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Warsaw, Poland


Index:

Institution names followed by SIBMAS Member  are members of SIBMAS

Akademia Muzyczna im. Fryderyka Chopina
Biblioteka
(Frédéric Chopin Academy of Music; Library)
      Date founded: 1810 		 
 
ul. Okólnik 2
PL-00 368 Warszawa 		 

Telephone: +48 (22) 827 7248
Telefax: +48 (22) 827 8306
E-mail: biblioteka@chopin.edu.pl
Homepage: http://sonata.chopin.edu.pl/

Akademia Ruchu  
  Mail:
      P.O. Box 300
      PL-00 950 Warszawa

Telephone: +48 (22) 628 7683

Archiwum Glowna Akt Dawnych
(Central Archives for Historical Documents)
      Date founded: 1808 		 
 
ul. Dluga 7
PL-00 263 Warszawa 		 

Archiwum Państwowe Miasta Stotecznego Warszawy i Województwa Warszawskiego
(State Archives of Warsaw and the Warsaw Region)
      Date founded: 1945 		 
 
ul. Krzywe Koto 7
PL-00 270 Warszawa 		 

Telephone: +48 (22) 313 731, 311 803

Association of Polish Artists of Theatre and Film (ZASP)  
 
Al. Ujazdowskie 45
PL-00 536 Warszawa 		 

Telephone: +48 (22) 629 3271, 628 7808
Telefax: +48 (22) 621 4820

Biblioteka Narodowa
(National Library)
      Date founded: 1928 		 
 
Al Niepodleglości 213
PL-00 973 Warszawa 		Mail:
      ul Niepodleglości 213, POB 36
      PL-00 973 Warszawa

Telephone: +48 (22) 259 271
Telefax: +48 (22) 255 251
E-mail: bndyrekt@plearn.bitnet
Sunday: 15:00-20:30
Monday: 8:30-20:30
Tuesday: 8:30-20:30
Wednesday: 8:30-20:30
Thursday: 8:30-20:30
Friday: 8:30-20:30
Saturday: 8:30-15:30

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card
On-site use only. Interlibrary loan. Exchange of material.
Reproductions: By user. In house.
Exhibitions.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Children's theatre. Puppet theatre. Cabaret/Kabaret. Variety/music hall. Amateur theatre. Theatre architecture. Circus. Cinema. Radio/TV. Festivals. Music/Music performance. Public celebrations.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Sound recordings/CDs.
Special Collections:
Theatre, youth

Biblioteka Narodowa
Zaklad Muzyczny
(National Library; Music Department) 		 
 
Pl. Krasińskich 3/5
PL-00 207 Warszawa 		 

Biblioteka Publiczna m. st. Warszawy
(Warsaw Public Library)
      Date founded: 1907 		 
 
ul. Koszykowa 26
PL-00 950 Warszawa 		 

Telephone: +48 (22) 628 2001
Telefax: +48 (22) 621 1968
E-mail: bpwgkosz@plearn.edu.pl
Sunday: 9:00-14:00
Monday: 8:00-21:00
Tuesday: 8:00-21:00
Wednesday: 8:00-21:00
Thursday: 8:00-21:00
Friday: 8:00-21:00
Saturday: 9:00-15:00

Written application required. Fees for using facility. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Card
Materials loan. Interlibrary loan. Exchange of material.
Reproductions: By user. In house. By company.
Exhibitions. Fees for exhibitions.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Children's theatre. Puppet theatre. Cabaret/Kabaret. Variety/music hall. Amateur theatre. Theatre architecture. Circus. Cinema. Radio/TV. Festivals. Music/Music performance. Public celebrations. Other.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Photos. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Videos/films/DVDs. Official documents. Scores/libretti/music. Graphics. Sound recordings/CDs. Other.

Filmoteka Narodowa w Warszawie
(Warsaw Film Library)
      Date founded: 1955 		 
 
ul. Putawska 61
PL-00 975 Warszawa 		 

Telephone: +48 (22) 845 5404
Telefax: +48 (22) 845 5074

Subjects:
Cinema.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Posters. Videos/films/DVDs. Sound recordings/CDs.
Special Collections:
Film (Poland)

Instytut Teatralny im. Zbigniewa Raszewskiego
(Zbigniew Raszewski Theatre Institute)
      Date founded: 2003 		SIBMAS Member
 
Aleje Ujazdowskie 45
PL-00-536 Warszawa 		 

Telephone: +48 (22) 622 8315
Telefax: +48 (22) 621 4556
E-mail: it@instytut-teatralny.pl
   dokumentacja@zasp.pl
Homepage: http://www.instytut-teatralny.pl/
Tuesday: 9:00-16:00
Wednesday: 9:00-16:00
Thursday: 9:00-18:00
Friday: 9:00-16:00

Catalogs: Computerized. Card
Reproductions: By user. In house.
Exhibitions.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Children's theatre. Puppet theatre. Cabaret/Kabaret. Variety/music hall. Theatre architecture. Radio/TV. Music/Music performance. Other.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Photos. Promptbooks. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Videos/films/DVDs. Sound recordings/CDs.
Special Collections:
Theatre (Poland) (1945-)

Marian Hemar Kabaret

Witold Borkowski
Edmund Fetting
Andrzej Lapicki (1924-), actor, director
Zdzislaw Latoszewski
Bohdana Majda
Tadeusz Minc
Adam Mularczyk
Zofia Niwinska
Andrzej Szczepkowski
Czeslaw Szpakiewicz

Komitet ds. Radia i Telewizji
Biblioteka
(Committee of Broadcasting and Television; Library) 		 
 
ul. Mysliwiecka 3/7
PL-00 459 Warszawa 		 

Lazienki Królewskie  
 
ul Agrykoli 1
PL-00-460 Warszawa 		 

Telephone: +48 (22) 621 6241
Telefax: +48 (22) 629 6945

Subjects:
Theatre architecture.
Special Collections:
Theatre (18th century)

Muzeum Andrzeja Struga
(Andrzej Strug Museum) 		 
 
ul. Niepodleglosci 210 m 10 a
PL-00 608 Warszawa 		 

Telephone: +48 (22) 250 971

Muzeum Azji i Pacyfiku
(Asia and Pacific Museum)
      Date founded: 1973 		 
 
ul. Solec 24
PL-00 467 Warszawa 		 

Telephone: +48 (22) 296 724, 299 268
Telefax: +48 (22) 621 9470
Monday: 7:30-15:30
Tuesday: 7:30-15:30
Wednesday: 7:30-15:30
Thursday: 7:30-15:30
Friday: 7:30-15:30

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Card. Printed. Other
On-site use only. Materials loan. Interlibrary loan. Exchange of material.
Exhibitions. Fees for exhibitions.

Subjects:
Puppet theatre. Cinema. Festivals. Music/Music performance. Public celebrations.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Promptbooks. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Clippings. Posters. Designs/Plans. Costumes. Sets. Models. Videos/films/DVDs. Official documents. Masks. Paintings. Graphics. Statuary. Objects d'art. Memorabilia. Sound recordings/CDs. Production material. Other.
Special Collections:
Artifacts (Indonesian)

Muzeum Azji i Pacyfiku
Asian Gallery
(Asia and Pacific Museum; Asian Gallery)
      Date founded: 1973 		 
 
ul. Freta 5
PL-00 467 Warszawa 		Mail:
      ul. Solec 24
      PL-00 467 Warszawa

Telephone: +48 (22) 635 2811
Sunday: 11:00-17:00
Tuesday: 11:00-17:00
Wednesday: 11:00-17:00
Thursday: 11:00-17:00
Friday: 11:00-17:00
Saturday: 11:00-17:00

Muzeum Azji i Pacyfiku
Nusantara Gallery
(Asia and Pacific Museum; Nusantara Gallery)
      Date founded: 1973 		 
 
ul. Nowogrodzka 18a
PL-00 467 Warszawa 		Mail:
      ul. Solec 24
      PL-00 467 Warszawa

Telephone: +48 (22) 292 441
Monday: 11:00-17:00
Tuesday: 11:00-17:00
Wednesday: 11:00-17:00
Thursday: 11:00-17:00
Friday: 11:00-17:00

Muzeum Fryderyka Chopina
(Frédéric Chopin Museum)
      Date founded: 1935 		 
 
ul Okólnik 1
PL-00-358 Warszawa 		 

Telephone: +48 (22) 826 5935
Telefax: +48 (22) 827 9599
Homepage: http://www.chopin.pl/

Special Collections:
Frédéric (Fryderyk Franciszek) Chopin (1810-1849), composer

Muzeum Historyczne m. st. Warszawy
(Historical Museum of Warsaw)
      Date founded: 1947 		 
 
Rynek Starego Miasta 28-42
PL-00 272 Warszawa 		 

Telephone: +48 (22) 310 251
Telefax: +48 (22) 319 491
Sunday: 10:30-17:00
Tuesday: 11:00-18:00
Wednesday: 10:00-15:30
Thursday: 11:00-18:00
Friday: 10:00-15:30
Saturday: 10:30-17:00

Written application required. Fees for using facility. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Card. Printed. Other
Materials loan. Interlibrary loan. Exchange of material.
Reproductions: By user. In house. By company.
Exhibitions. Fees for exhibitions.

Subjects:
Cinema. Public celebrations.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Photos. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Clippings. Posters. Designs/Plans. Costumes. Sets. Models. Official documents. Paintings. Graphics. Statuary. Objects d'art. Memorabilia. Sound recordings/CDs. Other.

Muzeum Literatury im. Adama Mickiewicza
(Adam Mickiewicz Museum of Literature)
      Date founded: 1951 		 
 
Rynek Starego Miasta 18/20
PL-00 272 Warszawa 		 

Telephone: +48 (22) 314 061
Telefax: +48 (22) 317 692

Special Collections:
Adam Mickiewicz (1798-1855), writer

Muzeum Narodowe
(National Museum)
      Date founded: 1862 		 
 
Al. Jerozolimskie 3
PL-00 495 Warszawa 		 

Telephone: +48 (22) 211 031
Telefax: +48 (22) 258 559
Sunday: 10:00-17:00
Tuesday: 10:00-17:00
Wednesday: 10:00-16:00
Thursday: 12:00-18:00
Friday: 10:00-16:00
Saturday: 10:00-16:00

Written application required. Fees for using facility.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card. Printed. Other
Materials loan. Interlibrary loan. Exchange of material.
Reproductions: By user. By company.
Exhibitions. Fees for exhibitions.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Cinema. Radio/TV. Festivals. Music/Music performance. Public celebrations. Other.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Photos. Promptbooks. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Designs/Plans. Costumes. Properties. Videos/films/DVDs. Official documents. Masks. Paintings. Graphics. Statuary. Objects d'art. Memorabilia. Sound recordings/CDs. Other.

Muzeum Sportu i Turystyki
(Museum of Sports and Tourism)
      Date founded: 1952 		 
 
PL-01-531 Warszawa 		 

Telephone: +48 (22) 560 3780
Telefax: +48 (22) 637 1501
E-mail: muzsport@muzeumsportu.waw.pl
Homepage: http://www.muzeumsportu.waw.pl/

Media:
Photos.
Special Collections:
Music prizes
Music

Muzeum Teatralne w Warszawie
(Warsaw Theatre Museum)
      Date founded: 1957 		 
 
plac Teatralny 1
PL-00 950 Warszawa 		 

Telephone: +48 (22) 692 0756, 692 0211
Telefax: +48 (22) 826 0423, 826 5012
E-mail: office@teatrwielki.pl
Homepage: http://www.teatrwielki.pl/

Databases with information on collections:
Operabase
Tuesday: 9:00-15:00
Wednesday: 9:00-15:00
Thursday: 9:00-15:00
Friday: 9:00-15:00
Saturday: 9:00-15:00
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Designs/Plans. Costumes. Paintings. Graphics.
Special Collections:
Actors (Polish)
Theatre (Poland) (18th century -)

Teatru Wielki

Boguslawski, actor
Didur
opera singer
Drabik, scenographer
Duleba, actor
Marian Hemar (née Hescheles) (1901-1972), playwright
Kiepura, opera singer
Kosiński, scenographer
Joseph Kotarbinski (1849-1928), actor, theatre manager, writer
Kulesza, dancer
Leszczński, actor
Lomnicki, actor
Helena Modrzejewska (pseud.: Modjeska) (1840-1909), actress
Jules Osterwa (1885-1947), actor, artistic director, manager
Parnell, actor
Pronaszko, scenographer
Rapacki, Wincenty (1840-1924), actor
Édouard de Reszke (1850-1925), opera singer
Jean de Reszke (1850-1925), opera singer
Roszkowska, scenographer
Léon Schiller (1887-1954), artistic director
Alina Szmole (1892-1939), dancer
Michel Tarasiewiecz (1871-1923), actor, theatre manager
Wermińska, opera singer
Wiesiollowski, dancer
Alojzy Zólkowski (1814-1849), actor

Muzeum w lazienkach  
 
ul Agrykola 1
PL-00-460 Warszawa 		 

Telephone: +48 (22) 424 809

Special Collections:
Theatre in Orangery (18th century)

Państwowa Wyzsza Szkola Teatralna im. Aleksandra Zelwerowicza
Biblioteka
(Aleksander Zelwerowicz State Theatre Academy; Library)
      Date founded: 1946 		 
 
ul. Miodowa 24
PL-00 246 Warszawa 		 

Telephone: +48 (22) 310 216
Telefax: +48 (22) 635 7414
Monday: 8:45-18:30
Tuesday: 8:45-18:30
Wednesday: 8:45-18:30
Thursday: 8:45-18:30
Friday: 8:45-18:30

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Scores/libretti/music. Sound recordings/CDs.

Polish Centre of the International Theatre Institute  
 
Pilsudskiego 9
PL-00 78 Warszawa 		 

Telephone: +48 (22) 826 1771
Telefax: +48 (22) 826 3027
Monday: 10:00-15:00
Tuesday: 10:00-15:00
Wednesday: 10:00-15:00
Thursday: 10:00-15:00
Friday: 10:00-15:00

Special Collections:
Theatre (Poland)

Polskie Centrum Muzyczne
(Polish Music Centre) 		 
 
ul. Fredry 8, Room 305
PL-00 097 Warszawa 		 

Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Institut Sztuki
Biblioteka
(Polish Academy of Sciences; Art Institute; Library)
      Date founded: 1947 		 
 
ul. Dluga 26/28
PL-00 950 Warszawa 		Mail:
      POB 994
      PL-00 950 Warszawa

Telephone: +48 (22) 831 3271
Telefax: +48 (22) 831 3149
Monday: 9:00-15:00
Tuesday: 9:00-15:00
Wednesday: 9:00-15:00
Thursday: 9:00-15:00
Friday: 9:00-15:00
Saturday: 9:00-12:30

Subjects:
Cinema.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Manuscripts. Sound recordings/CDs.

Poster Museum
      Date founded: 1968 		 
 
ul. Wilanowie
PL-02 958 Warszawa 		 

Telephone: +48 (22) 422 606
Telefax: +48 (22) 422 606
Sunday: 10:00-16:00
Monday: 10:00-16:00
Tuesday: 10:00-16:00
Wednesday: 10:00-16:00
Thursday: 10:00-16:00
Friday: 10:00-16:00
Saturday: 10:00-16:00

Catalogs: Card
On-site use only.
Exhibitions. Fees for exhibitions.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Children's theatre. Puppet theatre. Cabaret/Kabaret. Variety/music hall. Amateur theatre. Circus. Cinema. Radio/TV. Festivals. Music/Music performance. Public celebrations. Other.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Promptbooks. Programmes. Posters. Designs/Plans. Videos/films/DVDs. Graphics. Sound recordings/CDs.
Special Collections:
International Poster Biennale in Warsaw (1966-)
Polish Poster School

Salonik Chopinów
Filia Muzeum Towarzystwa im. Fryderyka Chopina w Warszawie
(Chopin Salon) 		 
 
ul Krakowskie Przedmiescie 5
PL-00-068 Warszawa 		 

Telephone: +48 (22) 8266 251w .267

Special Collections:
Frédéric (Fryderyk Franciszek) Chopin (1810-1849), composer

Theatre Academy  
 
Miodowa 24
PL-00 246 Warszawa 		 

Telephone: +48 (22) 831 6925, 831 6925
Telefax: +48 (22) 635 7414

Uniwersytet Warsawski
Biblioteka Uniwerstyecka
(Warsaw University; University Library)
      Date founded: 1818 		 
 
Krakowskie Przedmieście 32
PL-00 927 Warszawa 		 

Telephone: +48 (22) 264 155
Telefax: +48 (22) 267 520
Monday: 11:00-18:00
Tuesday: 11:00-18:00
Wednesday: 11:00-18:00
Thursday: 11:00-18:00
Friday: 11:00-18:00

Uniwersytet Warsawski
Instytut Muzykologii
Biblioteka
(Warsaw University; Institute of Musicology; Library) 		 
 
ul. Zwirki i Wigury 93
PL-02 089 Warszawa 		 

Telephone: +48 (22) 223 051

Warszawskiego Towarzystwa Muzycznego im Stanislawa Moniuszki
Biblioteka, Muzeum i Archiwum
(Stanislaw Moniuszko Warsaw Musical Society; Library, Museum and Archive)
      Date founded: 1871 		 
 
ul. Zakroczymska 2
PL-00 225 Warszawa 		 

Telephone: +48 (22) 831 5011
Telefax: +48 (22) 831 5011
Monday: 9:00-15:00
Tuesday: 9:00-15:00
Wednesday: 9:00-15:00
Thursday: 9:00-15:00
Friday: 9:00-15:00

Fees for using facility. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Card. Printed
Materials loan. Interlibrary loan. Exchange of material.
Reproductions: By user. In house. By company.

Subjects:
Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Festivals. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Official documents. Scores/libretti/music. Graphics. Statuary.
Special Collections:
Frédéric (Fryderyk Franciszek) Chopin (1810-1849), composer
Ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski (1807-1867), composer
Józef Ksawery Elsner (1769-1854), composer
M. Kamienski, composer
Mieczyslaw Karlowicz, composer
Karol Kurpiński, composer
Stanislaw Moniuszko, composer
Zygmunt Noskowski, composer
Józef Stefani, composer

Zwiazek Kompozytorów Polskich
Biblioteka-Fonoteka
(Polish Composers' Union; Library)
      Date founded: 1954 		 
 
Rynek Starego Miasta 27
PL-00 272 Warszawa 		 

Telephone: +48 (22) 831 1634
Telefax: +48 (22) 831 0607

Databases with information on collections:
Operabase
Monday: 11:00-16:00
Tuesday: 11:00-16:00
Thursday: 11:00-16:00

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Card
Materials loan. Exchange of material.
Exhibitions.
Subjects:
Opera. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Festivals. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Programmes. Official documents. Scores/libretti/music. Sound recordings/CDs. Other.
Special Collections:
Polish Composers' Union [concerts and festivals]
Warsaw Autumn Festival (1956-1999) [recordings]

Index:

Institution names followed by SIBMAS Member  are members of SIBMAS

 

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