Museum of Krakow

Nowa Huta – Dimitrowgrad – Open-Air Exhibition

Dimitrowgrad is a city built from 1947 onward, where chemical, machine-building, food, fuel and energy, textile, clothing, leather and furniture industries developed. The exhibition addresses the following topics…

New Forms, Past Inspirations - ceramics and linocut exhibition

Mira Magiera

The exhibition features ceramic works and linocuts, whose creation was preceded by a dialogue with the work of past and contemporary masters. Inspirations drawn from art history became a starting point for individual…

Kraków in the Works of Anastasiia Kurkova

We invite you to the permanent exhibition „Kraków from the Beginning, Without End”, featuring works by painter Anastasiia Kurkova that depict Kraków Anastasiia Kurkova (born 2000 in Mariupol), who also creates under the…

Kraków in the Works of Anastasiia Kurkova

We invite you to the permanent exhibition „Kraków from the Beginning, Without End”, presenting works by painter Anastasiia Kurkova that depict Kraków Anastasiia Kurkova (born 2000 in Mariupol), who also creates under…

View of the Krakowianki – Tola Certowicz

Patrycja Chelbus-Grudzień

We invite you to another presentation in the series “View of the Krakowianki”. This time, at the exhibition “Kraków from the Beginning, Without End”, we will meet sculptor Tola Certowicz. October is the month when…

Hotel Forum

Melania Tutak

Striking in its architectural form, an outstanding example of brutalism, a reinforced-concrete landmark of the once intimate landscape of Ludwinów. Hotel Forum was not lucky with the times, but it was lucky with people…

Under the Knitted Sky – Installation

Jagoda Pikulska

Dziergamy Na Polu is an initiative of several Kraków knitters, founded in 2023. It grew from the idea of creating a local Kraków knitting community. The group aims to exchange experiences, build community, and initiate…

Schindler’s Factory. Histories of the Place

Bartosz Heksel

The exhibition tells the story of how one of Kraków’s most visited museums came to be established in the former administrative building of the Deutsche Emailwarenfabrik (DEF), the enamelware factory managed by Oskar…

Tadeusz Pankiewicz’s Pharmacy in Kraków Ghetto

Monika Bednarek

Description of the exhibition The permanent exhibition at the Eagle Pharmacy is located on the site of the former ghetto and commemorates the Holocaust of Krakow's Jews and the figure of Tadeusz Pankiewicz, a Righteous…

Accessible Museum Tales

Katarzyna Bury, Elżbieta Lang

Welcome to the Museum of Krakow for an extraordinary journey into the world of “Accessible Museum Tales”! Our heroes will be the most fascinating museum exhibits, and our guides a group of museum professionals who,…

The history and Culture of Jews in Kraków

In the old prayer rooms for men and women on the ground floor items for Jewish ceremonial use are displayed. They are presented in three main groups: 1. the synagogue; 2. holidays and annual festivals; 3. private and…

Following the traces of European identity of Kraków

Łukasz Walas

Opened on 24th September 2010 was the “Following the traces of European identity of Kraków” tourist route. The establishment of this interactive exhibition was made possible thanks to the archaeological study that was…

Jugowice Fort. Site Heritage

Piotr Opaliński, Wacław Szczepanik, Bartosz Arkuszewski

In the past, there were settlements on the site, the names and memories of which survived their incorporation into Krakow in the form of estate and street names. Hidden in the hilly terrain are traces of the area’s past…

The Paths of the Scouths

“The Paths of the Scouts” permanent exhibition at the Museum of the Scouting Movement. The exhibition was developed by two largest scouting organisations, the Polish Scouting and Guiding Association and the Scouting…

In the Shadow of Krak’s Mound

Elżbieta Firlet

The Podgórze Museum, a branch of the Historical Museum of the City of Krakow, is an exceptional place. It is being created at the initiative of the local community and is an answer to the expectations of the Podgórze…

Kraków under Nazi Occupation 1939–1945

Monika Bednarek

Exhibition Kraków under Nazi Occupation 1939–1945 is located in the former administrative building of Oskar Schindler’s Enamel Factory at 4 Lipowa Street. The exhibition is primarily a story about Kraków and its…

Krakow from the beginning, to no end.

Kamil Stasiak

Why Krakow from the beginning, to no end? “From the beginning” doesn’t seem to require an explanation. “To no end”, on the other hand means the city has so many stories and contexts that it is impossible to tell about…

People of Kraków in Times of Terror 1939-1945-1956

Grzegorz Jeżowski

During the 2nd World War there was the Gestapo headquarters in Krakow, at 2, Pomorska Street. The cells of the previous Gestapo prison – the testimony of the past of this place – nowadays are the place of national…

Nowa Huta Underground. Stage I: shelter under the No. 3 Mechanical Education School Complex located at the housing estate Szkolne 37

Agata Klimek-Zdeb

The shelter under the No. 3 Mechanical Education School Complex located at the housing estate Szkolne 37 is the first shelter made available within the Nowa Huta Underground tourist route. The plan for the project was…

Rydlówka

Małgorzata Palka

Rydlówka, a one-of-a-kind destination, has multiple links to the art of the Young Poland movement – including painting, literature, playwriting and theatre. This place has left its mark in the history of Polish…

Bunkers in Nowa Huta – Legacy of the Cold War

Agata Klimek-Zdeb

The exhibition “Bunkers in Nowa Huta – Legacy of the Cold War” located at os. Szkolny 22 is the main permanent exhibition of Podziemna Nowa Huta. The exhibition spaces occupy the ground floor of the building as well as…

Włodzimierz Kunz

The presentation at Pałac Krzysztofory was initiated by Waldemar Andzelm, who made the works by Prof. Kuzna available. Włodzimierz Kunz (1926–2002) was a painter, printmaker and educator associated with the Kraków…