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Orthodox Museum IKON

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👍👍 An exceptionally interesting museum. Although it is located in an Orthodox church built in an old boiler room, it is open to events outside the strictly religious circle. And the church itself, although the icons are mainly modern, is beautiful. I recommend seeing it People often mention interesting, museum, icons, Orthodox, church,


Address

Lelechowska 5, 02-351 Warszawa, Poland

Website

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Contact

+48 666 688 894

Rating on Google Maps

4.20 (43 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Sunday: 11 AM to 12 PM
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: Closed
  • Wednesday: Closed
  • Thursday: Closed
  • Friday: Closed
  • Saturday: 5 to 8 PM

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  • 5/5 Malgorzata M. 1 year ago on Google • 686 reviews
    An exceptionally interesting museum. Although it is located in an Orthodox church built in an old boiler room, it is open to events outside the strictly religious circle. And the church itself, although the icons are mainly modern, is beautiful. I recommend seeing it
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Krystyna Z. 6 years ago on Google • 275 reviews
    A tiny museum located in an old boiler room. You can see that it is conducted with passion and heart. There may not be many exhibits, but each one has a story that we can listen to from the curator who shows us around.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dawid S. 5 years ago on Google • 185 reviews
    It is a facility with many functions - it is both a museum of icons and the history of the Orthodox Church, as well as a unique chapel of the Orthodox rite, where the liturgy is held in Polish. The facade of the building may not show it, but it is a place of deep cultural and spiritual significance. The museum objects collected here are a true testimony to the history of Orthodoxy in Poland, and the people managing the museum also plan to include many interesting temporary exhibitions on the broadly understood topic of sacred art.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Damian K. 6 years ago on Google • 98 reviews
    Felt quite strange there actually. Not much was really about the icons themselves, but what I cannot forget was a guy staying in the basement of the orthodox church and just whispering about his neopagan movement. I am totally ok about it, but just a few minutes before, we were told about Satan being close to the church :)
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Magdalena L. 6 years ago on Google • 100 reviews
    A tiny, very hidden museum. The main part of the museum is in the basement of the building. Apart from the icons (of which, unfortunately, there are not many), you can see there one of the oldest printing presses. Very nice people.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 M M. 2 years ago on Google • 511 reviews
    Not my style. No parking and no website.

  • 4/5 Łukasz G. 3 months ago on Google • 458 reviews New
    Finally, the day came when I managed to arrive during the opening hours of this unique museum. I was very surprised when I found out that the opening hours given on Google Maps were actually the ceremony hours, because it is an Orthodox Church built in a building that used to be an old boiler room. We were shown around by the gentleman who cleaned it before the service, which made the visit much more interesting. The temporary exhibition made a special impression on us. The church is certainly an interesting place to visit, but it is better to avoid the opening hours, arrive there during the day and call the number given at the entrance door - then someone will come to open the church for us and visit it. While waiting, you can admire the stained glass windows in the building, which look very nice and stand out from the rest of the building.

  • 4/5 Zbigniew P. 6 years ago on Google • 168 reviews
    An amazing collection, not only Orthodox. Many interesting objects in the field of 4 religions
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mateusz B. 6 years ago on Google • 104 reviews
    Fantastic place. A bit modest, probably a bit underrated, but the collections are really great, you can listen to interesting information and experience the atmosphere of icons and the East. Good place, I will definitely come back here.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Michał 7. 4 years ago on Google • 49 reviews
    A must-see when visiting Warsaw. A place full of street musicians, pubs, souvenirs and old tenement houses worth seeing.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Małgorzata G. 1 year ago on Google • 6 reviews
    A wonderful place, appreciated by people looking for spiritual nourishment and unusual aesthetics
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sansea 7 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Fantastic people, interesting exhibitions, especially the underground, unique exhibits. Definitely worth visiting. (Original) Fantastycznie ludzie, ciekawe ekspozycje, zwłaszcza podziemia, unikatowe eksponaty. Zdecydowanie warto odwiedzić.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Rafał S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) They ruin the area and make life difficult for residents. (Original) Rujnują okolicę i utrudniają życie mieszkańcom.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Richard U. 6 years ago on Google
    A very small museum with a few exhibit pieces.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Boguslaw A. 7 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Interesting collections, interesting curator. (Original) Ciekawe zbiory, interesujący Kustosz.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 V P. 5 years ago on Google • 190 reviews
    If someone doesn't know anything about the subject, they won't learn much. A terrible mishmash of artifacts from various branches of Christianity - from Copts to Protestants. An interesting fact is the modern Orthodox chapel, although ugly in my opinion. But there is no accounting for taste either.

  • 5/5 Radek N. 3 years ago on Google • 30 reviews
    Fantastic

  • 5/5 fabian c. 2 years ago on Google • 7 reviews
    wonderful place! a real gem

  • 5/5 gitarpro G. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) fascinating exhibition, something else (Original) fascynująca wystawa, cos innego

  • 3/5 Anna R. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) a tiny museum with a few icons but with a very interesting curator (Original) malutkie muzeum z kilkoma ikonami ale z bardzo ciekawym kustoszem

  • 1/5 Gabrysia P. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) I do not know how it is there because there was never once me (Original) Nie wiem jak tam jest bo tam ani razu mnie byłam

  • 2/5 Marek G. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It is not worth going. (Original) Nie warto iść.

  • 5/5 Podczi 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Wonderful icons (Original) Cudowne ikony

  • 5/5 Włodzimierz B. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) okay (Original) ok

  • 3/5 Paweł A. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A big cuff is the lack of access to the parking lot. (Original) Dużym mankietem jest brak dostępnrgi parkingu.

  • 5/5 Sylwia N. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It has its own climate, although it is inconspicuous from outside, there are pearls inside, icons of crosses, various editions of the Bible (Original) Ma swój klimat chociaż z zewnątrz niepozorne, w środku są perełki, ikony krzyże, różne wydania Bibli

  • 5/5 Elżbieta K. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Interesting place, nice atmosphere, worth seeing, feel the beauty and mood from anywhere! I would recommend! (Original) Ciekawe miejsce, miła atmosfera, warto zobaczyć, poczuć piękno i nastrój z każdego miejsca! Polecam!

  • 5/5 iku i. 2 years ago on Google • 1 review
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