Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum, London

Name: Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum
Address: London, United Kingdom

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Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum, London

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The Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum, known as Sikorski Institute, named after General Władysław Sikorski, is a leading London-based museum and archive for research into Poland during World War II and the Polish diaspora. It is a non-governmental organisation managed by scholars from the Polish community in the United Kingdom, housed at 20 Prince's Gate in West London, in a Grade II listed terrace on Kensington Road facing Hyde Park. It is incidentally part of the same Victorian development by Charles James Freake as the nearby Polish Hearth Club. Although the Institute is closer to the commercial centres of Kensington, it is just within the City of Westminster. In 1988 it merged with the formerly independent Polish Underground Movement Study Trust -. ()

Coordinates: 51°30'5"N, 0°10'24"W

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City of Westminster (Knightsbridge and Belgravia)London United Kingdom

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Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Victoria and Albert Museum, Science Museum, Serpentine Galleries, Albert Memorial.

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World-class decorative art and design
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Queen Victoria's memorial to her husband
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Monuments and statues
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Vernacular architecture, Monuments and statues, Fountain
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Park
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Which popular attractions are close to Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum?

Nearby attractions include Holy Trinity Church, London (5 min walk), Prince Consort Road, London (5 min walk), Royal Albert Hall, London (5 min walk), Memorial to the Great Exhibition, London (5 min walk).

How to get to Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum by public transport?

The nearest stations to Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum:

Bus

Exhibition Road • Lines: 23, 452, 52, 9, N9 (1 min walk)
Prince Of Wales Gate • Lines: 23, 452, 52, 9, N9 (4 min walk)

Metro

South Kensington • Lines: Circle, District, Piccadilly (13 min walk)
Knightsbridge • Lines: Piccadilly (14 min walk)

Train

London Paddington (28 min walk)