Polish Jews museum

This item appears on page 13 of the July 2015 issue.

Tracing 1,000 years of the Jewish community’s history in Poland, The Museum of the History of Polish Jews (6 Mordechaja Anielewicza St., 00-157 Warsaw, Poland; phone +48 22 471 03 01, www.jewishmuseum.org.pl/en) opened in Warsaw in October 2014. The core exhibit, eight galleries totaling more than 4,000 square feet, includes models and reconstructions, artifacts, paintings and interactive installations. 

Core exhibit ticket, PLN25 (near $6.70). Core exhibit plus any temporary exhibit, PLN30. Booking ahead online is advised. To buy a ticket on the website, click on (at top) “Planning your visit,” click on “Tickets online” and then on “Buy tickets online here.” Museum open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wed.-Fri. & Sun.-Mon. and 10-8 Sat. Closed Tues.