POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews (adjacent site)

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The POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews is a major cultural and historical institution in Warsaw that presents a comprehensive narrative of Jewish life in Poland from medieval times to the present.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish museum
cultural institution
history museum
museum
adjacentTo Muranów residential neighborhood
Warsaw Ghetto Heroes Monument
former Warsaw Ghetto area
architect Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects
Rainer Mahlamäki
architecturalStyle contemporary architecture
constructionStartDate 2009
country Poland
dedicatedTo Jewish life in Poland
Polish–Jewish history
history of Jews in Poland
exhibitionPeriodEnd contemporary era
exhibitionPeriodStart Middle Ages
floorCount several above-ground floors
funder Warsaw
surface form: City of Warsaw

Jewish diaspora organizations
Council of Ministers of Poland
surface form: Polish government

private donors
hasCollection documents and photographs of Jewish life in Poland
historical artifacts related to Polish Jews
multimedia installations
hasFeature glass façade
large central hall with curving walls
underground exhibition spaces
hasNamePart POLIN
hasPermanentExhibition core exhibition on 1000 years of Jewish history in Poland
hasProgram cultural events
educational programs
temporary exhibitions
inception 2013
languageOfName Polish
locatedIn Europe
Masovian Voivodeship
Muranów district
Warsaw
Śródmieście, Warsaw
surface form: Śródmieście
locatedOn Mordechaja Anielewicza Street
materialUsed concrete
copper
glass
nameMeaning POLIN means “Poland” or “here you shall rest” in Hebrew tradition
nativeName POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
surface form: Muzeum Historii Żydów Polskich POLIN
officialOpeningDate 2014
openingDate 28 October 2014
operator POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
surface form: Museum of the History of Polish Jews association
recognizedAs key institution for Jewish heritage in Poland
major cultural institution in Warsaw
shortName POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
surface form: POLIN Museum
streetAddress 6 Mordechaja Anielewicza Street

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Warsaw Ghetto memorial POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews (adjacent site)