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From 20 July the historic gardens of the Royal Łazienki Museum are partially open to visitors. Only the areas marked on the map above are available. For safety reasons, please move only within their boundaries and under no circumstances exceed the fences.

The first exhibition on Stanisław Herakliusz Lubomirski will be held at the Royal Łazienki Museum from 26 April to 1 September 2024. The figure of this eminent writer and politician, one of the most colourful representatives of the Polish Baroque, is presented through a rich collection of artefacts originating from domestic and foreign collections, including exquisite paintings, puzzling drawings and old prints, unique vessels, as well as objects extracted straight from the crypt.

The herstory of museology in Poland is the topic of an interdisciplinary academic conference that will take place on 8-9 October 2024 at the Royal Łazienki Museum. We invite representatives of various scientific disciplines to participate in a discussion about the role of women in the development of museums. The event is being held under the patronage of ICOM Polska.

For safety reasons, the historic gardens of the Royal Łazienki Museum will remain closed until further notice. The decision on this matter was made after consultation with the Masovian Provincial Conservator of Monuments and the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.

An international research conference under the title ‘Architecture of Challenges –  Materials for the Future’ was held with the participation of Polish and international experts. The event was organised by the Faculty of Architecture of the Warsaw University of Technology, the Royal Łazienki Museum, the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and the National Institute of Architecture and Urban Planning.

The historic residential gardens of the Royal Łazienki are one of the most visited sites in Warsaw. What emotions do they evoke and how are they perceived? Their perception from many perspectives is the topic of an interdisciplinary scientific conference that will take place on 12-13 September 2024 at the Palace on the Isle. We invite representatives of various scientific disciplines to participate. The discussion panel has been expanded to include new issues.

Promotion of Polish culture in Italy, exchange of experiences and joint educational activities are the main assumptions of the ‘I inspire’ project, under which the Royal Łazienki Museum has been cooperating with La Venaria Reale in Turin in 2023-2024.

Attention! Attention! Nuthatch Mission to complete! One of the Łazienki’s birds will lead you to places where ecology meets history and art. Riddles, rebuses and puzzles, thanks to which you will learn many ecological facts and curiosities, are here for you.

Nearly 200 original prints, extremely interesting for their photographic qualities, are displayed at the exhibition of the oeuvre of Benedict Henryk Tyszkiewicz, a Polish-Lithuanian aristocrat and photographer. The 19th-century works, which for years were considered lost, come from Lithuanian collections. The exhibition can be visited from 8 December 2023 to 10 March 2024 in the Kubicki Stables.

The work of Mattia Preti, an eminent Italian painter and frescoist of the Baroque period, continuator of Caravaggio style, will be presented from 20 October 2023 to 3 March 2024 at a temporary exhibition in the Officer Cadets School. The exhibition was organised jointly with the Embassy of Malta and the Maltese National Heritage Institute – Heritage Malta.

‘Italian Cuisine’ and ‘Peasant’s Home Among the Ruins’ – two 19th-century works by painter Amelia Lepige have been added to the collections of the Royal Łazienki Museum. These are further valuable paintings which contribute to the restoration of the collection of Stanisław August, partly sold by his heirs or lost in the turmoil of war.

The portrait of Stanisław August in his coronation coat and armour, a unique representation of the monarch, has enriched the collection of the Royal Łazienki Museum. The purchase of the painting was made possible thanks to the funds from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.

‘I create happy art’, said Maria Papa Rostkowska, one of the most interesting sculptors of the 20th century, whose marble sculptures will be presented at a temporary exhibition at the Old Orangery from 9 September to 3 December 2023.

On 19 October 2023, in the presence of numerous guests, the Royal Łazienki Museum hosted the official opening of an exhibition of works by the eminent painter Mattia Preti. – We reveal the mysteries of the Baroque to you and invite you to a multi-sensory museum feast, as befits 17th century art, said Director Marianna Otmianowska during the event.

The Royal Łazienki Museum was awarded the certificate of 2023 Best Tourist Product of the Mazovian Voivodeship. The competition is coordinated by the Mazovian Regional Tourist Organisation.

Sculpture "Caryatide Carrying Her Stone" made by Auguste Rodin, an eminent French artist and forerunner of modern sculpture, will be presented on the escarpment by the Water Tower from 17 June to 19 November 2023.

The work of Frida Kahlo, one of the most eminent and interesting artists of the 20th century, will be at display during an exhibition at the Royal Łazienki Museum from 7 July to 3 September 2023. We can discover the unique world of the Mexican painter through colours, paintings and photographs, as well as an outdoor installation referring to the famous La Casa Azul.

Free tours, educational guided tours, observations of the Sun through telescope and art workshops are the highlights of this year’s #PalaceDay at the Royal Łazienki. All visitors are welcome: children, youth and adults.