National Museum in Warsaw Temporary Weekend Closure Scheduled for June 27–28, 2026
A temporary weekend closure has been announced for the National Museum in Warsaw. Due to forecasted extreme heat, the main gallery spaces will not open to the public on Saturday, June 27, and Sunday, June 28, 2026.
This short-term adjustment is designed to ensure the safety of visitors and preserve the collection during the period of high temperatures. If you are planning a weekend of sightseeing in the city, you will need to adjust your itinerary around these dates.
What Warsaw Visitors Need to Know About Tickets and Refunds
If you already purchased tickets for the weekend of June 27–28, 2026, the museum has established clear guidelines on how to handle refunds and rebookings:
- Special Event Tickets: Anyone holding tickets for events scheduled specifically for this weekend will receive a refund.
- General Admission Tickets: If you bought general entry tickets for these dates, you can either request a full refund or save your tickets to use on a future date during standard operational hours.
- How to Claim: To facilitate any ticket changes or refund requests, visitors should get in touch directly with the museum's customer support team.
Status of Affiliate Museums and Satellite Sites
The high-temperature closure also extends to several prominent affiliate branches of the National Museum in Warsaw, though there are exceptions for specific programming:
- The Poster Museum will be entirely closed to visitors during the weekend.
- The galleries and exhibitions at the Xawery Dunikowski Museum of Sculpture will also be closed. However, the pre-scheduled Pianokrąg musical event at this location will still take place as planned.
- For those willing to travel outside the city center, the Museum in Nieborów and Arkadia is unaffected by this announcement and will remain open to the public as usual.
To help plan your alternative cultural itinerary around Poland's capital, you can use Musemap (musemap.art) to find other museums nearby or check the interactive city map to discover nearby spots that remain open.
