in the Second Half of the 17th Century Polish Army in Saxon Times Polish Army at the Time of the Enlightenment and the Kosciuszko Rising Polish Legions in Italy and the Army of the Dukedom of Warsaw The Army of the Kingdom of Poland and the November 1831 Rising The January 1863 Rising Polish Paramilitary Organisations of the Early 20th Century The Roads to Independence: 1914-45 The Polish Army: 1921-39 Poland's Defence War of 1939 The Armed Struggle in the Occupied Country: 1939-47 Polish Army in the East: 1943-45 UN Peace Missions of the Polish Army. The museum is run as a department of the Polish armed forces, an arrangement which brings advantages - such as limitless access to military surplus stock - but also disadvantages (not least the lack of a proper giftshop/bookshop, since, by law Polish military facilities cannot sell goods to the public on a commercial basis). New Building On December 15, 2008, the Museum of the Polish Army announced that it will sponsor an international competition to choose an architectural design for its new premises and surrounding area. The building will be built in the historic Citadel located in Warsaw's Żoliborz district. The new museum is expected to be a modern multimedia institution similar in concept to the highly successful Warsaw Uprising Museum. The winner was expected to be selected in August 2009, construction of the museum was supposed to begin in 2009 or 2010 and completion due in 2013, however in early 2014, this still had not occurred. Once the new Polish Army Museum is built, its current building in the city center will be taken over by the National Museum in Warsaw. References In-line: General: Selected exhibition items External links Muzeum Wojska Polskiego Museums established in 1920 Museums in Warsaw 1920 establishments in Poland Army museums in Europe Military and war museums in Poland Registered museums in Poland Armour collections