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Monument to Adam Mickiewicz
Warsaw is home to over 30 major theatres that are spread throughout the city, including the National Theatre (founded in 1765) and the Grand Theatre in Warsaw ([2]) (established 1778).
Warsaw also attracts many young and off-stream directors and performers who add to the city's theatre culture. Their productions can be seen mostly in the smaller theatres and Houses of Culture (Dom Kultury) located mostly outside of the Sródmiescie .
Presently, as the most successful is considered TR Warszawa (formerly Teatr Rozmaitosci).
There are many museums and art galleries in Warsaw, most notable are the Muzeum Narodowe , Zacheta Art Museum , Centre for Contemporary Art , Museum of the Polish Army . The biggest of them, the National Museum has numerous divisions located in many parts of Warsaw, most notably in the Royal Castle and the Wilanow Palace .
On August 1, 2004, the Warsaw Uprising Museum is to be opened to the public.
For a full list of Warsaw-based institutions of higher education see: Education in Warsaw
Main gate of the Warsaw University
Warsaw is one of the most important education centres of Poland. It is home to four major universities and over 62 smaller schools of higher education. The most important are:
for links to their sites see: List of universities in Poland
The overall number of students of all grades of education in Warsaw is almost 500.000 (29.2% of the city population; 2002). The number of university students is over 255.000.