POLIN Museum has been hit hard by the pandemic. During more than three months that we had to close our doors, our dedicated team worked from home to bring POLIN Museum to your house – online. We reached many more people online than ever, many of whom for the first time. They will hopefully visit the museum in person as it becomes safer to do so. Meanwhile, we will continue to stay connected to our new and ever-growing audience online.

However, the closure also brought a devastating loss of earned income from ticket sales and space rental –30% of our annual budget. Although POLIN Museum opened partially on June 26, income will continue to decline. For safety reasons, we can admit fewer visitors at a time, and it will be some time before international tourists will return. Our core exhibition is closed for safety reasons for now, and it will also be some time before it is safe to fill our state-of-the-art auditorium.

This shortfall has put POLIN Museum at risk. That’s why we are partnering with the Association of the Jewish Historical Institute of Poland* and American Friends of POLIN Museum* on an Emergency Fund Campaign.

We urgently need to raise $600,000 USD. Your support will enable us to retain our talented staff, sustain our innovative programs, and intensify our outreach online, especially to our English-speaking public. With international travel limited, we must stay connected to our global audience. They represent 50% of our visitors at this time of the year.

We must not only weather this storm, but we must also be resilient in anticipation of the "new normal."

How can you help?

With your support, we can secure the future of POLIN Museum. Every donation brings us closer to our goal.

For international and Polish donors

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Wire transfer:

• Association of the Jewish Historical Institute of Poland

  • Account No. for donations in PLN: PL 87 1240 6247 1111 0000 4975 6324
  • Account No. for donations in USD: PL15 1240 6247 1787 0000 4980 0838
  • Account No. for donations in EURO: PL92 1240 6247 1978 0000 4976 9920
• Bank information:
  Bank Pekao SA
  53/57 Grzybowska St.
  00-950 Warsaw
  Swift code: PKOP PL PW

 

For donors in the United States:

You can make a tax-deductible donation through American Friends of POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. American Friends is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.

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Checks payable to American Friends of POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews should be mailed to:

• American Friends of POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
  15 East 65th Street
  New York, NY 10065

To donate by credit card or electronic bank transfer, please contact Rebecca Schaeffer-Moldovan.

 

All donors to the Emergency Fund Campaign will be specially recognized in our 2020 Annual Reports. Benefactors who donate $15,000 USD or more will be honored on a donor wall in POLIN Museum.

We would be happy to answer any questions you might have and to talk further with you about your gift and about donor recognition.

Join the POLIN Museum Emergency Fund Campaign . Help us save POLIN Museum, winner of the 2016 European Museum of the Year Award.

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