Exhibitions
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20.11.2025 – 01.02.2026
Ghost RiderChristelle Oyiri’s exhibition titled Ghost Rider, part of the BMW Art Club 2025 project, opens on 20 November at Zachęta!
Opening
soonZachęta | Plac Małachowskiego 3 -
08.11.2025 – 01.02.2026
Moving Image
To mark the 25th anniversary of the ING Polish Art Foundation, Moving Image explores collecting cultural artefacts not simply as acquisition or preservation, but as a gesture toward an unknown future recipient.
Zachęta | Plac Małachowskiego 3 -
17.10.2025 – 08.02.2026
What Are Our Collective Dreams?Global Connections — Abandoned Friendships
The exhibition opens the archives of Zachęta to revisit the networks of global artistic relations forged during the socialist era in Poland.
Zachęta | Plac Małachowskiego 3 -
04.10.2025 – 04.01.2026
Katarzyna Depta-Garapich. Feral
Katarzyna Depty-Garapich's exhibition at Zachęta's Project Room tells a story about the process of “becoming wild,” understood as going beyond the boundaries of norms and social expectations.
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
Exhibition displayed in the Polish Pavilion during the 19th International Architecture Biennale in Venice.
Polish Pavilion in Venice
Events
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Open CallMoving image
The Zachęta team invites you to unique events accompanying the exhibition Moving Image. Do you dream of breaking a few rules? Are you wondering who actually “speaks” through museum descriptions?
Zachęta | Plac Małachowskiego 3 -
±∞ZACHĘTA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMMEGessel Foundation
We invite you to participate in the next edition of the competition. The deadline for submitting entries in both categories is November 15, 2025. We encourage you to read the rules and regulations and the program's guidelines in detail.
Zachęta | Gessel Foundation -
13.11 (CZW) 12:15
Thursday guided tours of current exhibitionsin Polish
Our education team invites you to guided tours every Thursday!
Zachęta | Plac Małachowskiego 3 -
13.11 (CZW) 18:00
Meeting with Katarzyna Deptą-Garapich(in Polish)
Meeting with the artist Katarzyna Depta-Garapich at Zachęta Project Room.
ZPR | Gałczyńskiego 3 -
15.11 (SOB) 12:15
Let's go see the exhibition together!(in Polish)
Meeting with the artist Katarzyna Depta-Garapich.
Zachęta | Plac Małachowskiego 3 -
15.11 (SOB) 15:00
Fluid lines. Open workshop in English for adults
During the session, each participant will create their own artistic leporello – a fold-out, accordion-style booklet.
Zachęta | Plac Małachowskiego 3 -
16.11 (ND) 12:15
Sunday Guided Tours of Current Exhibitions(In Polish)
We invite you to join us for regular Sunday guided tours of the current exhibitions at Zachęta.
Zachęta | Plac Małachowskiego 3 -
16.11 (ND) 13:00
Show us your world!
Premiere author meeting and workshops with the book for families with children aged 5+.
Zachęta | Plac Małachowskiego 3 -
E-Bookshop
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What are our collective dreams? Exhibition folderZachęta's publications
Official folder for the exhibition What Are Our Collective Dreams? Global Connections — Abandoned Friendships
> 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