The National Museum has seven permanent galleries including an Ancient Art gallery and Polish and European galleries. Its library is a research library holding books and periodicals on Polish art, history, culture and archaeology. The museum is open 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. daily, Tuesday to Sunday. It offers free admission on Fridays.
Music lovers will enjoy a visit to the National Philharmonic. The building was modelled on the Paris Opera House and has a concert hall with 1,072 seats and a chamber music hall of 378 seats. Famous conductors and orchestras have performed in recent years with the home orchestra and choir. Concerts for young people are held regularly. The National Philharmonic offers 50 percent discount for disabled people. Wheelchair access is on Moniuszki Street.
Most of the sights around Warsaw's historic Jewish Quarter are accessible by wheelchair. The Umschlagplatz, monument to the Ghetto Heroes, the ZOB bunker and the Jewish Historical Institute can all be reached by wheelchair, as can the main avenues of the Jewish Cemetery. The Jewish Orphanage does not have wheelchair access
Royal Lazienki Park is the city's largest park, located in the center. Visitors and locals can enjoy the tranquillity and historic buildings within the park. The White House is a large garden villa that once hosted King Louis XVIII of France. Other buildings of interest within the park are the Myselwicki Place, the Palace on the Isle, The Temple of Diana and the Egyptian Temple. All buildings are open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday till Sunday.
The Warsaw Uprising Museum commemorates the failed uprising by the Polish resistance in 1944. Photographs, video and interactive presentations over three floors evidence the uprising and its brutal suppression by the Nazis. One exhibit is a mock sewer, used by resistance members, that visitors can travel through. The museum is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m daily. Admission is free on Sundays.
