Exhibitions
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01.05 – 20.09.2026
AdolescenceAdolescence is a universal story about a state of mind – vulnerability, shame and the search for meaning – with which both teenagers and adults can identify.
Zachęta | Plac Małachowskiego 3 -
13.03 – 07.06.2026
Barbara Kasten. Post-abstraction
The first such extensive exhibition of the American artist's work in this part of Europe.
Zachęta | Plac Małachowskiego 3 -
20.02 – 03.05.2026
Karolina Wiktor. Cartography of Motherhood
An interdisciplinary research-based art project examining the experience of motherhood among people with disabilities, as well as the visibility of neurodivergent individuals and their access to agency.
Zachęta | Plac Małachowskiego 3 -
09.05 – 22.11.2026
Liquid Tongues
Liquid Tongues is an audio-video installation by Bogna Burska in collaboration with Daniel Kotowski.
Opening
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Open Zachęta
One of the largest projects to digitize and share contemporary art collections in Poland.
Zachęta | Online
Events
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09.05 – 22.11.2026
Liquid Tongues | Teaser
Liquid Tongues is an audio-video installation by Bogna Burska and Daniel Kotowski, in which the Chór w Ruchu [Choir in Motion], featuring both hearing and Deaf people, does interpretations of whale communication codes and songs – both in phonic English and international sign language (IS). The project seeks alternative modes of communication, inspired by more-then-human life.
Liquid tongues at the Polish Pavilion in Venice from May 9.
Zachęta | Plac Małachowskiego 3 -
30.04 (CZW) 12:15
Sunday guided tour(in Polish)
We invite you to join us for regular Sunday guided tours of the current exhibitions at Zachęta.
Zachęta | Plac Małachowskiego 3 -
03.05 (ND) 12:30
An abstract work on light-sensitive paper(in Polish)
Step by step, we will go through the process of making prints on previously prepared, light-sensitive fabrics.
Zachęta | Plac Małachowskiego 3 -
E-Bookshop
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Karolina Wiktor. Wołgą przez afazjęArt Book
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ZAKWAS x ZACHĘTAGifts
Zachęta Art Bookshop -
E-Bookshop
Zachęta's Art Bookshop is an ideal place for all art lovers. It offers a wide selection of catalogues, art publications, children books, as well as films, postcards and posters. The bookshop holds many events, including book promotions and meetings with authors. Visit us during the gallery's opening hours, as well as during late events accompanying exhbitions.
Zachęta Art Bookshop