Permanent galleries
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The Origins. Ancient art gallery
The aim of the permanent exhibition of ancient art from the collections of the National Museum in Kraków, located on the 1st floor in the Arsenal of the Princes Czartoryski Museum, is to show a full picture of the art of ancient cultures. The core of the exhibition is a collection acquired by Prince Władysław Czartoryski in the second half of the 19th century.view on map Monday - closed
Tuesday - 10.00-18.00
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Wednesday - Sunday - 10.00-17.00 Check the ticket prices -
The Princes Czartoryski Museum - Palace
The permanent exhibition at the Palace of the Princes Czartoryski Museum displays the most valuable art collection in Poland, and one of the most valuable ones in Europe. The exhibition not only includes masterpieces of world painting such as Leonardo da Vinci's Lady with an Ermine or Rembrandt van Rijn's Landscape with the Good Samaritan, but also works of painting, sculpture, crafts, military or applied arts. It is also an immense collection of souvenirs presenting Poland's history.The Princes Czartoryski Museumul. Pijarska 15, 31-015 Kraków view on map MON - CLOSED
tue - 10-18
Wednesday-Thursday - 10.00-18.00
Friday-Saturday - 10.00-19.00
Sunday - 10.00-18.00 Check the ticket prices -
Gallery of Decorative Art
The Gallery of Decorative Art at the National Museum in Krakow is the largest permanent exhibition of this type in Poland. The displayed objects are arranged in a chronological order from the Early Middle Ages to the Art Nouveau period. The exhibition, with its stylishly arranged interiors and its collection of gold, fabrics, clothing, furniture, ceramics and glassware, complete with a unique collection of musical instruments and judaica, features nearly 4,000 exhibits presented in nine exhibition rooms and two annexes.The Main Buildingal. 3 Maja 1 view on map Monday - closed
Tuesday - 10.00-18.00
Wednesday-Friday - 9.00-17.00
Saturday - 10.00-17.00
Sunday - 10.00-16.00 Check the ticket prices -
The Gallery of 19th-Century Polish Art in the Sukiennice
The Sukiennice building houses one of the largest permanent exhibitions of 19th-century Polish painting and sculpture in Poland.The Sukiennice GalleryRynek Główny 3 view on map mon - closed
tue - 10.00 - 19.00
Wendesday - Thursday - 10.00-18.00
Friday - Saturday - 10.00-19.00
Sunday - 10.00-18.00 Check the ticket prices -
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.The Matejko Houseul. Floriańska 41, 31-019 Kraków view on map Monday - closed
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tues-fri - 10-16
Sat - 10-17
Sunday - 10 - 16 Check the ticket prices -
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.The Mehoffer Houseul. Krupnicza 26, 31-123 Kraków view on map Monday - closed
tue - 10-17
wed-fri - 10-16
Sat - 10 - 17
Sunday - 10 - 16 Check the ticket prices -
Józef Czapski's Biographical Museum
The permanent exhibition in the Józef Czapski Pavilion, whose layout was designed by Krystyna Zachwatowicz and her husband Andrzej Wajda, occupies the second floor.The Czapski Pavilionul. Piłsudskiego 12, 31-109 Kraków view on map Monday - closed
tue - 10-17
wed-fri - 10-16
Sat - 10-17
Sunday - 10 - 16 Check the ticket prices -
Karol Szymanowski biographical museum
Before the opening of the Karol Szymanowski Museum in Villa 'Atma' in Zakopane in 1976, the National Museum in Krakow held an exhibition with musical elements, which presented the life and art of the renowned composer who lived in 'Atma' from 1930 to 1935.The Szymanowski Museumul. Kasprusie 19, 34-500 Zakopane view on map Monday - closed
tue - 10-17
Wed - Fri - 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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Sun - 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Check the ticket prices -
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.The Erazm Ciołek Palaceul. Kanonicza 17, 31-002 Kraków view on map Monday - closed
Tuesday - 10.00-19.00
Wednesday-Thursday - 10.00-18.00
Friday-Saturday - 10.00-19.00
Sunday - 10.00-18.00 Check the ticket prices -
Orthodox Art of the Old Polish Republic
The exhibition features a hitherto little known group of icons, one of the oldest and most precious collections of Orthodox painting in Central Europe. It contains mainly the works coming from the south-eastern borderlands of the old 'Rzeczpospolita'.The Erazm Ciołek Palaceul. Kanonicza 17, 31-002 Kraków view on map Monday - closed
Tuesday - 10.00-19.00
Wednesday-Thursday - 10.00-18.00
Friday-Saturday - 10.00-19.00
Sunday - 10.00-18.00 Check the ticket prices -
Krakow within your reach
In the beautifully restored cellars of the Bishop Erazm Ciołek Palace, visitors can admire 800 fragments of the most valuable architectural sculptures from all over Poland, originating from such places as St. Mary's Church, Krakow Cathedral or Gniezno Cathedral.The Erazm Ciołek Palaceul. Kanonicza 17, 31-002 Kraków view on map Monday - closed
Tues - Sat - 10 a.m - 6 p.m.
Sunday - 10 a.m - 4 p.m. Check the ticket prices -
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 - 10-17
wed-fri - 10-16
Sat - 10 - 17
Sun - 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Check the ticket prices -
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 - 10-17
wed-fri - 10-16
Sat - 10 - 17
Sun - 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Check the ticket prices
See also
temporary exhibitions
05.03.2021
11.07.2021 The Szołayski House
11.07.2021 The Szołayski House
Aleksander Kotsis (1836-1877) Shades of Realism
Born in Ludwinów near Krakow and living in Podgórze, Aleksander Kotsis was one of the most valued Polish painters working in the mid-19th century. His work is associated with artistic circles in Krakow, Vienna and Munich. Kotsis's art represents the direction of 19th-century realism, and its analogies can be found in the works of the so-called painters of the people, e.g. Jean-François Millet (1814-1875). What is also worth-noting is the Romantic perception of the world.
29.12.2020
31.10.2021 The Czapski Museum
31.10.2021 The Czapski Museum
Where’s Rome, where’s Crimea… Coinage of the Golden Horde and Crimean Khanate
The establishment of the Mongolian Empire in the early 13th century was the work of Genghis Khan (ca. 1162–1227), one of the greatest chiefs of all time. During his lifetime, he divided the state between his four sons. The westernmost part of the empire, known as the Golden Horde (or traditionally the Ulus of Jochi), included vast territories of Eastern Europe and northern Central Asia. The Golden Horde (1242–1502) flourished the most in the first half of the 14th century, but its downfall began just around a dozen years later. In the 15th century, the Crimean Peninsula, which had been its integral part for two centuries, passed into the hands of an autonomous dynasty of the Girays, who established the independent Crimean Khanate (1441–1783).