Museum of Life Under Communism in Warsaw: Tickets and Hours
The essentials: The Museum of Life under Communism at Piekna 28/34 in Warsaw recreates everyday realities of 1944-1989 Poland with genuine relics and artefacts. Tickets cost 32 PLN regular and 22 PLN reduced; the museum is open Monday to Thursday 10:00-18:00, Friday 12:00-20:00 and weekends 10:00-18:00.
Photo: nieznany/unknown, Wikimedia Commons (Public domain). Plac Konstytucji, the showpiece of communist-era Warsaw architecture, in July 1952 - the world the museum recreates.
At Piekna 28/34, a few steps from Plac Konstytucji, the Museum of Life under Communism (Muzeum Zycia w PRL) recreates the everyday Poland of 1944-1989 - its furniture, its queueing, its small absurdities - through genuine relics and artefacts.
Opening hours
The museum is open Monday to Thursday 10:00-18:00, Friday 12:00-20:00 and Saturday-Sunday 10:00-18:00.
Tickets
A regular ticket costs 32 PLN, reduced 22 PLN, with group rates for 11 or more and family tickets at 76 PLN (2+1) and 92 PLN (2+2). The quirkiest extra: a communist-type audioguide - a walkman - for 10 PLN. Tickets are available online.
For whom
Older visitors will recognise their own past; younger ones get a look at social life before the internet. For the harder edges of the era, pair it with the Museum of Communism at the Palace of Culture or the POLIN Museum.
FAQ
Where is the Museum of Life under Communism in Warsaw?
At Piekna 28/34 in the city centre, a short walk from Plac Konstytucji.
How much are tickets to the Museum of Life under Communism?
32 PLN regular, 22 PLN reduced, 76 PLN family (2+1) and 92 PLN (2+2), per the museum website. A communist-type audioguide - a walkman - costs 10 PLN.
What are the museum's opening hours?
Monday to Thursday 10:00-18:00, Friday 12:00-20:00, Saturday and Sunday 10:00-18:00.
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