University of Warsaw Museum

08/06/2026

We warmly invite you to explore the ‘Poszpitalne’ exhibition, organized by the Institute of Polish Culture at the University of Warsaw and the University of Warsaw Museum. 😍 The exhibition is on display in the Small Courtyard of the University of Warsaw, within the grounds of the former St. Roch Hospital.
While visiting, be sure to stop by the University of Warsaw Museum, housed in the historic Tyszkiewicz-Potocki Palace 🏛, where you can discover the rich history of Warsaw’s oldest university.

07/06/2026

Sunday 7 June
Hope
Science in progres

06/06/2026

Saturday 6 June
Fun in the Museum
Museums are serious places. Except when they are not, and those are often the best moments!

05/06/2026

Friday 5 June
Museums for The Planet
At the University of Warsaw Museum exhibition, we are also presenting selected herbarium specimens from the collections of the Herbarium of the Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw. More than a repository of preserved plants, a herbarium serves as a valuable record of environmental change over time. Each specimen tells its own story through the information it carries: where and when it was collected, its scientific name, descriptions of its distinctive features, and a wealth of other details that document both the plant and the environment in which it grew.

04/06/2026

Czwartek, 4 czerwca / 4 June Thursday
If objects could speak
“Hello. I am a cork model of the Arch of Constantine the Great.🏛️
I was created at a time when even the triumphal arch of Emperor Constantine was reimagined in miniature — light, portable, and made of cork. Because nothing says ‘empire’ quite like a material usually used to seal bottles.🙂
For years, I stood proudly and motionless at the University of Warsaw, quietly accompanying generations of students learning how to design great architecture.
Today, I live at the University of Warsaw Museum, where life is calm and steady. Every now and then, curators stop by, look at me with a certain seriousness, and tell my story as if I were far more important than I look: that I remember King Stanisław August Poniatowski, survived the partitions of Poland, both World Wars, witnessed Frédéric Chopin, and saw countless generations of students pass through.
And I simply stand here, quietly thinking that - for a piece of cork - I’ve had quite an extraordinary journey.”😍


Muzeum Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego

03/06/2026

Wednesday 3 June
On this day, we honour the memory of Józef Rotblat, who in 1938 earned his PhD in physics from the University of Warsaw. A physicist and committed peace advocate, he took part in the Manhattan Project before making a historic decision to withdraw from research on nuclear weapons on moral grounds - the first scientist to do so. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1995.

02/06/2026

Tuesday 2 June
Museums × AI: Futures
Did AI really come up with this? What do you think?
In 30 years, the University of Warsaw Museum will be a “layer of reality” - something between an archive, a simulation game, and the living memory of the city.
The Tyszkiewicz-Potocki Palace will still stand, but only as a “gateway.” Once inside, visitors will not enter traditional exhibition rooms, but a system that reconfigures space in real time. Walls respond to presence, and rooms “shift” between eras: one moment you are in a 19th-century salon, the next in a post-war lecture hall, and then in a futuristic University of Warsaw campus that has never existed - but could.
The museum operates like a living simulator of the University of Warsaw’s history. Visitors can assume roles: a student from 1869, a protest participant, a rector making key decisions, or even a completely fictional character generated by the system to serve the narrative. Every choice reshapes the story - history is learned through lived experience.
Moreover, the University of Warsaw Museum would no longer be confined to Earth. Part of its collection could exist in digital and orbital space - a distributed archive of data accessible from anywhere in the world, and even beyond it.
In this vision, the University of Warsaw Museum would no longer be a place to visit, but an experience to co-create - fluid, personal, and never quite the same twice.

01/06/2026

As every year, we are taking part in the campaign. Throughout the week, we will share stories from the University of Warsaw Museum with you.
In line with today’s theme, “Museums × AI: State of Play,” we present information about the University of Warsaw Museum generated by ChatGPT - naturally subject to light editing. The English name of the Muzeum Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego is „University of Warsaw Museum”. And why Chat produced an English name in response to a Polish prompt - only Chat knows!

31/05/2026

Tomorrow, 2026 begins!
Launched in France in 2014, is a global social media initiative that highlights the inspiring role of museums in our societies. Every year, museums and cultural institutions from around the world share their collections, stories, and behind-the-scenes experiences through seven daily themes and hashtags. The event is held under the patronage of UNESCO.
The University of Warsaw Museum is proud to join once again!
This year's theme, “Museums, AI and Futures”, invites us to explore how museums engage with artificial intelligence, imagine the future, and inspire positive change.
📅 Daily hashtags:
🔹 June 1 –
🔹 June 2 –
🔹 June 3 –
🔹 June 4 –
🔹 June 5 –
🔹 June 6 –
🔹 June 7 –

Join us throughout the week and discover the stories, objects, and ideas that connect the past, present, and future.
Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for daily posts and updates!
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Jutro rozpoczyna się 2026!😍
to inicjatywa zapoczątkowana w 2014 roku we Francji, której celem jest ukazanie szerokiej publiczności ogromnego potencjału muzeów. Wydarzenie odbywa się w mediach społecznościowych i opiera się na prostej formule: 7 dni, 7 tematów i 7 przypisanych im hashtagów. Organizowane jest pod patronatem UNESCO. Instytucje z całego świata dzielą się swoimi zbiorami, historiami oraz kulisami codziennej pracy.
Muzeum Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego po raz kolejny dołącza do !
Tegoroczna edycja (1-7 czerwca) upływa pod hasłem: „Museums, AI and Futures”.
Każdy dzień tygodnia między 1 a 7 czerwca jest dedykowany innemu hasztagowi:
poniedziałek, 1 czerwca to:
wtorek, 2 czerwca to:
środa, 3 czerwca to:
czwartek, 4 czerwca to:
piątek, 5 czerwca to:
sobota, 6 czerwca to:
niedziela, 7 czerwca to:
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29/05/2026

We still cherish the memories of the 2026 Night of Museums at the University of Warsaw. We invite you to enjoy a short film capturing the spirit of this exceptional event😍💫🌙

Tegoroczna Noc Muzeów cieszyła się ogromnym zainteresowaniem. Odwiedziło nas 19 525 zwiedzających!Podczas Nocy Muzeów 2026 zorganizowanej przez Muzeum UW moż...