Warsaw Uprising Museum, Historical museum in Wola district, Warsaw, Poland
The Warsaw Uprising Museum displays weapons, personal belongings, photographs and interactive installations about the 1944 events across several floors. The exhibition also includes original documents and a reconstructed printing press used during the fighting.
The institution opened in 2004, marking 60 years since Polish resistance fighters confronted German forces during the summer and autumn of 1944. The military action lasted 63 days and ended with the surrender of the insurgents in early October.
The memorial wall inside lists the names of many fallen fighters and forms a place where families and visitors pause in remembrance. People regularly leave flowers and candles here, particularly on anniversaries connected to the uprising.
The building is open from 8 to 18 Monday through Friday, with hours extended until 20 on Thursdays. Some basement exhibition areas are difficult to reach for wheelchair users, though most main galleries are on accessible levels.
Visitors can walk through reconstructed sewer tunnels that replicate the underground routes resistance members used to move secretly through German-controlled neighborhoods. A full-size replica of a Liberator bomber, which dropped supplies for the insurgents, hangs above the galleries.
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