POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews

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The POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews is a major cultural and historical institution in Warsaw that chronicles 1,000 years of Jewish life in Poland through interactive, multimedia exhibitions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish museum
cultural institution
history museum
museum
architect Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects
Rainer Mahlamäki
architectureFeature curved main hall
glass façade
sand-colored interior evoking a canyon
architectureStyle contemporary architecture
awarded European Museum of the Year Award 2016
builtOn site of the former Warsaw Ghetto
chroniclesPeriod 1000 years of Jewish life in Poland
coreExhibitionOpeningDate 2014-10-28
country Poland
dedicatedTo history of Jews in Poland
exhibitionType interactive exhibition
multimedia exhibition
focusesOn Holocaust in Poland
Jewish culture in Poland
Polish–Jewish relations
postwar Jewish life in Poland
foundingOrganizations Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw
surface form: Association of the Jewish Historical Institute of Poland

Warsaw
surface form: City of Warsaw

Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage
surface form: Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland
fundingSource Warsaw
surface form: City of Warsaw

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

international donors
hasCoreExhibition permanent exhibition on the history of Polish Jews
hasFacility auditorium
education center
museum café
museum shop
research center
temporary exhibition space
hasGallery Encounters with Modernity gallery
First Encounters gallery
Forest gallery
Holocaust gallery
On the Jewish Street gallery
Paradisus Iudaeorum gallery
Postwar Years gallery
inauguratedOn 2013-04-19
languageOfName Hebrew
locatedIn Muranów district
Warsaw
former Warsaw Ghetto area
nameMeaning POLIN means “Poland” or “here you shall rest” in Hebrew tradition
surface form: POLIN alludes to a legend about Jews finding shelter in Poland

POLIN means “Poland” or “here you shall rest” in Hebrew tradition
surface form: POLIN means "Poland" in Hebrew
openingDate 2013-04-19
receivedAwardFrom European Museum Forum
recognizedAs key institution of Jewish heritage in Poland
major cultural institution in Warsaw
situatedOpposite Warsaw Ghetto Heroes Monument
surface form: Monument to the Ghetto Heroes
streetAddress 6 Mordechaja Anielewicza Street

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Warsaw Ghetto Heroes Monument locatedNear POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews (adjacent site) nativeName POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
subject surface form: POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
this entity surface form: Muzeum Historii Żydów Polskich POLIN
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews (adjacent site) shortName POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
subject surface form: POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
this entity surface form: POLIN Museum
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews (adjacent site) operator POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
subject surface form: POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
this entity surface form: Museum of the History of Polish Jews association
Muranów district contains POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Muranów district hasCulturalInstitution POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews