metro
- Anielewicza 05
350 m · 5 min walk
More distances - Website
- polin.pl
About POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
POLIN, the Museum of the History of Polish Jews, is at Anielewicza 6 in Muranów. Its core exhibition tells the 1,000-year history of Polish Jews, from the Middle Ages to the present day (Warsaw Tourism Office). Do not miss the reconstructed painted vault of the 17th-century synagogue at Gwoździec. The museum stands opposite the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes.
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Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, as the crow flies.
- Mamaison Hotel Le Regina1.1 km14 min walk
- PURO Warsaw Stare Miasto1.2 km15 min walk
- Hotel Verte, Autograph Collection1.2 km15 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews 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
- Anielewicza 05Tram350 m5 min walk
- Anielewicza 06Tram350 m5 min walk
- Muranów 05Tram400 m5 min walk
Key sights
- Old Town Market Place1.3 kmWalk 16 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Royal Castle1.5 kmWalk 19 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Palace of Culture2.1 kmWalk 27 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Royal Łazienki4.8 kmCycle 21 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Warsaw Chopin Airport9.7 kmCycle 42 minCar or taxi 32 min
- Wilanów Palace11 kmCar or taxi 36 min
Main railway stations
- Warszawa Centralna2.4 kmWalk 30 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Warszawa Wschodnia4.0 kmCycle 17 minCar or taxi 16 min
Location
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