Exhibitions

  • 25.07 – 19.10.2025
    Joanna Fluder. Slime

    The Slime exhibition presents a selection of 140 recent gouaches on paper or canvas, and premiere installations created especially for the space of Zachęta.

    Zachęta | Plac Małachowskiego 3
  • 18.07 – 05.10.2025
    Giorgio Morandi

    Focused selection of works by Giorgio Morandi, a Bolognese artist whose approach continues to resonate with contemporary audiences.

    Zachęta | Plac Małachowskiego 3
  • 27.06 – 21.09.2025
    Spaces

    By showing the work of the classics of Polish modern art – Magdalena Abakanowicz, Wojciech Fangor, Henryk Stażewski or Maria Pinińska-Bereś, to name but a few – the exhibition showcases the phenomenon of environment art.

    Zachęta | Plac Małachowskiego 3
  • 05.07 – 21.09.2025
    Alicja Kubicka. Centre of the Universe

    The exhibition is a personal and at the same time universal commentary on the social expectations surrounding the choice of an artistic career.

    ZPR | Gałczyńskiego 3
  • Open Zachęta

    One of the largest projects to digitize and share contemporary art collections in Poland.

    Zachęta | Online
  • 10.05 – 23.11.2025
    Lares and Penates: On Building a Sense of Security in Architecture

    Exhibition displayed in the Polish Pavilion during the 19th International Architecture Biennale in Venice.

    Polish Pavilion in Venice

Events

  • 25.07 (PT) 12:00
    Open Archive
    Archive duty in the Zachęta Reading Room

    In the reading space, the archivists on duty and carefully selected materials from our extensive archive will be waiting for you.

    Zachęta | Plac Małachowskiego 3
  • 25.07 (PT) 17:00
    Plant collages. Open cyanotype workshop for adults

    During the workshop, we will create unique blue collages using plants previously collected in Saski Park.

    Zachęta | Plac Małachowskiego 3
  • 25.07 (PT) 17:00
    Zachęta miga!
    (in Polish and Polish Sign Language)

    Guided tour.

    Zachęta | Plac Małachowskiego 3
  • 26.07 (SOB) 14:00
    Niebna architektura. Rozproszone obserwatorium zjawisk atmosferycznych
    (in Polish)

    Join us for a lecture at Malachowski Square on atmospheric phenomena, especially water in its volatile state.

    Zachęta | Plac Małachowskiego 3
  • 27.07 (ND) 12:15
    Sunday guided tour
    (in Polish)

    Join us for regular guided Sunday tours of current exhibitions at Zachęta. 

    Zachęta | Plac Małachowskiego 3
  • 27.07 (ND) 16:00
    Екскурсія українською мовою
    (in Ukrainian)

    Запрошуємо вас на оглядову екскурсію виставками українською мовою з коротким вступом про Захенту.

    Zachęta | Plac Małachowskiego 3
  • 31.07 (CZW) 12:15
    Thursday guided tours of current exhibitions
    in Polish

    Our education team invites you to guided tours every Thursday!

    Zachęta | Plac Małachowskiego 3
  • 31.07 (CZW) 18:30
    Women's Peace. Workshop on making feminist collages
    (in Polish)

    This workshop will look at surrealist representations of the female body and strategies for fragmenting and transforming it.

    Zachęta | Plac Małachowskiego 3

E-Bookshop

  • Przestrzenie – exhibition folder
    Zachęta's publications

    An exhibition guide to the phenomenon of environment art.



    > Buy online

    Zachęta Art Bookshop
  • MEMORY Game (Zacheta Collection Edition)
    Gifts

    Let's play a MEMORY Game created from a selection of sixteen works from Zachęta — National Gallery of Art collection.

    > Buy online

    Zachęta Art Bookshop
  • E-Bookshop

    Zachęta's Art Bookshop is an ideal place for all art lovers. It offers a wide selection of catalogues, art publications, children books, as well as films, postcards and posters. The bookshop holds many events, including book promotions and meetings with authors. Visit us during the gallery's opening hours, as well as during late events accompanying exhbitions.

    Zachęta Art Bookshop
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