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POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews

Learn about the centuries of Jewish history in Poland, from when the first communites settled in the country, right up until the present day. Explore 8 different galleries that will educate in an interactive way through visual and audio materials, as well as artifacts and paintings. Discover more about the most significant moments of Jewish history in the country. This includes the birth of the communities, the role of individual Jewish figures throughout Polish society, and how the Holocaust drastically impacted the Jews of Poland. See also how is their culture being revived after the Second World War.

Take a 3-hour comprehensive tour of the main highlights of Warsaw on a comfortable air-conditioned bus with a group of 15 participants at most. Learn about the somber and troubled history of the city by visiting some of the remaining sites and monuments to the uprisings and tragedies that took place in Warsaw during WWII. Your knowledgeable guide will also point out some iconic architectural wonders along the way.   Start your trip in the Royal Garden Lazienki, full of monuments that survived the war. The next stop will be the Monument to Warsaw Ghetto Heroes, which commemorates the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising during WWII. Continue on to Umschlagplatz, one of the most heartbreaking places in Warsaw: on this square, Nazis loaded Jewish people into carriages and transported them to Treblinka concentration camp.   Visit Warsaw’s Old Town, where the Royal Castle is located—destroyed during the Warsaw Uprising in 1944, the castle was rebuilt in 1984 and remains today one of the city’s most iconic landmarks. In the Old Town you’ll also drive by the Archcathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist, one of the most important churches in Warsaw. The building was created in a specific Masovian Gothic style and went through the same destruction and rebuilding as the Royal Castle.     Next, take a stroll through the Old Town with your guide—take in the magical atmosphere of the old town and explore Barbicam, a defensive wall made in the Gothic style with handmade red bricks. Finish off this historical tour with a visit to the Warsaw Uprising Monument, the most expressive and symbolic monument in Warsaw. Here, you can take a moment to process all that you’ve seen during the day.

Explore Warsaw and have fun on an electric scooter. Get the best recommendations from your local guide. The environmentally-friendly electric scooters avoid the need for long and tiring walks. Instead, jump aboard and ride your own scooter from location to location. The tour will 3 hours during which you will get the essence of Warsaw. This is our full package tour. After a brief training session, the tour heads past the most important buildings and monuments of the city. Your guide will relate their history and recommend other places to visit during your stay in Warsaw. During the tour you will see places: Castle Square | Sigismund’s Column | Royal Castle | Goliath Caterpillar at the Catedral | Canon Square with Bell Monument | Old Town’s Narrowest House | Old Town Market Square | Warsaw Mermaid | Barbican | Maria Skłodowska Curie Museum | New Town Market Square | Multimedia Fountain Park | Old Gunpowder House | Warsaw Uprising Monument | Krasińskich Square | Krasińskich Garden | Old Ghetto | Monument to the Ghetto Heroes | Polin Museum | Anielewicz Bunker | Umschlagplatz | Footbridge of Memory | Grzybowski Square | 4 Tenement Houses at Próżna Street | Palace of Culture and Science | Saski Garden | Tomb of the Unknown Soldier | Hotel Bristol and European | Presidential Palace We wish you a great tour. Segway Point.

There was a time when one third of Warsaw's inhabitants considered themselves Jewish. A time when Warsaw was home to the biggest Jewish population in Europe. World War II brought all of that to a devastating end. Take a journey down the almost 1000-year-old Jewish history of Poland and Warsaw, from their arrival, their expansion, their tragic and heroic struggle, and their remerging, quiet renaissance. Sign up for this walking tour if you would like to: - find out how and why the Jews settled in Poland - discover the few remaining sites that still remind us about the once thriving Jewish presence in the city - hear the heart-breaking, first-hand accounts of Jews who survived life in the ghetto - understand why Jews incited the Jewish Uprising in 1943 even though they knew they would fail - learn about the current situation of the Jewish community in Warsaw. Don't just visit Warsaw, discover it! Tour duration: approx. 3h Distance: approx. 4,5-5 km

The Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews is one of the most important museums in Warsaw. On this private tour of this modern cultural institution you will get a detailed review of the over 1000 years long history of Jewish people in Poland. Follow the story of Polish Jews from the Middle Ages, through World War II, to present day. Experience living history. Book a 2-hour private tour of the Polin Museum. With skip-the-line tickets you will avoid long lines to this leading museum of Jewish history. Your Private Guide will provide interesting and informative commentary in your native language as you explore the excellent exhibitions on Jewish life in Poland throughout the centuries. The museum tells the story of the first Jewish settlements in Poland, which soon became the center of Jewish culture in Europe. The Polin Museum is also one of the best places to learn about World War II and the 3,000,000 Polish Jews murdered in the Holocaust. Together with your Expert-Guide you will discover new gruesome facts about the German-occupation of Poland, daily life in the Warsaw Ghetto and the uprising, Nazi concentration camps, rescue operations, and more. Book a 4-hour private tour to visit the Polin Museum and explore the area of the former Warsaw Ghetto. This extended tour offers a deeper insight into the turbulent history of the largest Jewish ghetto in Europe, from its establishment by Nazi forces in German-occupied Poland, to its liquidation. You will see memorial sites such as the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes, the headquarters ""bunker"" of a Jewish resistance group at Ulica Miła 18, and the Umschlagplatz Monument, which marks the departure point for Jews transported to Treblinka. Hear the true story of the Warsaw Ghetto!

Discover the different sides of Warsaw as you pedal around the city with your knowledgeable guide. Admire the iconic sights and buildings in both the city and center and the UNESCO listed Old Town area. Ride along the Royal Route, a beautiful venue with many important buildings from both historical and architectural standpoints including Warsaw University and the Holy Cross Church, where Frederic Chopin's heart is interred. Continue your ride and head to Warsaw's UNESCO Site - The Old Town. It's the only example of such type of post war reconstruction in the world. Learn about the most iconic landmarks such as the Royal Castle, St. John`s Cathedral, Market Square and more about the area’s history spanning over 700 years.  See the most important monument dedicated to Ghetto Uprising of 1943. Right next to it you will see one of the city's iconic contemporary buildings, The Museum of the History of Polish Jews. Next, pedal towards the Vistula River to discover the city's natural treasure. Experience the vibrance of promenade, a favourite place of locals full of cafes, bars and sport activities. Head back to the other side of the river to see how a pre-war and ruined power plant that was transformed into a trendy multi-purpose hub full of restaurants, public squares, designer boutiques, and outdoor activities.

This small-group tour is dedicated to those who want to discover Warsaw in the intimacy of a small group. It means that you can share transport and attractions while touring with others, using a vehicle with a maximum of 8 passengers. With its magnificent historical tenements, state-of-the-art sewage system, rapid growth, style and courtesy, this beautiful city used to be called "The Pearl of the North”. This marvelous city was demolished almost to the last building and the last brick. A generation of people who were not even 20, the future of the country, perished. The POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews documents the centuries-old history of Jews in Poland. Multimedia exhibitions await visitors, showing how Poles and Jews lived together for many hundreds of years, and how both cultures merged together. In the conventional space, you can get acquainted with family and neighborly relations. The Core Exhibition is a journey through 1000 years of the history of Polish Jews, from the Middle Ages until today.

On an intimate 4-hour guided tour of Warsaw’s stunning Old Town, wander through the city square, surrounded by traditional tenements and a beautiful sculpture of the symbol of the city, Siren. Learn about the fascinating history of Warsaw as you pass the Warsaw Barbican and the defensive walls in the Old Town.  Walk down the series of streets once trekked by kings, referred to as the Royal Route. The former communication route of the city, this wide boulevard connects two former royal residences and now brims with cafes, restaurants, and historical attractions. Discover the Castle Square with the famous Sigismund’s Column, and take a guided tour of the magnificent Royal Castle.   The POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews documents the centuries-old history of Jews in Poland. Replete with 4,000 square meters of space, multimedia exhibitions, and eight galleries, discover the successive phases of history, beginning with Jewish settlement in Poland. Travel through thousands of years of religious and political diversity, dramatic events in history, the Holocaust, and conclude with contemporary times.

POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews documents the centuries-old history of Jews in Poland. Multimedia exhibitions await, showing you how Poles and Jews lived together for hundreds of years and how both cultures merged together.  The tour of the museum includes the Core Exhibition, which is a journey through 1,000 years of the history of Polish Jews from the Middle Ages to today. The exhibition is made up of eight galleries, spread over 4,000 square meters, presenting the heritage and culture of Polish Jews, which still remains a source of inspiration for Poland and for the world.  The galleries portray successive phases of history, beginning with legends of arrival, the beginnings of Jewish settlement in Poland, and the development of Jewish culture. The museum shows the social, religious, and political diversity of Polish Jews, highlighting dramatic events from the past and concluding with contemporary times.

Begin at Prozna Street, the only former Warsaw Ghetto street still featuring as many 4 tenement houses, and then walk to Grzybowski Square. From here, discover the former Jewish district's most important places. From Nozyk Synagogue, the only surviving prewar Jewish house of prayer in Warsaw, to the remains of the Ghetto wall which marks the border between the Warsaw Ghetto and the "Aryan" part of the city. See Walicow Street with its unique Jewish tenement houses and Chłodna Street where the Jewish “Bridge of Sighs” existed. Visit the street named after Polish Jew Ludwik Zamenhof, the inventor of the international language Esperanto, and then travel along the Route Recalling the Martyrdom and the Struggle of the Jews. This street is designated by blocks of black stone with the names of individuals who fought in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Have a chance to see a building that was previously home to Jewish orphans as well as a monument of its founder and some Jewish children in the orphanage's yard. Go to the “Gesiowka” concentration camp which was founded on the ruins of the Ghetto. Almost 5000 Jews whose origins were Greek, French, and Hungarian were transported from here to Auschwitz. Also here you will see the engraved verse from the Book of Job (16:18): ‘O earth, cover not thou my blood, And let my cry have no resting-place’. The Ghetto Heroes Monument (Pomnik Bohaterów Getta) located in front of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews (POLIN) was built from the rocks that were supposed to be used by Germans to build monuments commemorating Hilter’s victories. You will see the POLIN Museum from the outside and get to know the double meaning of the POLIN word. After the 3-hour tour, you can buy separate tickets to go inside the museum that was designed by Finnish architects.