Description of the attraction
Independence Museum is a museum in Warsaw, established on January 30, 1990. The exposition of the museum tells about the Polish struggle for independence.
The Museum of Independence occupies the building of the former palace of the Pshebendovsky-Radziwills, which was built in 1729 by John George Pshebendovsky, a loyal companion of King August II.
In 1945-55, the palace served as a residence for the Soviet authorities, and later became a museum of V. I. Lenin. After the liquidation of the Museum of the Soviet Leader on January 30, 1990, the Palace housed the Museum of the History of Polish Independence and Social Movements, which after a while was transformed into the Museum of Independence. The director of the museum is Dr. Tadeusz Skoczek. In addition to the main building, the museum also has branches: the Mausoleum of Struggle and Martyrdom, the Pawiak Prison Museum and the Museum of the X Pavilion of the Warsaw Citadel.
Currently, the museum has three permanent exhibitions: "Through the centuries with a white eagle", "The revival of Poland" and "For Poland to be Poland." Through the Centuries with the White Eagle, an exhibition opened on May 8, 2007, tells the story of the Polish coat of arms. Numerous modifications and changes that have occurred with the coat of arms throughout the history of the state and nation.
Of the recent temporary exhibitions, the greatest interest among the townspeople was aroused by the exposition "Great Poles on Postage Stamps", where one could get acquainted with Polish Nobel Prize winners, world famous Poles, Polish artists, Polish musicians. The exhibition was a great success, because it told not only about military history, but also culture and science in the key of the struggle for the independence of Poland.
