2nd Night of Museums in Płońsk on May 16th
The 2nd Night of Museums in Płońsk is just around the corner! On May 16th, we invite you to 2 Warszawska Street, where from 6:00 PM until midnight our guests will be able to enjoy: premiere of the exhibition “Memory. The Past Enchanted in Photographs,” a result of a literary competition for students of Płońsk […]
“To Leave Something to the World. Beyond the Pages of Renia Spiegel’s Diary” – new temporary exhibition
From 27 January (International Holocaust Remembrance Day) we invite you to visit the Memorial House and learn about Renia Spiegel’s story, presented in the exhibition “To Leave Something to the World. Beyond the Pages of Renia Spiegel’s Diary” prepared by the Galicia Jewish Museum. The title and guiding principle of the exhibition are words written […]
“Strength, Identity, Community. Jewish Sport in Interwar Poland”. Opening of the temporary exhibition on 5 December
On Friday, 5 December, at 3:00 pm, at the Memorial House we are opening a new temporary exhibition “Strength, Identity, Community. Jewish Sport in Interwar Poland”, prepared by the Museum of Sport and Tourism in Warsaw. The exhibition explores topics still little known and reminds us that clubs named Makabi, Hapoel, Hakoah, Bar Kochba, Hasmonea, […]
Coloring, Retouching, and Decorating Old Photographs from Płońsk – workshops on 4 October
On Saturday, October 4th at 11:00 AM, we invite children aged 5+ and their guardians as well as teenagers to the Memorial House for a workshop entitled “Coloring, Retouching, and Decorating Old Photographs from Płońsk” led by Mariola Adamska from the Art and Animation Section at the Municipal Cultural Center in Płońsk. The workshop is […]
Jewish photographic studios of Płońsk – temporary exhibition available from 2 October
Starting Thursday, 2 October 2025, a temporary exhibition titled “Jewish Photographic Studios of Płońsk” will be available at the Memorial House. We invite you to learn about the history of the activities of, among others, Berek Sarawajski and the Taub brothers, who photographed residents of Płońsk before the war. The history of their studios is, […]
Brodman/Gryn. David Ben-Gurion and his family in the light of vital records – temporary exhibition
From Tuesday, 1 July, we would like to invite you to visit the new temporary exhibition in the Memorial House! The exhibition “Brodman/Gryn. David Ben-Gurion and his family in the light of vital records” will present nearly 30 vital record documents from several archival collections: civil registry records of the Skołatowo commune, civil registry records […]
Summer holidays in the Memorial House: new exhibition, workshops and James Archivist
The summer holidays awaited by all children are approaching fast, and at the Memorial House we have prepared a special offer of workshops for young residents of Płońsk from summer holiday groups: genealogy workshops, during which, based on the vital records regarding the family of David Ben-Gurion, we will learn about the work of a […]
1st Night of the Museums in Płońsk on 17 May
On Saturday, May 17, we would like to invite you to the first Night of the Museums in Płońsk! At the Memorial House at 2 Warszawska Street you will find: permanent exhibition “Glance and recall” temporary exhibition “Marian Fuks – the first photojournalist of the Second Polish Republic” temporary exhibition “The Great Synagogue in Płońsk” […]
Visit the Memorial House during the May holidays
The first days of May are approaching and we would like to invite you to visit us: the Płońsk Memorial House will be open from 1 to 3 May, and waiting for you will be our permanent exhibition “Glance and recall” along with a printed mini-guidebook in Polish and English, as well as two temporary […]
Marian Fuks – the first photojournalist of the Second Polish Republic. Lecture by Krzysztof Wójcik and a new exhibition
On February 23, 1935, Marian Fuks died in Warsaw – he was a well-known pre-war photographer and pioneer of press photography in Poland, son of Abram Icek and Idesa née Madenberg. The historian Marian Fuks (1914-2022), born in Płońsk, wrote about his namesake, to whom his father Boruch was related, in the book “Mój wiek […]