Warsaw Gasworks Museum: Hours, Tickets and Free Fridays

Before Warsaw ran on electricity, it ran on gas. The Warsaw Gasworks Museum preserves the buildings and machinery of the historic city gasworks in Wola, telling the story of how gas light, gas heat and gas power shaped the modern capital. The museum is run by the ORLEN Ignacy Lukasiewicz Foundation.

What you will see

The exhibition walks through the production of town gas from coal, the daily work of the gasworks and the gas appliances that filled Warsaw homes, from street lamps to meters and cookers. Workshops and educational programmes run for schools, and temporary exhibitions extend the story.

Hours and tickets

According to the museum, standard opening hours are Tuesday to Sunday 10:00-18:00 (last entry 17:00), closed Mondays; visitors are asked to check the current calendar, as the museum occasionally closes on given days. Tickets cost 20 PLN normal and 10 PLN concession, children up to 6 enter free, and Fridays are free for everyone (without a guide). Guided tours run on Saturdays and Sundays at 12:00 and 13:30.

Getting there

The museum stands at ul. Seweryna Krzyzanowskiego 7, in the old gasworks quarter of Wola near Kasprzaka Street. It pairs well with the Norblin Factory for an industrial-Warsaw day.