We warmly invite you to the Zakopane Night of Museums on May 16, 2026. The Night of Museums is a great event and an opportunity to visit Zakopane museums, galleries, and cultural institutions in the late evening and night hours, offering visitors special attractions.
The first Night of Museums (Lange Nacht der Museen) took place in Berlin in 1997. Because of its great success, similar events began to appear in other cities, including Nuit Blanche in Paris and museums-n8 in Amsterdam. Currently, more than 140 cities in Europe organize them.
Program:
Art Gallery at Villa Oksza
a branch of the Tatra Museum
Hr. Wł. Zamoyski Street 25
16:00-23:45
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Weaving workshops on the fence panels at the Art Gallery in Villa Oksza - Maria Bujakowa Spools Association. No registration required, you can join the workshops at any time.
6:30 PM
Curatorial tour of the exhibition "Collection"
Guided by: Julita Dembowska, Zofia Radwańska
9:00 PM
At the Old Cinema in Oksza: film "Athlete Against His Will"
Entrance: Zofia Radwańska
Kornel Makuszyński Museum
a branch of the Tatra Museum
K. Przerwa-Tetmajer Street 15
16:00-23:45
5:00 PM
"Jan Kasprowicz's Nasturtiums" – workshops on planting the poet's favorite flowers
Led by: Gabriela Kania
registrations: rezerwacja@muzeumtatrzanskie.pl or 533 925 111
6:00 PM
"Jan Kasprowicz's Nasturtiums" – workshops on planting the poet's favorite flowers
Led by: Gabriela Kania
registrations: rezerwacja@muzeumtatrzanskie.pl or 533 925 111
6:00 PM
"Evening with Kornel and Kasper". Curatorial tour of the jubilee temporary exhibition "Jan Kasprowicz. Into the Fires. Biographical Impressions"
Led by: Dr. Kinga Nędza-Sikoniowska
registrations: rezerwacja@muzeumtatrzanskie.pl or 533 925 111
Museum of Zakopane Style at Villa Koliba
a branch of the Tatra Museum
Kościeliska Street 18
16:00-23:45
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
"Rysy" - carving workshops
Led by: Szymon Klejborowski
registrations: rezerwacja@muzeumtatrzanskie.pl or 533 925 111
max. 12 persons
5:00 PM
"Łoztońcyć kości" - regional dance workshops
Led by: Dorota Trebunia
registrations: rezerwacja@muzeumtatrzanskie.pl or 533 925 111
7:30 PM
"Accordion - a (non)local instrument in Podhale"
Led by: Dorota Trebunia
registrations: rezerwacja@muzeumtatrzanskie.pl or 533 925 111
Main Building of the Tatra Museum
Krupówki Street 10
16:00-23:45
3:00 PM
"From Notebook to Rope" - a walk with a story about the development of mountaineering - a walk (Main Building of the Tatra Museum Krupówki Street 10, urban space and City Park – Museum of Mountaineering and Skiing (under development)).
Led by: Dr. Emilia Pomiankiewicz-Wagner, Wojciech Szatkowski
5:00 PM
Vernissage of the exhibition "Underground – a world torn from darkness"
Led by: Dr. Marcin Warchałowski
5:30 PM
"Underground – a world torn from darkness" curatorial tour of the exhibition
Led by: Dr. Marcin Warchałowski
6:30 PM
"Ordinary Objects, Extraordinary People" - a tour of the permanent exhibition. On the 160th anniversary of the birth of Bronisław Piłsudski.
Led by: Anna Kozak
7:30 PM
Curatorial tour of the exhibition "150 years of Budowlanka in Zakopane - a shared history of generations".
Led by: Marta Nędza-Kubiniec
8:30 PM
"Underground – a world torn from darkness" curatorial tour of the exhibition
Led by: Dr. Marcin Warchałowski
Museum of Mountaineering and Skiing (museum in development)
a branch of the Tatra Museum
Independence Square 6
4:00 PM
"Wiesław Stanisławski. In the circle of illusions (sketch for a mountaineer's portrait)" - outdoor exhibition vernissage
Led by: Wojciech Szatkowski
Museum Palace
a branch of the Tatra Museum
T. Chałubiński Street 7
16:00-23:45
4:00 PM
Guided tour of the permanent exhibition
4:30 PM - 8:00 PM
"Conservation in the aquarium" - secrets of the work of museum conservators No registration required, you can join the workshops at any time.
6:30 PM
"Forgotten testimony" – presentation and story about the occupation times in Zakopane
Led by: Rafał Jabłoński-Zelek
7:00 PM
"Fog from Muran" - author meeting with Agnieszka Szymaszek
8:30 PM
"Former clinic of Dr. Nowotny" – the history of the building where the Museum of Mountaineering and Skiing is being created
Led by: Dr. hab. Zbigniew Moździerz
9:30 PM
Guided tour of the permanent exhibition
MNK SZYMANOWSKI/ATMA
Branch of the National Museum in Krakow
Kasprusie Street 19
Entrance during Night of Museums 2026 — 1 PLN
6:00 PM–12:00 AM
Composer's biographical museum
Temporary exhibition: Painting show
"At the piano", 2nd edition
Works by: Stanisław Lentz, Stanisław Dębicki, Włodzimierz Tetmajer, Zbigniew Pronaszko, Bronisław Schlabs and Karol Pustelnik.
ATMA connects
6:00 PM
"Here I found a home for myself..."
On the 50th anniversary of the Karol Szymanowski Museum in the "Atma" villa in Zakopane
Concert of the Laureate of the 10th National Competition of Musical Individualities "Atma" 2026
8:00 PM
Lecture and meeting with the Obrocht family
Adam Kitkowski "The ties of Bartuś Obrochta with Karol Szymanowski"
Highlander music of the Obrocht family
10:00 PM
Talk combined with a presentation
"Highlander culture in the rendition of Karol Szymanowski": Movement! Rhythm!
11:00 PM
Guided tour of "Atma", Katarzyna Wójcik
Words about music and event hosting: Dr. hab. Małgorzata Janicka-Słysz, prof. AMKP in Krakow, Program Curator of "Atma"
Pedagogical Voivodeship Library in Nowy Sącz Branch in Zakopane
Gimnazjalna Street 14
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
"Between the shelves after dark" - for visitors on this day, surprise books to borrow
4:30 PM-5:00 PM, 6:30 PM-7:00 PM
3D pen workshops (for children from 8 years old)
Limited number of places, registration required.
Registration for classes by phone: 18 206 84 49
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM
Workshops with Kamishibai theater
(for children 4–7 years old)
Limited number of places, registration required.
Registration for classes by phone: 18 206 84 49
Villa Elżbiecina
Hr. Władysław Zamoyski Street 30
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
6:30 PM
ARTISTIC FABRIC – exhibition of works by students of the PLSP named after A. Kenar in Zakopane
Leading teacher: Dr. hab. Małgorzata Buczek-Śledzińska, vocational teacher: Mgr. Zofia Polak.
7:00 PM
DEPUTY FROM ELŻBIECINA - The history of the Zakopane villa and the fate of its inhabitants.
Led by: Małgorzata Jabłońska
Ornak Museum House
Grunwaldzka Street 20
6:00 PM–10:00 PM
Sabała's Cottage
Stare Krzeptówki Street 17
6:00 PM–10:00 PM
Bukowina Tatra Culture Centre “People’s House”
Bukowina Tatrzańska, Kościuszki Street 87
5:00 PM to 11:00 PM
"Discover the nooks of the People's House with its Good Spirits."
(Entries every half hour)
7:00 PM
Evening dedicated to Józef Bigos.