You might still see the old address ( ul. Towarowa 28 ) listed in older guides or textbooks. The IPN headquarters moved to the Janusz Kurtyka street address (near the Warsaw Uprising Museum) several years ago. Janusz Kurtyka was the IPN president who tragically died in the Smolensk air disaster in 2010.
If you’ve been digging into Polish family history, World War II documentation, or the communist era, you’ve probably come across the acronym IPN . It stands for Instytut Pamięci Narodowej (Institute of National Remembrance).
For 99% of people, the IPN’s digital archive ( Archiwum Pełne Danych ) is available online for free. However, if you have to go—now you know exactly where to find Poland’s memory.
ul. Janusza Kurtyki 1 02-676 Warszawa Poland