Museum of Independence — Attraction in Warsaw

Odd little museum staffed by uncommunicative ladies. Having only experienced openly welcoming and friendly Polish people of all ages in Warsaw, I was bemused to come across - for the second time in 30 minutes at two different places - rather less friendly museum staff. I was refused a Reduced ticket which although no big deal, seemed curious as I’m sure that being a EU national is not an additional requirement for that. The museum seems a bit chaotic and there was no real plan or flow to it and no map. Contrary to what some reviewers have suggested, not all the exhibits are in English. Some are; most are not. The main exhibits centre on the First World War and the complexities of the Polish situation in that conflict. It’s a fascinating and important story but one that I don’t feel the museum tells well. If you understand 19th Century and early 20th Century Polish history well then the this museum will add depth and colour to the events. If you don’t then you might want to save...

The main exhibition is located on the second floor, and it's not large, taking about an hour to go through. The exhibition focuses on the process of Poland's independence after World War I, introducing significant leaders of that time. You can see how Poland worked to restore its nation on the map of Europe after over a century of partition.

On the first floor, there are additional small exhibitions related to General Tadeusz Kościuszko's paintings and photos of Warsaw's reconstruction after World War II, some of which are...

Only the collection on the entrance level has an audioguide. That collection talks mostly about Lwiw and Vilnius. The second part about live in Sovjet gulag kams was very interesting.

The main collection on the second floor looks very interesting, but there is no audio guide. I don't come to the museum to read paragraphs of tekst...