Free November 2026

Proposals from the Royal Castle in Warsaw

for "Free November in the Royal Residences 2026"

Step into history

We invite you to the 15th edition of "Free November in the Royal Residences"! At the Zamek Królewski w Warszawie, free visits to selected exhibitions await you, along with an educational programme of workshops, lectures and walks.

GUIDED EXHIBITION VISITS

Entry rules: Entry to the exhibitions covered by the campaign is by free tickets, available:

• on the day of the visit at the ticket offices, open from 10:00 to 16:00, while the limit lasts
• online at BILETY, released 3 days before the visit date from 10:00.

One person may collect tickets for a maximum of 5 people.

Audio guides are available for a fee of 10 PLN per person.

NOTE

• 1 November 2026: Zamek Królewski w Warszawie is closed.
• 11 November 2026: Zamek Królewski w Warszawie is open.

EXHIBITIONS OPEN FREE OF CHARGE

Zamek | Special, free tour route

When: Tuesday – Sunday | 10:00-17:00 (last entry at 16:00)

The route includes:

• Pokoje Matejkowskie
• Sala Senatorska
• Pokój Zegarmistrzów Królewskich
• Apartamenty Wielki i Królewski
• Galeria im. Lanckorońskich
• the temporary exhibition Gisleni. Rzymski architekt w Polsce
• the temporary exhibition Państwo na Zamku. Rezydencja 1926–1939 (from 5 November)

Pałac pod Blachą

When: Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday | 10:00-17:00 (last entry at 16:00)

The route includes:

• Apartament Księcia Józefa Poniatowskiego

EDUCATIONAL EVENTS

Participation rules: Tickets are required for all events. They can be collected at the ticket office and online at bilety.zamek-krolewski.pl two weeks before the meeting. Places are limited! (The exception is the meetings with volunteers on 11 November, which are available as part of the exhibition visit.)

7 November (Saturday)

• 10:30, 12:30 Tik-tak. Zegary króla Stanisława Augusta | cycle Rodzinna pracownia z widokiem… (tickets sold out)
• 13:00 Piękne mieszkania. Nowe aranżacje codzienności w PRL | lecture by Prof. Błażej Brzostek in the Cinema Hall, accompanying the exhibition Sekretne komnaty władzy ludowej TICKETS

8 November (Sunday)

• 12:00 Niedziela u króla | walk around the Castle (tickets sold out)
• 12:30 Meeting with the curator and a joint visit to the exhibition Sekretne komnaty władzy ludowej (tickets sold out)
• 14:00 Zamek NAJ | guided tour

11 November (Wednesday)

• during the Castle's opening hours Stories of national symbols | meetings with volunteers in selected exhibition rooms

13 November (Friday)

• 17:00, 18:30 Evening tour of the exhibition Sekretne komnaty władzy ludowej (tickets sold out)

14 November (Saturday)

• 10:00, 11:00, 12:00 Zamek: Reaktywacja, czyli odbudowa (nie)możliwa | meeting from the cycle Zamkowa Akademia

15 November (Sunday)

• 12:00 Niedziela u króla | walk around the Castle
• 12:00 Sekretne komnaty władzy ludowej | meeting with Dr Mikołaj Baliszewski from the cycle Godzina ze sztuką
• 13:00 Szkicownik wspólny – Czas zatrzymany | art workshops
• 14:00 Zamek NAJ | guided tour

17 November (Tuesday)

• 12:00 Jaki znak Twój? Symbole narodowe | meeting as part of home education

18 November (Wednesday)

• 17:30 Karol Śmiały – mecenat ostatniego władcy najwspanialszego księstwa w Europie | lecture by Marcin Bogusz from the cycle Kto i za ile? Wielcy fundatorzy sztuki dawnej

19 November (Thursday)

• 14:00 Zapomniany książę Poniatowski | meeting with Paulina Jasny from the cycle Loża czwartkowa

21–22 November (Saturday–Sunday) – Themed walks (Note: Due to the architectural specifics of the route, passing the walk may be difficult or impossible for people using wheelchairs, people with limited mobility and parents with strollers…