Asia and Pacific Museum in Warsaw: Hours, Tickets and Free Thursdays

Poland has exactly one museum devoted entirely to the cultures of Asia, the Pacific and Australia - and it stands on a quiet Powisle street. The Andrzej Wawrzyniak Asia and Pacific Museum at Solec 24 grew out of the private collection of its founder, a diplomat and traveller, and today shows art and ethnographic objects from Indonesia to Central Asia and Oceania across permanent and temporary exhibitions.

Opening hours

According to the museum, exhibitions are open Tuesday to Sunday 10:00-18:00, with the last entry at 17:30; the museum is closed on Mondays.

Tickets

A normal ticket costs 20 PLN and a concession 12 PLN, with children under 7 among the free-entry groups. Every Thursday, admission to the exhibitions is free. Tickets are sold at the museum desk.

Getting there

The museum is a 12-minute walk (900 metres) from the Centrum Nauki Kopernik station on metro line M2, and buses stop at Solec and Most Poniatowskiego nearby. Paid street parking runs along Solec on weekdays. The Copernicus Science Centre and Elektrownia Powisle are both within a short walk.