Project co-financed by the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund
Project co-financed by the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund
Audio guides at the National Museum let visitors discover the history and context of the works on display through professionally produced recordings. They make it possible to explore the exhibitions independently, choosing the content that interests you and your own pace of visiting.
Discover the digital collections of the National Museum in Warsaw and explore thousands of works of art — from painting and sculpture to prints, photography and decorative arts. Browse objects, artists and collections, learning their history through detailed descriptions and high-quality reproductions. Visit the site and see the richness of the MNW collections from anywhere, at any time.
14 May – 25 October 2026 Xawery Dunikowski Museum of Sculpture in Królikarnia
17 April – 13 September 2026 The National Museum in Warsaw
Instead it treats the movement as a global, inclusive and diverse phenomenon. The exhibition’s historical narrative begins with works from the interwar period and ends with the output of artists connected with the international Phases movement, founded in the 1950s.
The event is a wonderful opportunity to discover and admire works by more than sixty artists, including Marek Włodarski (Henryk Streng), Aleksander Krzywobłocki, Marek Piasecki, Fortunata Obrąpalska, Jerzy Kujawski, Erna Rosenstein, Władysław Hasior, Zbigniew Makowski, Jerzy Skarżyński, Urszula Broll and Max Ernst. Their pieces exemplify the range of techniques typical of the Surrealists, like decalcomania, grattage and frottage. Also on view are examples of Surrealist objects and a large selection of photographs. In addition to items from the NMW collection, the exhibition features works on loan from other Polish museums, including the National Museum in Wrocław, Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź, the National Museum in Krakow, the Walery Rzewuski Museum of the History of Photography in Krakow and the Tatra Museum in Zakopane, as well as from foreign institutions like the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and mumok – Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien in Vienna, and private collections.
