Best Museums in Krakow
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From the classic MNK Sukiennice and Czartoryski Museum, to lesser-known spots worth adding to your trip.
★ 4.7 · 16,781 reviews
Walk into the Cloth Hall, the Renaissance centrepiece of Krakow's Main Square. Browse the market stalls below, then climb to the gallery of 19th-century Polish painting upstairs.
★ 4.8 · 10,779 reviews
Visit the Czartoryski Museum in Krakow's Old Town, home to Leonardo da Vinci's Lady with an Ermine. Move through galleries of portraits, artworks and decorative arts in one of Poland's oldest museums.
★ 4.4 · 10,197 reviews
Go below the Main Market Square into the Rynek Underground Museum. Walk among excavated medieval streets and stalls while multimedia displays chart Krakow's development from its early days.
★ 4.5 · 26,474 reviews
Visit Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory in Podgórze and follow the story of wartime Krakow. Walk through exhibits of testimonies, photographs and film that trace the occupation and the lives affected by it.
★ 4.7 · 168,453 reviews
Climb Wawel Hill to the castle that sheltered Poland's kings for centuries. Wander the arcaded courtyard, tour the State Art Collection's rooms, and finish in the gardens with views over the Vistula.
★ 4.7 · 1,624 reviews
Walk into Collegium Maius, the medieval heart of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow's Old Town. Stroll the arcaded courtyard, then climb to the museum's historic rooms to see paintings and objects from the university's past.
★ 4.4 · 5,801 reviews
Step inside the Old Synagogue, a 15th-century landmark in Kazimierz. Explore the restored prayer hall and adjoining rooms to learn about the history and traditions of Krakow's Jewish community.
★ 4.5 · 1,749 reviews
Step into Apteka pod Orłem, the pharmacy that stayed open inside the Krakow Ghetto. Open its drawers and cupboards to read and listen to first-hand stories from the occupation years.
★ 4.5 · 12,994 reviews
Visit the National Museum in Kraków and take on its three permanent galleries. Move through Polish and European paintings and historical artefacts in a large collection that easily fills a few hours.
★ 4.4 · 1,951 reviews
Discover the Galicia Jewish Museum, a contemporary space honouring Holocaust victims and Jewish culture. Read personal stories and see exhibitions on Polish Jewish life, including the story of Henry Reiss.
★ 4.7 · 17,845 reviews
Head out to the Polish Aviation Museum, set on a historic airfield in Czyżyny. Walk among rows of planes and helicopters outdoors, then explore early aircraft and aviation memorabilia in the modern visitor centre.
★ 4.5 · 3,408 reviews
Climb Town Hall Tower, the medieval landmark rising from Krakow's Main Square. Work your way up the narrow stairs past city history exhibits, then take in the view over the square from the top.
★ 4.6 · 7,050 reviews
Take a look at the Krakow Barbican, a rare surviving piece of the city's medieval defences. Walk its brick walls beside Floriańska Gate, then relax in the park around it.
★ 4.5 · 6,324 reviews
Explore the Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology, a futuristic building on the Vistula in Dębniki. See Japanese art and artifacts plus rotating exhibitions, with concerts and events on the programme.
★ 4.5 · 6,480 reviews
Step into MOCAK, Krakow's contemporary art museum in Podgórze. Move through three floors of multimedia and sometimes provocative works inside a bold modern building.
★ 4.4 · 5,010 reviews
Explore the Museum of Engineering and Technology, a Krakow favourite for families and curious minds. Walk among life-sized trams and vintage cars and try out calculators from different eras.
★ 4.6 · 2,843 reviews
Visit the Museum of Polish Army AK near Krakow's train station. Follow the story of the Polish underground under German and Soviet occupation through detailed displays and objects.
★ 4.6 · 1,027 reviews
Walk through the Józef Mehoffer House, the artist's former home in Krakow. See his furnished rooms, paintings and stained-glass windows in a charming, intimate setting.
★ 4.6 · 1,271 reviews
Step into the Jan Matejko House, the Old Town home of one of Poland's best-known painters. Wander his preserved rooms and view his portraits and paintings in the setting where he created them.
★ 4.3 · 213 reviews
Visit the Kościuszko Museum and the mound that rises beside it. Learn about Tadeusz Kościuszko inside, then climb up for a wide view back toward Krakow.
★ 4.6 · 1,214 reviews
Explore the Seweryn Udziela Ethnographic Museum, a Krakow institution since 1911. Wander three floors of Polish folk culture, religious iconography and a nativity scene display, then browse the bookshop.
★ 4.8 · 726 reviews
Slip into the Emeryk Hutten-Czapski Museum, a quiet neoclassical manor in the Old Town. Browse Poland's largest coin collection, rare books and old maps inside its elegant interiors.
★ 4.3 · 1,424 reviews
Step into the Muzeum Nowej Huty and discover daily life in communist Poland. Browse the period exhibits upstairs, then descend into an authentic Cold War bunker preserved as a permanent underground exhibit.
★ 4.7 · 792 reviews
Drop into MuFo Rakowicka, Krakow's modern museum of photography. Browse thoughtful exhibitions on how images tell stories in a calm, light-filled space.
★ 4.8 · 3,486 reviews
Flip into the Kraków Pinball Museum, a four-room playground of restored pinball machines and retro arcade games. Play as long as you like with a day pass, drink in hand, and chase high scores.
★ 4.8 · 4,469 reviews
Press start at the Krakow Arcade Museum, a playable collection of retro and modern games in Czyżyny. Work your way through classic cabinets like Pac-Man and Dig Dug without queues for most machines.
★ 4.5 · 1,361 reviews
Visit Cricoteka, the Tadeusz Kantor documentation centre in Podgórze. See his paintings, set designs and theatre videos, then relax at the café with a view over the river.
★ 4.8 · 1,294 reviews
Discover the muWi Stained Glass Museum, a small Old Town gem devoted to the art of coloured glass. Admire historical and contemporary pieces, then watch the craft come to life in the working studio.
★ 4.5 · 345 reviews
Discover the natural history museum of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Krakow's Stare Miasto. Study carefully displayed specimens and bones, peer at live fish, a tarantula and a scorpion, and watch rocks glow in the dark.
★ 4.6 · 1,438 reviews
Descend beneath Krakow's Main Square with a guide on the Rynek Underground Museum tour. Walk among excavated medieval streets and artefacts while multimedia displays bring the old market to life over about ninety minutes.
Krakow · 🏛️ Landmark
MNK Sukiennice
1h15
Krakow · 🎨 Museum
Czartoryski Museum
1h30
Rynek Underground Museum
Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory
Wawel Royal Castle-State Art Collection
2h30
Muzeum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego Collegium Maius
1h
Old Synagogue
45 min
Apteka pod Orłem
National Museum in Kraków
Galicia Jewish Museum
Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego
2h
Town Hall Tower
30 min
Kraków Barbican
Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology
Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow MOCAK
Muzeum Inżynierii i Techniki
Museum of Polish Army AK
Józef Mehoffer House
The Jan Matejko House | National Museum
Kościuszko Museum
Seweryn Udziela Ethnographic Museum
Emeryk Hutten-Czapski Museum
Muzeum Nowej Huty
Muzeum Fotografii w Krakowie - MuFo Rakowicka
Krakow · 🎭 Entertainment
Kraków Pinball Museum
Krakow Arcade Museum - Muzeum Gier Wideo
Tadeusz Kantor's Centre for Documentation Cricoteka
muWi Stained Glass Museum
Muzeum Przyrodnicze Instytutu Systematyki i Ewolucji Zwierząt PAN w Krakowie
Rynek Underground Museum Guided Tour
