The Top 12 Museums in Krakow
Krakow’s rich history comes to life in its museums. From underground archaeological dig sites to reveal the old medieval core of the town to fascinating journeys through Polish folklore to sobering memorials of the horrors of WWII, there’s oodles to see here. Here’s just 12 to set the cultural ball rolling…
1. Oskar Schindler's Factory
Museum
2. Pharmacy Museum
Museum
3. Auschwitz-Birkenau
Memorial, Museum
5. MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum, Shop
6. Gestapo Headquarters
Museum
7. Lost Souls Alley
Museum
8. Krakow Pinball Museum
Museum
9. Collegium Maius
University
10. Ethnographic Museum
Building, Museum
11. Stained Glass Museum
Museum
Home Army Museum
Because this large museum occupies a place on the far side of the dual carriageway leading out from the Krakow Old Town, it’s often not visited by the crowds that its fascinating exhibits probably warrant. The good news is that it means patrons might just get the whole place to themselves, as they wander the restored railway depot unravelling the heroic story of Poland’s famous Armii Krajowej (the honoured national resistance movement that combatted first the Nazis and then the Soviets).
ul Wita Stwosza 12, Krakow, Poland, +48 12 410 07 70
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