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Zachęta National Gallery of Art

3 plac Stanisława Małachowskiego, Warszawa, Mazowieckie

Description

The Zachęta National Gallery of Art is a contemporary art museum in Warsaw. Works are mostly from Polish artists (including some from the 20th century such as A. Szapocznikow, T. Kantor, and H. Stażewski) and span different media such as video, paintings, sculptures and installations. There are also temporary exhibitions that often display works from well-known foreign artists. The museum is housed in the Neo-Renaissance Zachęta building.

Access & Transport

The museum is located in the city centre, immediately south of the Saxon Garden. There are bus stops on Królewska and Plac Małachowskiego, right next to the building, and the 'Królewska' tram stop is a 5 mins walk away. Accessibility info: https://zacheta.art.pl/en/wizyta/dostepnosc

Instructions & Recommendations

We suggest combining this activity with a walk through the Saxon Garden and along Krakowskie Przedmieście.

Meta review

Listed by travel guidebooks but not well covered online otherwise, those reviews that seem genuine are seldom flattering with the exception of the building architecture that is regularly described as beautiful. "Waste of time" is an expression often called upon but, without being so binary, it seems that in general there is little art to get excited about.

Environmental & Social

Minor environment impact to run the museum (mostly electricity). Spreads the arts

Conclusion

A museum that is probably best reserved to contemporary art fans or residents who can take a bit of risk with their time

Key positive

Nice building and cheap admission fee

Key negative

Lacks a solid permanent collection

Suitability

Accessible for visitors with reduced mobility. Children under 12-14yr old may not be interested in the content

About this Rating

TYPE

Desktop

RESEARCHED IN

April 2024

PROVIDER

Koreval

Included Items
None
Timing
Duration of visit

av. transport time:0h 25m

est. visit time:1h 20m

Regulated hours

Monday -

Tuesday12:00 - 20:00

Wednesday12:00 - 20:00

Thursday12:00 - 20:00

Friday12:00 - 20:00

Saturday12:00 - 20:00

Sunday12:00 - 20:00

Pricing
Age band
Age band
Regular price / pers.
Senior
65 - 99
PLN 20
Adult
18 - 64
PLN 20
Child
7 - 17
PLN 2
Infant
0 - 6
PLN 0
Free admission on Thursdays. Price for students up to 26yr old is 2 zł
Family price

Max total number:4

Max number of adults:2

Min.child age:7

Max.child age:17

Price for familyPLN 25

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