Polish History Museum

The Polish History Museum building in Warsaw (WXCA, 2023) is a seat of a public institution exhibiting collections of Polish national heritage and a multifunctional cultural facility. The Museum is a central part of a complex, multi-stage state investment of the representative Museum Complex at the historical Warsaw Citadel – forming one of the largest and most modern museum complexes in contemporary Europe.The development consists of a new, multifunctional cultural facility of the Polish History Museum and a revitalization of the 19th-century fortress site. The Polish History Museum facility has a surface area of almost 45,000 square meters and will receive approximately 500,000 visitors annually. In fact, the Museum seat provides multifunctional cultural and educational facility housing a permanent and temporary exhibition rooms, concert hall for 600 people, cinema and theatre hall, library, conference and learning suites, facilities for the storage and conservation of artefacts, catering points and a viewing platform offering panoramic views of Warsaw. An integral component of the development is the revitalization of the Warsaw Citadel – the area encompassing over 30 hectares of expansive greenery that remained separated off from the City and closed to its residents for the last 200 years. The development aims to transform the historical site into a community-building public space dedicated to culture, remembrance, as well as everyday recreation and leisure.