GUIDED TOURS IN ENGLISH / The Museum’s Crown Jewel: The Gallery of 19th Century Art

2026-03-28 / 13:00

Saturday / 1pm

tour guide: Romualda Radwańska

 

A walk through the museum’s most visited gallery is like browsing through an album of Poland’s most important paintings. Together, we follow the changes in Polish art that took place from the end of the 18th century to the early 20th century. We’ll see iconic historically-themed artwork by Józef Simmler and Jan Matejko and the tremendous academic canvases of Henryk Siemiradzki. We’ll find out why Józef Chelmonski’s painting “The Indian Summer” caused a scandal in the Warsaw art world and discover who’s who in Jacek Malczewski’s paintings. The Gallery of 19th Century Art is a treasure trove of unusual stories and aesthetic delights.

 

Tickets will be available online at the ticket office and starting 17th March

 

Date: 28th March / Saturday / 1.00 PM

Duration: approx. 80 minutes

Meeting place: meeting point in the Main Hall, National Museum in Warsaw

For whom: Adults and teens
Accessibility of the event: Wheelchair accessible, induction loop
Tickets: permanent collection tours: 30 PLN (reduced: 15 PLN); temporary exhibition tours: 45 PLN (reduced: 30 PLN); available at the museum ticket office and online from the Tuesday – two weeks prior to the event

Language: English

 

GUIDED TOURS / UA, EN
Join us for guided tours of NMW galleries and exhibitions in English and Ukrainian.
One Saturday a month, join our educators on a tour of the National Museum’s collection. Discover the fascinating stories about the museum’s artworks and the extraordinary artists behind them. Explore the museum with us!

 

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Illustration: Olga Boznańska, In the orangery, 1890, canvas, oil. See more in NMW Digital.
 


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