History Meeting House

The History Meeting House is a history museum in Warsaw's city center that focuses on Polish 20th-century history, particularly the Nazi and Communist periods. It uses exhibitions, films, and archives to make this complex past accessible to visitors.

The museum was founded in 2006 through the KARTA Center initiative, which aimed to preserve eyewitness accounts from Central and Eastern Europe. It collects and documents personal memories of people who lived through different political systems.

The museum shows how people lived through the 20th century under different political systems, and its exhibitions help visitors understand this period through real stories. The spaces invite you to engage with these experiences and learn the perspectives of different generations.

The museum is easy to reach, located near the Market Square on Karowa Street, a well-known area for both tourists and locals. It is worth planning time to explore, as there is substantial material and archives available for researching Polish and Eastern European history.

A special exhibition features photographs and personal accounts from people across different countries who shared their experiences under totalitarian regimes. These perspectives allow visitors to see how differently people responded to similar circumstances.