Polish American Museum, Cultural heritage museum in Port Washington, United States.
The Polish American Museum occupies a thirty-room building that contains fifteen exhibition galleries, a research library, and a military studies center.
The museum opened in January 1977 at the Polish American Citizen's Association and received its official charter from New York State Education Department in September.
The exhibits present Polish folk art, traditional costumes, military artifacts, and portraits of notable figures including Nobel Prize winners and historical leaders.
The museum maintains a bilingual research library with extensive documentation about Polish heritage in America, including the Henry Archacki Archive collection.
The museum collection includes plaster replicas of Frédéric Chopin's death mask and left hand transported directly from Warsaw.
Location: Port Washington
Inception: 1977
GPS coordinates: 40.82930,-73.68990
Latest update: March 2, 2025 20:09
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