"Warsaw Rising Museum: the city's most powerful museum, explained"

Few museums in Europe make history feel as physical as the Warsaw Rising Museum in a former power station on Grzybowska street. It tells the story of the Warsaw Uprising of 1944 - the 63-day battle in which the Polish Home Army and the city's civilians rose against the German occupation - through sound, film, photographs and thousands of personal objects.

What to see

• The Liberator replica: a full-scale reconstruction of the B-24 bomber piloted by Cpt. Zbigniew Szostak, who flew six supply drops over the fighting city before his crew was killed on 15 August 1944. Every visitor ends up standing under it.
• The sewers exhibit: the story of the "underground inferno" - the insurgents' escape and supply routes through the city sewers, and the iconic photographs taken inside them.
• The insurgents' stories: diaries, armbands, weapons and film footage organised day by day along the 63 days of the uprising.

A museum still growing

The museum opened in 2004, on the 60th anniversary of the uprising's outbreak. In 2026 earthworks began on a major expansion: a new adjacent building that the museum says will expand its exhibition, educational and cultural programme, scheduled to open in 2029. The museum confirms the current works do not affect visitor traffic.

The museum also runs a busy international programme - in September 2026 it opened a "Warsaw Rising 1944" exhibition in Haren, Germany (the post-war Polish town of Maczków), and its travelling "Warsaw. Phoenix from the Ashes" exhibition has been shown across Japan.

Visitor tips

Plan two to three hours for a proper visit. The museum is in Wola, a short walk from Rondo Daszyńskiego metro station (M2) - see our [transport guide](/a/warsaw-public-transport-guide). Current opening hours and ticket prices are published on 1944.pl.