Current Exhibitions

UNTIL 30.06 » Cosmos Discovery Exhibition

For the first time ever in Poland, NASA’s bountiful collection of real spacecraft components, astronautical equipment and life-size recreations of historic space stations and crafts give visitors the chance to experience the adventure of space travel like never before! This exhibition includes hundreds of original rockets, shuttles and spacesuits from both the American and Russian programmes, all of which have done their time in space, as well as exhibits from space missions in which Poland has also participated. Over an area of over 3,000 m2, it will also be possible to see parts of original space shuttles, orbital stations and spacecraft that have made it back to earth! Perhaps the biggest draw for visitors is the opportunity to enter life-size recreations of these landmarks in science and technology, like the MIR orbital station, the cockpit of the Columbia space shuttle, and a stroll around the Mercury and Apollo 11 spacecrafts, plus many more! It’s not all about the past, however, and you can learn about the latest projects by NASA, Space X and other agencies/private companies who aim to colonise the Moon and, one day, fly to Mars. Thrillseekers even have the opportunity to experience the interactive Cosmos Camp, used for astronaut training with state-of-the-art 3D technology!QNowa Praga Museum, ul. Jagiellońska 82A, MStadion Narodowy, tel. (+48) 791 39 43 10, Tickets from 35-70zł, www.cosmosdiscovery.pl. UNTIL 24.04 » Jarosław Modzelewski. A Country on the Vistula River

An overview of several decades of work by contemporary Warsaw painter Jarosław Modzelewski, this exhibition steers away from chronological curation, and instead focuses on recurring themes and motifs - foremost among them, the Vistula River (PL: Wisła), Poland’s largest waterway. A common thread throughout most of the artist’s career, the Vistula is presented as a symbol of Polish identity through small-yet-significant details of the ordinary activities and landscapes of everyday life in Poland, in place of romanticised or solemn historical events. QI-10, Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art, ul. Jazdów 2, MPolitechnika, tel. (+48) 22 628 12 71, Admission 10/5zł, Thu free. www.u-jazdowski.pl. Open 12:00 - 19:00, Thu 12:00 - 21:00. Closed Mon.

23.04 - 24.07 » Chagall

25.03 - 05.06 » Uncensored. Polish Independent Art of the 1980s

Showcasing a broad panorama of artistic phenomena through which artists manifested their opposition to the Polish communist regime, Uncensored presents the state of Polish culture in the 1980s. At the time, artists reacted to the introduction of martial law by boycotting the government’s cultural policy, refusing to appear in official institutions and platforms. These independent exhibits took place in private homes and churches, supported by the Solidarity trade union and other worker fraternities. Each work manifested a sense that only independent culture is able to express the fundamental human experience that is the desire for freedom!QI-10, Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art, ul. Jazdów 2, MPolitechnika, tel. (+48) 22 628 12 71, Admission 16/8zł to all exhibitions, for two exhibitions 12/6zł, for one exhibition 10/5zł, entrance to project room 5zł, students up to 26 years of age 1zł. Thu free. www.u-jazdowski.pl. Open 12:00 - 19:00, Thu 12:00 - 21:00. Closed Mon.

The National Museum’s newly acquired collection of 14 works by the early French modernist Marc Chagall, which were created in the heyday of Western European drawing and printmaking techniques in the 60s and 70s. During this time, the artist combined gouache and tempera, crayon, pencil, coloured ink and pastel to achieve vibrance and intensity. Chagall’s works can be viewed on two levels: reality and fantasy. Scenes depicted in this work evoke moments from the Old Testament, which are particularly open to interpretation, while others portray lovers, flowers, animals and references to childhood. QH-8, Warsaw National Museum, Al. Jerozolimskie 3, MNowy ŚwiatUniwersytet, tel. (+48) 22 621 10 31, Admission 20/10zł for permanent exhibits; kids and students up to 26, 1zł; Tue free. www.mnw.art.pl. Open 10:00 - 18:00, Fri 10:00 - 21:00. Closed Mon. Marc Chagall at the National Museum