The Warsaw Uprising Museum (named Warsaw Rising Museum, Polish: Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego), in the Wola district of Warsaw, Poland, is dedicated to the Warsaw Uprising of 1944.
The museum documents the history of the Warsaw Uprising. It conducts scientific, research and educational activities devoted to the history of the uprising, as well as the history and activities of the Polish Underground State. It is to be a tribute to those who fought and died for free Poland and its capital, showing the next generations of Poles the meaning of those events.
The exhibition presents the struggle and everyday life of the uprising against the background of the occupation, by showing the complex international situation, up to the post-war communist terror and the fate of insurgents in the People's Republic of Poland. The museum uses modern audiovisual techniques. They are very useful in reaching one of its main addressees, which is young people, and they also allow to tell about history and patriotism in an inspiring way.
The Warsaw Uprising Museum gathered over 30,000 exhibits. During the first 10 years of operation, it was visited by over 4.6 million people.
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