The Royal Castle in Warsaw (Polish: Zamek Królewski w Warszawie) is a castle residency and was at one time the official residence of Polish monarchs. It is located in the Castle Square, at the entrance to Warsaw’s Old Town. The personal offices of the king and the administrative offices of the Royal Court of Poland were located there from the 16th century until the Partitions of Poland. In its long history the Royal Castle was repeatedly devastated and plundered by  a number of foreign invading armies.  Most recently, the Castle was rebuilt after the devastation of World War II. In 1980, the Royal Castle, together with the Old Town, was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Today it is a historical and national monument, and is listed as a national museum. 

UNESCO World Heritage-listed Warsaw Old Town – a place rebuilt from ruins after World War II with remarkable precision and passion. Warsaw’s Old Town is the jewel in the Polish capital’s crown. It delights visitors with its colourful tenement houses and the unique atmosphere of its narrow streets.

The Polish National Opera is the largest opera and ballet company in Poland. Its venue, the Grand Theatre (Polish: Teatr Wielki) is situated on the historic Theatre Square in central Warsaw, Poland. Offering each season a host of first-rate productions – many developed in co-production with international partners – the opera house contributes significantly to the richness of Poland’s cultural life. The Teatr Wielki’s building, erected in the first half of the 19th century according to a design by Italian architect Antonio Corazzi, was a haven for Polish culture and heritage at a time when the country was under foreign occupation from 1772 to 1918. The Teatr Wielki was turned into rubble as Warsaw succumbed to German forces at the onset of World War II. Rebuilt from ruins, the opera house reopened just over 50 years ago, in 1965. Being a thoroughly modern institution, it draws from the synergy of various ideas, goals, and aspirations.

The Museum of the History of Polish Jews opened its doors to the public in April 2013. It currently functions as a cultural and educational center with a rich cultural program, including temporary exhibitions, films, debates, workshops, performances, concerts, lectures and much more. The opening of the Core Exhibition, presenting the thousand-year history of Polish Jews, is scheduled for autumn of 2014.

The Museum stands in what was once the heart of Jewish Warsaw – an area which the Nazis turned into the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II. This significant location, coupled with the Museum’s proximity to the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes, demanded extreme thoughtfulness on the part of the building’s designers, who carefully crafted a structure that has become a symbol of the new face of Warsaw. The design by the Finnish studio Lahdelma & Mahlamäki was selected in an international competition. In 2008, with the building still under construction, it received the prestigious Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Award (2008).

The Fryderyk Chopin Institute, founded in 1934, initiated the beginnings of the Chopin Museum collection. Before World War II, the collection contained 13 autograph music manuscripts and letters, while at present the Museum holds over five thousand objects, among which are autograph manuscripts and first editions of the works of Chopin, his correspondence, documents, important editions of the works of Chopin and his contemporaries as well as paintings, graphic designs and sculptures. In 1953 the Museum in Ostrogski Palace was officially opened by the Fryderyk Chopin Society, and in 1955 exhibitions started to be organized. At the same time the Museum was constantly expanding its collection, and this process of acquiring new exhibits continues to this day. The Museum reaches out to auctions all over the world for Chopin related artefacts, also owing to the generosity of various donors. Part of the collection of autograph manuscripts held in the Museum and those from the National Library were in 1999 officially put on the UNESCO list “Memory of the World Register”.

Łazienki Królewskie or Royal Baths Park is the largest park in Warsaw. The park-and-palace complex lies in the Downtown district. North of the Royal Baths, on the other side of Agrykola Street, stands Ujazdów Castle. Originally designed in the 17th century as a baths park for nobleman Stanisław Herakliusz Lubomirski, in the 18th century Łazienki was transformed by Poland’s last monarch, Stanisław II Augustus, into a setting for palaces, villas, classicist follies, and monuments. In 1918 it was officially designated a public park. The park is visited by tourists from all over Poland and the world, and serves as a venue for music, the arts, and culture.

From May to September on Sundays Łazienki Królewskie host outdoor piano recitals of Chopin music at the Fredric Chopin Monument: https://www.lazienki-krolewskie.pl/en/wydarzenia/koncert-chopinowski