Free November at the Royal Residences, or what to see with your child

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What can you visit with your child to spend an interesting and worthwhile time in the fall? One suggestion is to participate in the Free November at the Royal Residences campaign. For the eleventh time, castles across Poland are opening their doors to visitors free of charge. Throughout the month, you'll be able to see various permanent and temporary exhibitions, as well as participate in educational meetings, lectures, workshops, and museum lessons.

Detailed information about the event is available at: https://www.gov.pl/web/kultura/rezydencje

Free November at the Royal Residences for the 11th time

Initiated in 2012, "Free November" is organized by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. As part of the initiative, children, parents, and seniors can enjoy the offerings of various historic residences of Polish monarchs. From November 2nd to 30th, 2022, royal residences in Poland will make some of their offerings available free of charge. The aim of the initiative is to promote museums and increase access to art for citizens. The number of participating venues grows each year.

Free November at the Royal Residences – 2022 offer

From the very beginning, the most iconic museums in Warsaw and Krakow have participated in the initiative, including Wawel Royal Castle, the Royal Łazienki Museum in Warsaw, the King Jan III's Palace Museum in Wilanów, and the Royal Castle in Warsaw. In recent years, museums in Lublin and Sandomierz, as well as the Saltworks Castle in Wieliczka, have also joined the program. Currently, the program has been expanded to include the Royal Castle in Poznań and the castles in Kwidzyn and Sztum – branches of the Malbork Castle Museum.

What to see with a child - Warsaw

Royal Łazienki Museum in Warsaw

Free admission to the Royal Łazienki Park includes permanent exhibitions in the following facilities:

Palace on the Island
The Old Orangery and the Royal Theatre
Myślewicki Palace
Kubicki Stables
Cantonists' Barracks

You can also take advantage of temporary exhibitions and 200 free museum lessons held in historic buildings, gardens, or online. As part of the "Free November" campaign , the family painting zone "I Paint in the Old Guardhouse" is also available free of charge.

More information https://www.lazienki-krolewskie.pl/pl/aktualnosci/darmowy-listopad-2018-w-lazienkach-krolewskich

Royal Castle in Warsaw

The Royal Castle is open for free tours throughout November from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM (admission is free all day on Wednesdays). The free tour includes the Gallery of Masterpieces and the Royal Route. Tickets are issued on an ongoing basis at the box office until they are full.

Details at: https://www.zamek-krolewski.pl/

King Jan III's Palace in Wilanów

The Museum of King Jan III's Palace in Wilanów invites you to Free tours of the Wilanów Palace and Park. Additionally, it offers themed walks and workshops for adults and families with children, including family calligraphy workshops. It also offers over 130 free educational activities for school groups. Class topics and detailed information are available at: https://www.wilanow-palac.pl/darmowy_listopad_2022.html

What to see with a child - Lesser Poland

Wawel Royal Castle

Wawel Castle offers free access to permanent exhibitions from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.:

Crown Treasury
Armory
Royal Private Apartments
and also the Royal State Rooms - in the second half of the month

More details at: https://wawel.krakow.pl/godziny-bilety-kasy-rezerwacje-bagaz

The Wieliczka Salt Mine Museum

The Kraków Saltworks Museum in Wieliczka invites you to visit the permanent and temporary exhibitions in the Saltworks Castle.

More information: https://muzeum.wieliczka.pl/

What to see with a child - Lublin, Sandomierz

Lublin Castle

The castle invites you to visit its permanent exhibitions on selected days in November. It also offers a pool of free family workshops, including stained glass and mosaic making.

The museum also prepared meetings and workshops for adults, as well as free workshops and museum lessons for schools.

Detailed information: https://zamek-lublin.pl/

Castle Museum in Sandomierz

Admission to all permanent and temporary exhibitions is free. The museum also offers free curatorial tours and lectures accompanying new exhibitions. It also offers painting workshops for adults and workshops for children and youth.

More information: http://www.zamek-sandomierz.pl/

What to see with a child - Pomeranian Voivodeship

Malbork Castle Museum

The Malbork Castle Museum invites visitors to explore its permanent and temporary exhibitions with free admission. It also offers curatorial tours, lectures, and free museum lessons for children.

More at: https://www.zamek.malbork.pl/

Sztum Castle

In November, Sztum Castle also offers free admission tours. The castle also invites you to a curatorial tour of the "Yotvingians – Forgotten Warriors" exhibition, as well as the opening of the "Heroes of the Plebiscites" exhibition.

More information: https://zamek.malbork.pl/dla-zwiedzajacych-inne/zamek-w-sztumie-5