The Czapski Museum - Exhibitions
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29.03.2022
04.09.2022The Vistula, Queen of Polish Rivers
Near the borders of Poland in the province of Lesser Poland there stands a high and rocky crag of the Tatra mountains […] whence the river Vistula flows from its source and meanders through the centre of the Crown Kingdom of Poland northwards to the very city of Gdańsk, where its fresh waters into the salt water of the Baltic Sea flow and intermingle. Indeed, this one among all others in the Kingdom of Poland is known as the Head of All Rivers. These words about the Vistula and a woodcut showing a landscape with Barania Góra (Ram Mountain), where the sources of the Vistula are located, open an exhibition dedicated to this queen of Polish rivers and portrayals of it in historic books, maps, and plans. A characterisation of the Vistula and an engraving of it were included in a 1703 edition of Hieronim Morsztyn’s work “Antypasty Małżeńskie (Matrimonial Appetisers)”, a collection of three amorous tales first published in 1650.
The Czapski Museumul. Piłsudskiego 12, 31-109 Kraków view on map Monday - closed
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18.03.2022
01.01.2023The Czapski Museumul. Piłsudskiego 12, 31-109 Kraków view on map Monday - closed
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The Numismatic Room
The Numismatic Room was established in 1883. The initially modest collection expanded mainly thanks to the generosity of private benefactors such as Henryk Bukowski. The 1903 donation of Emeryk Hutten-Czapski's collection resulted in a radical change in the rank of the Room, which became the repository of the most representative collection of Polish coins, medals and banknotes, featuring a number of unique objects (e.g. Bolesław Chrobry's GNEZDVN CIVITAS denarius or Władysław Łokietek's ducat).The Czapski Museumul. Piłsudskiego 12, 31-109 Kraków view on map Monday - closed
tue - 10.00-18.00
wed-fri - 10.00-17.00
Sat - 10.00 -18.00
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Collection of old prints and manuscripts
The manuscripts collection was initiated through a donation from the Czapski family in form of Emeryk Hutten-Czapski's library containing over eight thousand items.The Czapski Museumul. Piłsudskiego 12, 31-109 Kraków view on map Monday - closed
tue - 10.00-18.00
wed-fri - 10.00-17.00
Sat - 10.00 -18.00
Sun - 10.00 - 16.00 Check the ticket prices
