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Kraków Museums

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Kraków is packed with more museums than any other city in Poland, and the last several years have seen literally dozens of new openings and re-openings. Recent investments have improved the quality of the city's museums immensely, most of which have been modernised and many of which feature multimedia exhibits that will even keep the kids engaged. There is no better place to learn about Polish history, culture and character than Kraków's museums, some of which should be on every tourist itinerary.

To learn about current temporary exhibits in Kraków's museums, visit our What's On section.

For a list of the Top 10 Best Museums in Kraków, read our dedicated feature.

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National Museum, Main Building

Al. 3 Maja 1

The National Museum has 11 branches in Kraków, with this monolithic structure - apparently built over the course of half a century from 1935 to 1989 - being …

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State Rooms

Wawel 5

The main exhibition of Wawel Castle's interiors, the spectacular State Rooms include several rooms on the ground floor - all of which have retained their …

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Galicia Jewish Museum

ul. Dajwór 18

With the name 'Galicia' referring to the ethnically diverse northernmost province of the Austrian Habsburg Empire, which existed from 1772-1918 and extended …

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19th Century Polish Art Gallery

Cloth Hall, Rynek Główny 3

Kraków's oldest museum and maybe its most underrated. This magnificent and historic exhibition inside the Cloth Hall covers Polish art from in and around the …

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Collegium Maius

ul. Jagiellońska 15

Jagiellonian University’s oldest building (and one of the oldest in Kraków), Collegium Maius was built as the university’s main campus in the late 14th …

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Crown Treasury & Armoury

Wawel 5

Containing Poland’s very own equivalent of the Crown Jewels among its many wonders, Wawel's Crown Treasury & Armoury provides a delightful excursion into …

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Kraków's Mounds

Kościuszko Mound

Al. Waszyngtona 1

History produces few men like Tadeusz Kościuszko (1746-1817). Having fought with distinction in the American War of Independence before inspiring and leading …

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International Cultural Centre

Rynek Główny 25

COVID-19 update: The ICC reopened on May 19th with new regulations for visiting. From 13:00-14:00 priority is given to visitors over the age of 65. Temporary …

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Czartoryski Princes Museum

ul. Pijarska 15

“My homeland, I was not able to save you, let me immortalise you at least.” --Princess Izabela Czartoryska, upon founding the Czartoryski art collection The …

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Museum of Photography in Krakow - MuFo Strzelnica

ul. Królowej Jadwigi 220

The gorgeously renovated Stara Strzelnica shooting gallery is home to the new permanent exhibit of Kraków's Photography Museum. Located in Wola Justowska - an …

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The Palace of Fine Arts

Pl. Szczepański 4

This gorgeous Art Nouveau building on Plac Szczepański is the seat of the Friends of the Fine Arts Society - the oldest such organisation in Central Europe, …

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Museum of Photography in Krakow – MuFo Rakowicka

ul. Rakowicka 22A

A portmanteau of Muzeum Fotografii (ENG: Museum of Photography), Kraków's MuFo is the only museum institution in Poland devoted entirely to the photographic …

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MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow

ul. Lipowa 4

Opened in 2011, Krakow's Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCAK) does not disappoint, capably holding its own with comparable international art institutions. Tucked …

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Rynek Underground

Rynek Główny 1

Opened in a blaze of publicity in September 2010, this hi-tech and highly popular museum takes visitors four metres under the surface of the market square to …

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Lost Wawel

Wawel 5

NOTE: Admission in November is free but you must take a 0zł ticket from the ticket office! We aren't joking! Essentially an archaeological and architectural …

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Schindler's Factory

ul. Lipowa 4

In 2010, the Oskar Schindler Enamelled Goods Factory (to give it its full name) re-opened to the public as a world-class museum. The story of Oskar Schindler …

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