Polish American Cultural Center Museum 308 Walnut Street - Philadelphia, PA 19106

The Museum Exhibit Hall, established in 1988, is a focal point for tourists visiting America’s Most Historic Square Mile. Annually millions of tourists visit Historic Philadelphia, where America’s Independence began. The Polish American Cultural Center Museum is proud to be the only Polish related institution located on an American Historic Trail, just 3 blocks from Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, and other historic area sites.

During Your Next Visit to Historic Philadelphia, Visit the Polish American Cultural Center Museum Exhibit Hall, 308 Walnut Street in Historic Philadelphia, PA

South view of the exhibit hall which highlights great men and women of Polish heritage and the customs and traditions of Poland for more than a thousand years.

On the east side of the Museum’s Exhibit Hall, internationally known Polish greats include: Frederyk Chopin, Marie Sklodowska Curie (Madame Curie), Pope John Paul the Great, Cardinal John Krol, and Jozef Pilsudski. The showcases contain information about these Polish heroes and highlight Polish customs which continue to unite Polonia across the world. On the west side of the Museum’s Exhibit Hall, internationally renowned Polish heroes such as Lech Walesa, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Henryk Sienkiewicz and Mikolaj Kopernik (Nicholas Copernicus).

The Poland-at-Arms exhibit highlights the fact that Poland was the first to fight against Hitler’s Nazi’s invaders during World War II. The exhibit has drawn hundreds of thousands of people remembering the tragic event that took place in Poland beginning on September 1, 1939.

The Museum’s Jamestown exhibit highlights the 414th Anniversary of the First Polish settlers who arrived in America on October 1, 1608. Museum visitors are able to learn more about treasured Polish customs such as Wigilia, Swieconka, Dozynki, as well as Polish Wedding Traditions.

Inspired by the American Revolution, the Declaration of Independence and the American Constitution of 1787, the people of Poland formed and adopted the first democratic constitution in Europe on May 3, 1791. This became the second democratic constitution in the world. The west side of the Museum’s Exhibit Hall also features paintings of great men and women of Polish descent such as Queen Jadwiga, General Casimir Pulaski, Adam Mickiewicz and General Thaddeus Kosciuszko.