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MNK The Matejko

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The collections of the Jan Matejko House

Jan Matejko (1838-1893) was the creator of large-format paintings on historical themes and of highly valued portraits. Many of them can be admired in the Gallery of 19th- Century Polish Art in the Sukiennice.

MNK Czartoryski Museum

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Ancient art collections at the National Museum in Krakow

The ancient art collection belonging to the Princes Czartoryski Foundation constitutes a set of various objects originating from Mediterranean cultures. According to the assumptions of the collection creator – Prince Władysław Czartoryski, the exhibits represent a broad spectrum of handicrafts allowing to deepen the knowledge about ancient art and enjoy the beauty of the objects themselves.

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  01-02-2015
  

  Olga Boznańska

  “My paintings look great because they are the truth, they are fair, yours, there is no narrow-mindness, no mannerism and no bluff”. Was not Boznańska a megalomaniac to write like that? Or maybe quite the opposite, a fully devoted to art, aware of her attainments artist having no reasons to mince? You can soon find out how a contemporary viewer perceives the art of that painter considered a genius in her time.

  MNK The Main Building

  al. 3 Maja 1 view on map Monday - closed
  Tuesday - Sunday - 10.00-18.00 Check the ticket prices

MNK The Mehoffer

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Józef Mehoffer – a versatile artist

Józef Mehoffer (1869–1946), Jan Matejko's student and Stanisław Witkiewicz's peer, is one of the most prominent artists of the Young Poland movement, active also in the interwar period.

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  Art of Old Poland. The 12th – 18th century

  The exhibition presents excellent works of the medieval and more modern art from the collections of the National Museum in Krakow, one of the oldest and best sets of old Polish art.

  MNK The Ciołek

  ul. Kanonicza 17, 31-002 Kraków view on map Monday - closed
  Tuesday - 10.00-18.00
  wednesday-sunday - 10.00-16.00 Check the ticket prices

MNK The Main Building

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TriBeCa COFFEE café and museum shop in the Main Building

The National Museum in Krakow is becoming increasingly accessible to visitors and is associated not only with art, but also with pleasant relaxation areas.

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Get acquainted with the privacy policy regarding the website of the National Museum in Krakow.

MNK The Main Building

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Ethereal beauty

Fans played a significant role in Chinese culture. Used since antiquity by both men and women, they were available in many varieties based on the function they fulfilled, their shape and the nature of their decoration. Apart from their functional qualities, fans constituted important ceremonial accessories. In the Tang Dynasty (618-907), they also became a medium for painters and calligraphers. The oldest type was a rigid fan.

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MUSIC BENEATH THE TATRAS

In the years 2011–2013 the National Museum in Krakow, together with its Slovak partner, the P.O. Hviezdoslav Orava Museum in Dolny Kubin, implemented the project “Muzyka pod Tatrami” (Music beneath the Tatras) as part of the Republic of Poland – Republic of Slovakia Cross-Border Cooperation Programme 2007–2013.

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THE EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR POLISH NUMISMATICS

The National Museum in Krakow is in possession of a collection of 100,000 pieces that is priceless on a European scale. It includes the world’s best collection of Polish numismatics; its core is the 11,000-piece collection of the famous numismatist and collector of historical memorabilia Count Emeryk Hutten-Czapski (1828-1896).

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  Biographical museum of Józef Mehoffer

  The house is not only a biographical museum, it is also a museum of interiors and to a certain extent an art museum.

  MNK The Mehoffer

  ul. Krupnicza 26, 31-123 Kraków view on map Monday - closed
  tue - 10.00-18.00
  wednesday-sunday - 10.00-16.00 Check the ticket prices

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  Biographical Museum of Jan Matejko

  The permanent exhibition is housed in the family home of Jan Matejko (1838-1893), the greatest Polish artist working in the genre of history painting, a collector and an enthusiast for monuments, particularly those in Krakow. The old Krakow building (rebuilt in the 18th and 19th centuries) is the place where Jan Matejko was born, lived with his family, created his paintings and passed away.

  MNK The Matejko

  ul. Floriańska 41, 31-019 Kraków view on map Monday - closed
  tuesday - 10:00-18:00
  Wednesday - Sunday - 10.00-16.00 Check the ticket prices

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Yes, You Can!

A project which provides information on how to support cultural activities, in particular those undertaken by organizations working for the benefit of disadvantaged groups.

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THE NEW SUKIENNICE

The Gallery of 19th Century Polish Art in the Sukiennice closed for renovation on 31 August 2006. Its restoration and modernization were one of the biggest conservation investments in Europe, at a total cost of PLN 8,733,610.