| Realization of the permanent exhibition
The Museum's construction schedule assumes the completion of the permanent exhibition between 2023 and 2027, which will be housed in a unique space combining the historic fabric of the former hospital with modern underground levels. The permanent exhibition has been designed as a sequence of nine thematic galleries, which will chronologically and thematically present the fate of the Warsaw Ghetto. Creating such a complex space requires the implementation of specialized infrastructure, in which modern multimedia systems and integrated security systems play a key role, guaranteeing the highest standard of protection for the collections on display.
The historical narrative will be based on authentic period evidence, which the Museum is intensively collecting for its permanent exhibition. The institution acquires valuable artifacts from the antiquarian market and from private individuals, including Judaica, works of art, and unique archival documents, and also independently prepares multimedia materials. In parallel, to ensure the multidimensionality of its message, the Museum collaborates closely with leading national and international cultural institutions, loaning key exhibits that will enrich the exhibition's message.
Gallery 1 | Jewish Warsaw
Gallery 2 | War and Occupation
Gallery 3 | Ghettoization
Gallery 5 | A Divided City
Gallery 6 | Grossaktion Warschau 1942
Gallery 7 | Ghost Town
Gallery 8 | Rebel City
Gallery 9 | Never again
| Harvest
Since 2018, the Warsaw Ghetto Museum has been building a unique collection of exhibits, which tell the story of life, memory, and the experience of the Holocaust, recorded in objects. It already numbers approximately 25,000 objects, acquired through purchases, deposits, and donations.
Interwar and postwar art occupy a special place here, including works relating to the Holocaust experience – personal, moving testimonies of memory and history. These also include monuments discovered during archaeological research conducted in the former Warsaw Ghetto, and artifacts recovered in a space of symbolic significance for the history of the city and Warsaw's Jews – near the Anielewicz Mound, at the "Miła 18" site.
Our collection also includes thousands of previously unpublished photographs, taken in wartime Warsaw, the Warsaw Ghetto, and other ghettos in areas occupied by the German Third Reich. These mementos are often the only surviving testimony to someone's life, simultaneously serving as evidence of the tragedy and brutality of the occupation. The collection not only captures the past but also helps us understand it and draw conclusions for the future.
We invite you to participate in creating this unique collection of artifacts. We are seeking items related to Jewish history, everyday life, culture, and religion – documents, photographs, family heirlooms, works of art, printed materials, and archival materials. Each such item can become part of a larger story – about people, lives, places, and experiences that we must never forget.
Through donations, deposits, or the sale of objects of historical value, you can contribute to the enrichment of the Museum's collections. We encourage you to contact our team.
Please arrange a visit in advance at the temporary headquarters of the Warsaw Ghetto Museum at 39 Zielna Street, by calling +48 22 419 92 50 (Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.) or by sending an e-mail to: bibliotek@1943.pl
| Archiwum
We invite you to visit exhibitions that present the reality of the Warsaw Ghetto.
On May 8th at 18:00 p.m. we invite you to the Faculty of Architecture of the Warsaw University of Technology at 55 Koszykowa Street for the debate "Recalling Memory:
We invite you to the exhibition "Items from the Underground City. Architectural Visions Around the Commemoration of Miła 18" at the Faculty of Architecture, Warsaw University of Technology,
Only until August 28 you can see the exhibition "Synagogue in Grodzisk" at the Mediateka center in Grodzisk Mazowiecki as part of the 4th edition of the local
Until July 23, the exhibition "Enchanting the World" can be seen at the Zachęta Gallery in Warsaw, which also features a work from the MGW collection.
We invite you to watch the interview with Aviva Blum-Wachs – Israeli painter, co-author of the exhibition "And Yet Life", prepared jointly
| Nice 18
The archaeological site "Miła 18", located in the Muranów district of Warsaw, is one of the most important places for research into the history of the Warsaw Ghetto and the 1943 Ghetto Uprising.
