We invite preschool-aged children (4-6) and their guardians to take part in our workshops at the POLIN Museum King Matt’s Family Education Centre.
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Photo: Museum of the History of Polish Jews
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Photo: M. Jaźwiecki / Museum of the History of Polish Jews
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Photo: M. Jaźwiecki / Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Booking at: [email protected]
Come and explore our vibrant, well-equipped and state-of-the-art educational space. Our experienced educators are all truly enthusiastic about working with children and providing a meaningful learning experience through creative activities. During our workshops, we will introduce children to the wonderful world of Jewish culture, tradition and history.
We raise important topics while teaching children about empathy, responsibility, tolerance, and cooperation. The classes are consistent with the core curriculum for kindergarteners; we apply active learning methods by combining education with fun and creativity. Our workshops are conducted within the interactive core exhibition and at the King Matt’s Family Education Center – a fabulously colourful space made to inspire and develop children’s curiosity and creativity.
Workshops for kindergartens are available for children with disabilities.
On-site workshops
A Mysterious Museum (NEW: for groups of children aged 4–6)
Can a museum be an exciting place, full of surprises? Can it be explored—and truly enjoyed? Ahead of us are mysterious challenges: recognizing scents, rummaging through chests filled with treasures, deciphering signs under UV light, and much more. Let’s awaken our inner explorer and set off together on a journey through the hidden corners of our Cor Exhibition.
Key words: riddles, treasures, customs, traditional food
Venue: King Matt’s Family Education Area, galleries of the Core Exhibition: "In the Jewish Town," "Encounters with Modernity"
Secrets of books
Far, far away, beyond seven mountains and seven seas, somewhere "On the Bergamot Islands," Mr. Hilary, in his seven-league boots, searches for his misplaced glasses. Together with him and other characters from the poems of Jan Brzechwa and Julian Tuwim, we will embark on an extraordinary journey into the world of books. In the course of the workshop, we will visit an exhibition and see how a printing press works. We’ll stop by Tuwim’s favorite café and also the train station from which the "Locomotive" departs. We will explore all sorts of books and volumes and, towards the end of the workshop, we’ll create magical souvenirs.
Key words: books, Brzechwa, Tuwim, poems
Venue: King Matt’s Family Education Area, Core Exhibition galleries: "Paradisus Iudaeorum", "In the Jewish Street", "Encounters with Modernity"
Forgotten professions
What did a cooper, a minter and a shoemaker do? We are about to embark on an extraordinary journey to a historic town where craftsmen once worked. Through images from old Opatów, we will get acquainted with their workshops. At the exhibition, we will visit a similar town and discover what could be bought at the market, we will take a peek into a Jewish home and into a colorful interior of a synagogue. We’ll solve riddles and, in the end, we’ll become craftsmen ourselves and create our own jewelry.
Key words: old trades, craftsmen, town, Jewish home, synagogue
Venue: King Matt’s Family Education Area, Core Exhibition gallery: "The Jewish Town"
One, two, three – you're tracking the beast!
Which animal is the most hardworking? What is a squirrel doing in a synagogue? We invite you to explore the Core Exhibition, full of animal images. Together, we will solve visual and sound-based riddles. We'll track animals in our Museum’s forest and on the colorful roof of the synagogue. We'll listen to stories, and you'll take home a handmade animal of your own creation.
Key words: animals, synagogue, symbols
Venue: King Matt’s Family Education Area, Core Exhibition gallery: "Forest", "The Jewish Town"
Birthdays of trees
How old are trees? What do we owe them? How can we protect them? The holiday of Tu bi’shvat, the New Year of Trees, is a day when people plant trees and eat their fruits. In the course of the workshop, we will learn interesting facts about trees and will talk about ecology. We’ll go on a walk through our Core Exhibition in search of things we owe to trees. Let’s celebrate the trees’ birthday together!
Key words: trees, ecology, New Year of Trees
Venue: King Matt’s Family Education Area, Core Exhibition gallery: "Forest", "First Encounters", "The Jewish Town"
Ene, due, rabe… Old backyard games
Which games did children play 100 years ago? Are those games still interesting for us today? We should try and see! Let’s play hopscotch, dreidel and enchoque! During the workshop children will learn about how backyards and classrooms looked 100 years ago. They will also make toys to be taken home after the workshop.
Key words: old outdoor games, diversity, children’s daily lives
Venue: King Matt’s Family Education Area, Core Exhibition gallery: "In the Jewish Street"
Warsaw 100 years ago
Were there always so many cars in the streets of Warsaw? Did children go to the cinema with their parents a hundred years ago? Felek will tell us all about it! Together with him, we’ll visit an old street where there used to be a café and a cinema. We’ll also watch a short film—with no color or sound! At the end, we’ll create an art project inspired by our discoveries.
Key words: old Warsaw, silent movies, diversity
Venue: King Matt’s Family Education Area, Core Exhibition gallery: "In the Jewish Street"
Young explorers
What do we know about how the world looked in the past? Can objects tell stories? Together we will visit the exhibition and look for items belonging to explorers, merchants and kings. Children will examine the findings using magnifiers, tape measures and scales. Children will make their own measuring instruments to be taken home after the workshop.
Key words: Middle Ages, merchants, travelers, trade
Venue: King Matt’s Family Education Area, Core Exhibition gallery: "First Encounters"
In King’s Matt’s country
Who is in charge of a country? Can a child become a king? In the exhibition we will see portraits of old rulers and will talk about what kings used to do in the past. We will watch the animation showing us the extraordinary adventures of King Matt from Janusz Korczak’s novel. At the end, we will make small figurines of the king ourselves.
Key words: Janusz Korczak, King Matt the First, children’s king, state
Venue: King Matt’s Family Education Area, Core Exhibition gallery: "In the Jewish Street"
Online workshops
Traveling in Polin
We’re about to embark together on a journey into the past. Join us for an online workshop during which we’ll visit five of the most fascinating spots at the POLIN Museum’s Core Exhibition. Thanks to short films, the youngest participants will learn what life looked like centuries ago—they’ll peek into medieval towns and marketplaces with their mix of languages and culinary traditions. They’ll also visit a synagogue. Along the way, they’ll discover the beauty of Poland’s multicultural diversity. The films will be accompanied by creative tasks that allow children to explore new things using all their senses.
Key words: museum, history, Jews, multi-culture, synagogue
Venue: Zoom
Important information
On-site workshop
- Duration: 90 mins (60 mins of workshop activities, 30 mins free play at the King Matt’s area).
- Date: Monday, Wednesday-Friday: 10:15AM or 12:15PM.
- Each group is required to arrive at the Museum 15 minutes before the start of the workshop due to security screening procedures. The meeting point is the museum’s main hall.
- Visitors are required to wear indoor shoes or socks at the King Matt’s Family Education Area.
- Pre-school groups of no more than 28 children and 3-5 accompanying adults.
- Price: 350 PLN.
Online workshop
- Duration: 45 mins (up to 60 mins allowing time to settle technical arrangements).
- Date: Monday-Friday.
- Pre-school group of no more than 28 children and 3-5 accompanying adults.
- Children may work together at the kindergarten or on their own computers at home.
- Price: free.
Booking at: [email protected]
Booking must be made at least two weeks prior to the planned workshop date. In exceptional circumstances, we reserve the right to cancel the workshop or change its topic.
The registration should include the following information:
- preferred date of workshop,
- workshop topic,
- age of the children,
- number of children and accompanying adults,
- name and address of the kindergarten,
- contact details for the group guardian (first name, last name, phone number, email address),
- additional information about the group (e.g., disabilities, group profile, etc.),
- if applicable: billing details for the invoice.
Payment:
Payment must be made via the PayU link or at the Museum ticket desk no later than 10 days before the scheduled workshop.
Participation in the reserved workshops may be canceled free of charge up to 7 calendar days before the scheduled date. The full amount will be refunded using the same method of payment originally used.
"Preschoolers in Culture" – a visit to POLIN Museum may be reimbursed as part of the Warsaw municipal program subsidizing school and pre-school activities.
Family Education Area
We run workshops for preschool children at POLIN Museum: within the space of the interactive Core Exhibition titled "1000-Year History of Polish Jews" and at the King Matt’s Family Education Area—a fairy-tale-like space designed to nurture a child’s natural curiosity and respond to their need for physical activity.
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