One of the most recognisable museum institutions in Poland is preparing for the next stage of its development. The expansion of the Warsaw Uprising Museum, based on the winning design by the Nizio Design International studio, includes the creation of a modern entrance area and spaces conducive to education, research, and temporary exhibitions.
In the implementation process, Mirosław Nizio will serve as the consultant on behalf of the Museum, ensuring the project remains consistent with the original architectural vision developed by the studio and selected in a 2018 competition.
The design by Mirosław Nizio’s team calls for a new entrance pavilion on the Towarowa Street side. The transparent glazed space symbolically “opens” the Museum to the city while enabling efficient service for the growing number of visitors. The pavilion will be located where an old railway ramp once stood and will function as a modern visitor service centre.
The three-storey building will be connected to the existing museum via an underground passage system. Above ground, it will house ticket halls, security control areas, workshop spaces, a museum shop, and a restaurant. The two underground levels will include a multifunctional multimedia auditorium with a flexible seating arrangement for about 300 people, cloakrooms, temporary exhibition spaces, and storage facilities. A green roof terrace with a summer pavilion for outdoor events is also planned.
The new infrastructure is intended to expand the museum’s programme activities and respond to its current needs, integrating administrative and educational functions.
Continuity of the original visionThe project is being carried out under a “design and build” model in which one contractor is responsible for both developing the construction documentation and carrying out the build. This places particular importance on the role of the original concept author, Mirosław Nizio, who will be involved throughout all stages of execution, helping to preserve the functional coherence of the structure.
During the contract signing ceremony for the expansion of the Warsaw Uprising Museum building, the Mayor of Warsaw, Rafał Trzaskowski, noted that this investment is eagerly awaited not only by the museum’s heroes but by all of Warsaw and Poland. He described it as a new chapter for the museum with expanded exhibition spaces and an even stronger opening toward the city and future generations of visitors.
The expansion project marks two decades of collaboration between the Museum and Nizio Design International. Mirosław Nizio was a co-creator of the museum’s permanent exhibition, which opened in 2004 and remains one of the most significant reference points in Polish museology, visited by millions of domestic and international guests.
