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Neon Museum

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One of the Most Reviewed Education centers in Warsaw


Address

Soho Factory, Praga District, Mińska 25, 03-808 Warszawa, Poland

Website

www.neonmuzeum.org

Contact

+48 665 711 635

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (1.6K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Wednesday: 12 to 6 PM
  • Thursday: 12 to 6 PM
  • Friday: 12 to 6 PM
  • Saturday: 12 to 6 PM
  • Sunday: 11 AM to 5 PM
  • Monday: 12 to 6 PM
  • Tuesday: Closed

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  • 5/5 Austin G. 7 months ago on Google • 3213 reviews
    It’s a small museum, but if you’re into neon signs, it’s a must! In one large room are dozens of Soviet era neon signs that are beautiful! Although professional cameras aren’t allowed, photos taken with a phone are encouraged. I stopped in for 45 minutes on a Monday afternoon. I paid the 16 PLN ticket, read the history, and saw every sign. There’s a theater that plays a video about the signs in Polish.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 A C. 2 years ago on Google
    A trip to Warsaw is incomplete without visiting The Neon Muzeum in Warsaw today. If you enjoy photography, graphic art, history or simply a slower place, this is the muzeum for you. It’s set in a beautiful listed building that survived destruction when Poland was occupied. David and Ilona run the museum and their story is inspiring. Warsaw used to be lit up like the Vegas strip until the communist invasion. The muzeum started as a little project, an ode to the Neon signs that were removed or discarded in the city. Ilona and David set up a phone hotline for collecting neon signs and their phones did not stop ringing for years. The project became a gallery to house refugee signs. The muzeum houses a large collection of neon signs, ranging from written typography to visual illustrations. This muzeum is worth visiting and you can meander through, or pause to listen to a curated tour of the history of Neon signs. What struck us was that Mike & Ilona’s muzeum is a celebration of the diversity of Warsaw. The polish resilience is renowned and can make for a sad story. Come visit the Neon muzeum for colour and jubilance.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 D U. 2 years ago on Google
    Cool museum, u have a lot of exhibits to look at and I loved the movie about story behind this museum. I like the combination of eye catching objects and possibility to get know story of Warsaw in one place. The only thing - u can’t make pictures with camera inside and it was hurt breaking for me.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Putri D. 4 months ago on Google • 232 reviews
    This Museum is probably the most hard to find place ever. It’s located in Soho by Yareal building complex area, or known as Soho Art Center also. But it’s quite secluded and gmaps somehow not really helpful. But, once you find the entrance you’ll get it. It’s small but unique museum, and when you visit there in winter it’ll gives you warmth because many neon lights there. Thank me later :)
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Bálint T. 1 year ago on Google • 185 reviews
    The museum is well worth the trip from the center for anyone who loves neon signs and the retro atmosphere. The space isn't huge, but it's packed with neons, most of them working, so you can easily spend 45-60 minutes adoring them. And proceeds go toward maintaining and saving new ones, so it's for a good cause! Was pleasantly surprised by the large number of Hungarian signs as well, good to know they are displayed until we finally get a similar museum going in Budapest.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ethan B. 7 months ago on Google • 163 reviews
    Great little museum. There is a 52min video about the history of Neon in Warsaw included (it’s in English and Polish). Lots of recovered and restored vintage signs, and each has a history plaque explaining its story. Good fun visit.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Anne L. 3 years ago on Google
    A fun little museum! The visit is super short but it’s nice to go and see, very unusual.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Gasper E. 10 months ago on Google
    A unique museum is located in the Praga district of Warsaw. There are quite a lot of construction works around the museum, but there are enough signs leading to the entrance. Inside the museum, you can see about 200 neon signs in different sizes, shapes, and colors, along with information about them. Not all of them were working, and it can be quite loud, but it is still worth a visit
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Orson T. 8 months ago on Google
    Great experience overall. Really interesting and insightful about the history of Poland as a whole through these beautiful signs. Very interesting and very cheap. Would highly recommend for any trip to Warsaw
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dan D. 2 years ago on Google
    Small cute museum. Well worth your time to visit. The signs are brilliant pieces of art and fantastic that they are preserved.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Step back From The Map T. 2 years ago on Google
    Very nice place to visit! You can read/lissen some stories about neon, or just take a nice selfie!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Alkid Kadir A. 2 years ago on Google
    It was an interesting museum to visit. For me nothing that special and the size of the museum was kind of small. I went there to support.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Emily H. 2 months ago on Google • 308 reviews New
    Loved this museum - a quirky place with fascinating history. A highlight of our time in Warsaw. The entrance was a bit confusing due to building works in the area. Definitely recommend a visit here.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Marco G. 7 months ago on Google • 184 reviews
    Wonderful and compact museum. Made light on a world not known to me. You can spend 5 minutes like hours there, it depends on you. There are mainly 3 alleys plus the cinema.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Etienne 7 months ago on Google • 160 reviews
    An interesting and rather unusual find in Warsaw, with this neon museum. Very interesting thematic but the museum looks very old, there's little safety for kids, a lot of signs are not working anymore. The place is very small as well. You can do the 30mins tour if you read everything or just walk around in less than 5 mins. Quite disappointing so. Yet, neons are fascinating.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Benedict B. 6 months ago on Google • 73 reviews
    Amazing place. They preserve an important piece of the European (not just Polish!) cultural and technical heritage. The visitors can marvel the installed neon lights (not all of them are working) and learn about their background, as well as get an overview about the history of the neon advertising. It is a must once you are is Warsaw.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Walk with J. 2 years ago on Google
    Cool looking and nice museum. Very small and a little off the beaten path - but definitely worth a short visit. Liked it here!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Wojciech A. 2 years ago on Google
    Pearl of Kamionek, and a very unique place to go while exploring right-side of Warsaw.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Theo A. 7 months ago on Google
    This museum offers a unique look into Warsaw’s communist history. I found the story of the museum’s creation just as interesting as the neons themselves. The explanatory video they roll is informative, as are the various signs and descriptions.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Anton G. 8 months ago on Google
    A very unique museum that is well worth the visit to see some unqiue neon signs. It was quite hard to find the entrance due to all the constuction work but there are signs pointing you to the museum. There is also a lot of history about the importance of neon signs in Warsaw which was very interesting to read. I definitely recommend going here!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Injamamul A. 10 months ago on Google
    NEON MUSEUM is the peaceful place of the Poland.I had been stayed for three days.I had visited there. At afternoon, there is no much fun and entertaining but at night it is so much lighting an wonderful Views in it. At the corner, we can enjoy so much.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Hannah D. 1 year ago on Google
    Really cool museum! It's quite small but has a lot of really interesting signs. The information was very good and I've learned a lot. I really enjoyed my visit.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Marion S. 9 months ago on Google
    I expected this to be a small place, only to take great pictures. It's great for photos but apart from that it is also very interesting and tells you a lot about the history of Warsaw and how the city developed. 10/10, great!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Hayley C. 1 year ago on Google
    Loved this museum! I was here for an hour and a half even though it’s a relatively small space. Great spot with restored neons as well as some pieces waiting for restoration. All with some background info as well as a brief history/timeline of neon. There’s a great video to watch too. Also this is situated in the Praga area, which is great to spend some time; visit the bars and restaurants in nearby Zabkowska away from the tourist hotspots
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Bamul 2 years ago on Google
    Lovely little museum of Polish neon history, with plenty of old-school stuff from the olden days. First ever neon museum in Poland and one of the few in the world. Definitely worth checking out, they have some cute souvenirs too!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Alexander F. 10 months ago on Google
    A cool museum if you are interested in neon lights. If you do not have a particular interest in this topic, I would say that it is alright to miss out on it. It was nice to see some of the signs, but after 15 minutes I had filled my quota of how long neon can be interesting. For me it did not live up to the big hype around it from other online reviews.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Georgia C. 3 months ago on Google • 696 reviews New
    Amazing museum, very interesting and a nice way to spend a Sunday morning.

  • 4/5 nader sabat s. 2 months ago on Google • 54 reviews New
    Nice experience and a good place to take pictures for your Instagram, but small and you can finish within 10 minutes

  • 5/5 Joanna 2 years ago on Google
    Interesting place to visit in Warsaw, if you want to take nice photos, I definitely recommend.

  • 5/5 Sanni the Totally R. 2 years ago on Google
    Beautiful museum made with so much love! All the neon signs have their own back stories, there is a very informative movie and most memorable of all, the owners make you feel so very welcome I didn't want to leave at all. I would love to come back to Warsaw just to see your new location when it is finished! Warm greetings from Germany :)

  • 2/5 Simon S. 2 months ago on Google • 14 reviews New
    No movie but comfortable chairs. Quite boring museum. Only go if you're REALLY interested in neon signs. Very small.

  • 5/5 Tom _. 2 years ago on Google
    Good small museum. Excellent information on the Polish history with Neon.

  • 5/5 Dana L. 2 years ago on Google
    Fabulous and truly unique!

  • 4/5 Patryk G. 2 years ago on Google
    Cute small museum. There are around 30(?) neon signs to see - some interesting, some not so much. The story of neon signs in Warsaw is actually quite interesting, so it was worth reading it at the start of the exhibition. Entry is 16zł = £3, which I guess is fair for the 20 minutes you'll spend there.

  • 5/5 Christopher F. 2 years ago on Google
    A very unique and cool place to visit! Lots of history here. Staff was very friendly as well!

  • 5/5 Neringa G. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice place with Cold War neon signs of Poland.

  • 5/5 Eric T. 2 years ago on Google
    A unique and very interesting museum and cool staff members. Not very large and a bit out of the way but worth a visit in my opinion.

  • 5/5 J&B P. 1 year ago on Google
    I actually found this museum quite moving. These pieces are not just pretty signs but relics of an important history that is not so far in the distance. The degree to which the state promised a certain type of enlightened existence, represented by these neons in many respects, is an incredible story. The fact that reality failed to live up to that promise, and then that reality frayed alongside the signs themselves, is a poignant story. Then to be discarded or neglected like that history they represented, is both tragic yet understandable. This museum has done a great service - these are not merely decorative objects but symbols of a kind of fallen “utopia” - still shining brightly though the time itself marches on. Really transporting to a period many of us are old enough to remember, though that memory fades with each passing day.

  • 3/5 Koen D. 2 years ago on Google
    Some nice signs. All in maybe 300sq meter. We were done reading and viewing all the signs after 25 min.

  • 5/5 Rachel J. 1 year ago on Google
    The owners are super nice and they have a cute set up with several lights they’ve collected from all over! Photo tip: if you’re using a smartphone camera, click on the light you want to focus on and when the sun dial comes up turn it town!

  • 2/5 Linas V. 1 year ago on Google
    I was quite disappointed with the visit. Just a small amount of signs. It took me like 10 mins to run through the exhibition... Owner said that there are ~120 “working signs” i suggest that they crack open a book and learn how to count.. cause i did not see that number. Idea of a museum is nice but they have a long way to to go….

  • 5/5 Tatiana C. 2 years ago on Google
    Very cool and photographic place to visit! Highly recommend 🤩

  • 1/5 Dave C. 1 year ago on Google
    Travelled from city centre. Hard to find entrance. Told extra cost to take pictured and only film or mobile phone, not digital camera. Very poor. Waste of time and money. Crazy policy.

  • 3/5 Marty Z. 1 year ago on Google
    Very small museum, located very far from the center, not clean and not mainteined. The idea is very nice and it could provide more space for imagination! It was significantly under our estimations!

  • 4/5 Peter K. 1 year ago on Google
    Not a very big place, smaller than I expected. The information boards are in Polish and English that tell about the history of neon signs, quite a few of the displayed neons do not work. Hungarian neon signs received a separate section which is great. It is worth to visit once.

  • 5/5 Dainis A. 11 months ago on Google
    Cool place to take some selfies

  • 3/5 Vera 1 year ago on Google
    It thought it was very small for the price they charged and was a bit disappointed that a lot of the signs didn't even had lights. Also,it would be good if there was more information about what we're seeing. However it's worth visiting if you have already seen everything in warsaw.


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  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot

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