Regular tours

What Does the Tour Look Like?

Start: Norblin Factory Museum

The tour begins at the Norblin Factory Museum, where you will discover the history of one of the most important industrial sites in Warsaw.

You will see original historic machinery and the museum’s collection of silver-plated tableware produced at the former factory. You will learn about the objects that once found their way onto tables in Poland and abroad, as well as the changing customs surrounding food and dining culture.

Warsaw Through Food

From the history of silver-plated tableware, we move on to the story of what was served on it.

You will discover the history of Warsaw’s former marketplaces and learn what the city’s residents ate every day and what was reserved for special occasions.

It is a story of Warsaw told through food, trade, and the everyday lives of its residents.

Finale: Tasting at BioBazar

The tour ends at BioBazar – Poland’s first certified organic market.

During the tasting, you will try selected products from producers and artisans present at BioBazar, including Polish cheeses, artisanal chałka with homemade preserves, traditional pickles, and pierogi, with a few flavours left as a surprise.

Who Leads the Tour?

The tour is led by Anna Bloch, a licensed Warsaw tour guide and founder of Warsaw Food Stories.

What Is Included?

– admission to the Norblin Factory Museum,
– a guided tour with a licensed Warsaw guide,
– stories about the Norblin Factory, silver-plated tableware, Warsaw’s historic markets, and the city’s food culture,
– tasting at BioBazar.

Important Information

The tasting is prepared using fresh products ordered in advance from selected producers. For this reason, tickets are not available for purchase on the day of the tour, and bookings close in advance.

What to Expect

Start: Norblin Factory Museum
Your visit begins with the guided tour “Norblin Factory in a Nutshell.” Accompanied by a guide, you’ll take a one-hour journey through more than 240 years of the history of a site that played a significant role in Warsaw’s industrial development.

Along the way, you’ll discover the factory’s historic buildings, machinery and equipment, its renowned products, and the stories of the people who shaped its legacy.

Final Stop: “Retro Warsaw” at Art Box Experience
After your tour of the Norblin Factory Museum, you’ll continue to Art Box Experience, where the immersive exhibition “Retro Warsaw” awaits.

Using cutting-edge technology, archival materials and multimedia storytelling, the exhibition transports visitors back to Warsaw as it was nearly a century ago, recreating the city’s unique atmosphere, architecture and everyday life.

Available Dates
The offer is available from 12 July to 30 August 2026.

Group Bookings
Combined tickets are also available for organised groups of at least 10 participants.

Group visits are arranged individually, subject to the availability of the museum guide and the opening hours of Art Box Experience.

Join a curated tour led by expert storytellers who will reveal the Norblin Factory’s rich legacy—from its 19th-century industrial roots to its present-day revival. The experience will be brought to life by an Actor–Guide in costume, portraying one of the Factory’s historic figures and adding a dramatic flair to your journey. Wander through preserved architecture and hidden passageways as you uncover the layered narrative of this iconic site.

The most interesting and important paths are ‘Buildings and Architecture’ and ‘Machinery and Equipment’. It is on these that we can see objects that are elements of the historic Norblin Factory, entered in the register of monuments. Equally interesting, although not based on listed objects and forming an integral part of the Factory, is the Products path, where visitors can see original historical products manufactured by the Factory. The People path takes the form of a walk through the factory streets and squares named after historical figures associated with the Factory.

Visitors begin their journey through the history of this remarkable place from the end of the 18th century, when it was still owned by Franciszek Ryx, butler to King Stanislaw August, through the glory years of the Norblin, Buch Brothers and T. Werner plant, to the post-war activities of the plant, now operating as “Walcownia Metali Warszawa”.

The museum also presents the fate of the site after 1982, when factory production ceased. Visitors learn about the history of the Werner and Norblin families, profiles of the factory’s historically significant figures – including Franciszek Ryx, or Julia Keilowa – an outstanding inter-war designer who created for the most important Polish plating factories, and see an impressive collection of the then extremely popular wares.