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Exhibitions

Updated exhibition rules and regulations, effective from March 30, 2022, can be downloaded here:

Opening hours:

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 9 am-6 pm (last admission at 5 pm);
Tuesday 9 am-8 pm (last admission at 7 pm);
Friday 9 am-4 pm (last admission at 3 pm);
Sunday 10 am-6 pm (last admission at 5 pm).

Admission to the exhibitions:

normal ticket – PLN 15 (individual), PLN 12 (group)
reduced ticket – PLN 10 (individual), PLN 8 (group); group tickets – minimum 10 people
guided tour of the permanent exhibition in Polish (Tue-Fri) - PLN 30 / person
guided tour of the permanent exhibition in English (Tue-Fri) - PLN 40 / person
group tour of the permanent exhibition in Polish (Tue-Fri) - PLN 300
group tour of the permanent exhibition in English (Tue-Fri) - PLN 400

Entry limit for permanent exhibition – 35 people, temporary exhibition – 30 people.

The limit for admission to the synagogue exhibition is 15 people.

In 2023, the Institute will be closed on holidays:

January 1 (Sunday)	New Year
January 6 (Friday)	Epiphany
April 9 (Sunday)	Easter
April 10 (Monday)	Easter Monday
May 1 (Monday)	International Workers' Day
May 3 (Wednesday)	3 May Constitution Day
May 28 (Sunday)	Whit Sunday
June 8 (Thursday)	Corpus Christi
August 15 (Tuesday)	Armed Forces Day, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
November 1 (Wednesday)	All Saints' Day
November 11 (Saturday)	Independence Day
December 25 (Monday)	Christmas
December 26 (Tuesday)	Christmas

Buy a ticket

You can buy tickets online or at the Institute’s ticket office, open:

Tuesday 9 am – 7 pm
Wednesday-Thursday 9 am – 5 pm,
Friday 9 am – 3 pm,
Sunday 10 am – 5 pm.

Payment by card and cash.

On Mondays exhibitions are free of charge.

In January the admission to the temporary exhibition is free of charge due to the 160th anniversary of the January Uprising.

For guided tours for groups of school students, university students or seniors, please visit our Education section. Guided tours for these groups are free of charge.

Walks

For educational walks for groups other than school students, university students or seniors, please see the list of available walks in our Education section and contact us by e-mail: rezerwacja@jhi.pl

Price list:

guided tour with an educator in Polish — 246 zł

guided tour with an educator in English — 369 zł

The walks require 10 participants minimum.

For educational walks for groups of school students, university students or seniors, please visit our Education section. Walks for these groups are free of charge.

Walks are organized from April 1 to October 31.

Workshops

For educational workshops for groups other than school students, university students or seniors, please see the list of available walks in our Education section and contact us by e-mail: rezerwacja@jhi.pl

Price list:

with educators in Polish – 300 zł

with educators in English – 400 zł

The workshops require 10 participants minimum.

For educational workshops for groups of school students, university students or seniors, please visit our Education section. Workshops for these groups are free of charge.

Please book your visits at least 14 days in advance. In case of paid visits, the payment should be submitted at lest 7 days in advance.

Bookstore

Our bookstore Księgarnia na Tłomackiem is open:

Monday-Wednesday 10 am – 6 pm
Thursday 10 am – 8 pm
Friday 10 am – 4 pm
Saturday closed
Sunday 10 am - 6 pm

e-mail: ksiegarnia@jhi.pl

tel.: (+48 22) 827 92 21 ext. 123

Contact to individual departments (from August 2020):

Queries, meetings, visits are possible only by appointment!

Archives

Readers can take research visits during reading room working hours. Documents can be ordered between 9 AM and 3 PM. In the case of longer research visits, please contact us in advance at archiwum@jhi.pl or areszka@jhi.pl to reserve a place.

Readers are required to wear masks and gloves.

e-mail: archiwum@jhi.pl

tel.: (+48 22) 827 92 21 ext. 124

Library

The reading room provides documents from the Archives of the Jewish Historical Institute as well as books and periodicals from the Library’s resources. Orders can be placed in person or by e-mail. Documents and books are available only on site.

The reading room offers bibliographic help, shares information about Jewish institutions, and provides information for historical research. You may use your own copying devices in the reading room.

Working hours:

Monday-Thursday: 9 am – 7 pm

Friday: 9 am – 3 pm

Contact: Andrzej Kamiński

e-mail: library@jhi.pl

tel.: (+48 22) 827 92 21 ext. 122

Heritage Documentation Department

We invite everyone interested in information on Jewish heritage in Poland (Warsaw and other cities, cemeteries, photographs etc.) to visit the Heritage Documentation Department.

Monday – Friday: 10 am – 4 pm

Meetings at the seat of the Jewish Historical Institute will only be possible by prior arrangement.

Research visits in the JHI reading room only by prior arrangement possible from Monday to Friday, from 9.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m.

e-mail: dokumentacja@jhi.pl

tel.: (+48 22) 827 92 21 ext. 130

We also encourage you to use the materials available at www.cbj.jhi.pl and www.delet.jhi.pl

Digitalization

Monday – Friday: 10 am – 4 pm

Contact: Krzysztof Czajka

e-mail: digitalizacjait@jhi.pl

tel.: (+48 22) 827 92 21 ezt. 111

Conservation