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A donation for Museum's expansion

The Warsaw Rising Museum will receive a donation from Villum Foundation, part of the VELUX foundations, which has decided to support the Museum’s expansion with a grant of 24.5 million Danish kroners (approx. 13.8 million PLN).

Tokio university students discover the story of WW2 Warsaw

„Warsaw. Phoenix from the ashes” is the exhibition that was prepared by the Warsaw Rising Museum and it has already been showed in several cities in Japan. On 12 May 2025 it has been opened for public at the Tokyo University for Foreign Studies by Paweł Ukielski, Deputy Head of the Warsaw Rising Museum; Nobuo Haruna, the TUFS President and Paweł Milewski, the Polish Ambassador to Japan.

Japan discovers the story of Warsaw 1944

The exhibition “Warsaw. Phoenix from the ashes” by the Warsaw Rising Museum was open for the public in Yokohama on 5 September 2025! The event started with the screening of the film about the heroic WW2 fighting in Warsaw (2014, directed by Jan Komasa).

Warsaw Airlift 1944: Brotherhood-in-arms between the Western Allies and Poles

On 3 August 1944 the Allied command decided to send Liberators and Halifaxes over Warsaw to drop supplies to Poles fighting the deadliest urban battle in their history. These daring missions operated by RAF, SAAF and Polish 1586 Special Duty squadron meant that the airmen would be forced to fly 2,600 km at night over German occupied territory from the British airbase in Brindisi to Warsaw and back. Without stopping over. Up to 12 hours in the air with some airmen just managing to land back at Brindisi with empty fuel tanks. Many would never return. On 18 September 1944, 110 USAAF B-17s were sent from the UK airfields to Warsaw. However, the fate of Warsaw was almost sealed.

Mystery behind an iconic Warsaw Rising photograph finally solved!

Tragedy of the Warsaw Rising, bravery of the Insurgents and the suffering of the civilians are discussed whenever the case of the fighting for freedom in Warsaw in the summer of 1944 is brought to discussion. One of the most terrifying elements of the drama of the Rising was the passage through sewers. Today, we reveal the story behind the most iconic photograph related to the ‘underground inferno’!

The forgotten context of the Warsaw Rising 1944

It was almost the end of July 1944. The higher command of the Home Army (Armia Krajowa) and the Polish Underground State were busy considering pros and cons to launch the battle for Warsaw, later known as the Warsaw Rising. Then, they discussed in depth political and military issues and even today these issues are being analyzed and questioned by historians, journalists and all those for whom the history of the Warsaw Rising is dear. However, these discussions rarely mention the aspect that had an impact on those who took the decision to start the Rising namely, their WWI experience.

Zbigniew Leszek Grzywaczewski (1920-1993). A firefighter. A witness to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. A participant of the Warsaw Rising 1944

Zbigniew Leszek Grzywaczewski is the author of 33 photos that depict the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. He was a Polish firefighter who sneaked his camera into the Ghetto to document the agony of the Jewish district of Warsaw in April and May 1943. One year later he took part in the Warsaw Rising (1 August 1944 – 2 October 1944). What is his testimony?

The tragic yet heroic tale of Captain Szostak and the crew of B-24 Liberator KG890

It is one of the highlights of the Warsaw Rising Museum. Every visitor raises their head to ponder on its story. The Liberator piloted by Cpt. Zbigniew Szostak completed six vital airdrops of weapons, ammunition and medical supplies over fighting Warsaw in 1944. This one-to-one scale replica of Szostak’s Liberator pays homage to the bravery, skill and courage of the crew who gave their all to help Warsaw during its greatest hour of need. All seven crew members were sadly killed in action over southern Poland on 15 August 1944, by a Luftwaffe night fighter during their return flight back to Brindisi, Italy.

Warsaw’s panorama taken 134 cubits above the ground in 1873. Compare with Warsaw today!

In the summer 1873 the clock tower of the Royal Castle of Warsaw was covered in scaffold with a platform over the dome. On 26 August 1873 Konrad Brandel, a famous Polish photographer and inventor, took a unique series of 10 pictures creating a 360° panorama of Warsaw.

Mysteries behind V-2: allied operation Wildhorn III and professor Groszkowski's role

Janusz Groszkowski a Polish radio-frequency (RF) engineering pioneer was one of the first academics in the world to analyze the steering system of V-2, a German ballistic missile. His work helped the Allies to get ready for the attacks of this Hitler’s new ‘Wunderwaffe’.

Museum resources

Photo library

Over 13,000 photos in our Archive

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Discover our unique digital archive – the photographs of the Warsaw Rising, WW2 in Poland (1939-1945 period), pre-war and post-war Warsaw.

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Database of the Insurgents

The Online database of the participants of the Warsaw Rising

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The ‘Insurgents’ biographical notes’ Database is a type of Internet encyclopedia dedicated to the Warsaw Rising Participants. You are kindly invited to send your comments!

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Civilian losses

The database of the Warsaw Rising civilian losses

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We continuously conduct the research in different archives and publish the results that may be accessed by everyone. Help us in our efforts!

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Oral history

Listen to the witnesses of our History

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The Oral History Archive presents ca. 4,000 interviews with those who witnessed the events of 1944. We have been gathering the testimonies of the heroes and witnesses of the Warsaw Rising since the Museum was opened in 2004.

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Database of the Insurgents’ graves

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The Database collects information about the burial places of the Warsaw Rising participants who passed away (soldiers and the others who were involved in the Rising from 1944 till today). The database is being continuously updated and includes those who were buried in Warsaw, in Poland and abroad. Help us collecting the data!

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