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“Free November 2025”

Let's meet in the royal residences for the 14th time!
‘Royal - what does it mean?’ is the slogan of this year's Free November at the Royal Residences campaign. This year, the iconic royal residences – the Royal Castle in Warsaw, the Museum of King Jan III’s Palace in Wilanów, the Royal Łazienki Museum in Warsaw and the Wawel Royal Castle – have developed a unified programme of events, including free admission to exhibitions and free museum classes throughout November.

Since 2012, we have been offering access to royal residences free of charge during the 'Free November' campaign to promote Poland's history, art and heritage. We are committed to increasing the accessibility of culture, to making our cultural institutions, our museums and exhibitions accessible to everyone. We are taking the ‘shared culture’ slogan and turning it into concrete action, which is why we are not only continuing the project, but also increasing its budget - the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage has allocated more than 6.5 million PLN for this year's 'Free November' campaign,’ said Marta Cienkowska, Minister of Culture and National Heritage.

Free November in Wawel Royal Castle | information for Visitors

Selected exhibitions will be available free of charge, admission after collecting a ticket at the ticket office or online.

1 November 2025 the Castle is closed.


MONDAY | FREE OF CHARGE 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Castle I | 1st floor: chambers on the 1st floor of the castle, porcelain cabinet; last entry 3 p.m.
Wawel Recovered, last entry 3:30 p.m.
Between the Walls. Wawel Underground, last entry 3:30 p.m.; free audio guide

TUESDAY – SUNDAY | FREE OF CHARGE 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Castle II | 2nd floor: representative chambers and rooms displaying a collection of Turkish tents and temporary exhibitions: How about something different? Contemporary art at Wawel, Abakanowicz. No rules. Abakans and tapestries in the Senators' Hall, Dürer and Holbein at Wawel; last entry 4:10 p.m.
free audio guide (excluding temporary exhibitions)
Castle Underground: The Lost Wawel, Wawel Underground: The Lapidarium, last entry 4:10 p.m.; free audio guide
Between the Walls. Wawel Underground, last entry 4:30 p.m.; free audio guide
The Armoury (open from 28 November), last entry 4:30 p.m.

11 November OPEN Castle II | 2nd floor with temporary exhibitions (as above); last entry 4 p.m.

Admission based on free tickets available for download:
  • at the ticket offices – on the day of the visit, ticket offices open from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • online – tickets available one week in advance of the date of the visit
    one person can download tickets for up to 5 people
TUESDAY – SUNDAY | PAID ADMISSION 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Castle I | 1st floor: chambers on the 1st floor of the castle, porcelain cabinet and Wawel Recovered exhibition; last entry 4 p.m.
admission: regular 49 PLN, reduced 37 PLN
the ticket also entitles you to enter the temporary exhibition How about something different? Contemporary Art at the Wawel Castle
Crown Treasury, last entry 4:10 p.m.
admission: regular 43 PLN, reduced 32 PLN

11 November OPEN Dragon's Den – if weather conditions permit; last entry 4:50 p.m.
admission: regular 9 PLN, regular 7 PLN

ticket purchase:
  • at the ticket offices – on the day of the visit, ticket offices open from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • on-line
Reservations
  • Reservations for groups are mandatory
  • Individual and group reservations for exhibitions as part of Free November are possible to a limited extent and only for guided tours; they are accepted by the Reservation Office via email: rezerwacja@wawelzamek.pl
  • The number of available dates for reservations is limited
  • The rules for payment for individually ordered guided services remain unchanged.

Visit the royal residences and discover the full programme of events

Each successive weekend of the month will focus on a different royal residence:
  • 8-9 November: The Royal Castle in Warsaw;
  • 15-16 November: Museum of King Jan III’s Palace in Wilanów;
  • 22-23 November: Royal Łazienki Museum;
  • 29-30 November: Wawel Royal Castle
Wawel Royal Castle - State Art Collections
  • Special offer on 29-30 November:
On the last weekend of November, the refreshed exhibition of the Royal Armoury - one of the extremely important parts of the Wawel Royal Castle - will be open. It will tell the history of chivalry, weaponry and royal splendour in a modern and interesting way. The exhibition will be open to the public free of charge for the first three days after the opening.
The offer is valid throughout November
Wawel Royal Castle provides free access to visitors:
  • taking part in the Castle II tour: State Rooms with the temporary exhibition Abakanowicz. No Rules. Abakans and Tapestries iat the Wawel Castle,  The Lost Wawel
  • taking part in the Castle Underground. The Lapidarium
  • Wawel Underground. Between the Walls
  • the temporary exhibition How about something different? Contemporary Art at the Wawel Castle
    Details of events and bookings are available on the royal residences' websites and social media: