Exhibitions (71)

All Around Nativity Scenes

In these difficult times, we are soothed by familiar elements of our surroundings – and Cracovian Nativity Scenes offer a glimmer of hope. We are especially delighted to present the...

Nativity Scene Contest Exhibition online

The Cracovian tradition of making elaborate nativity scenes dates back to the 19th century. As the beautiful custom started falling out of favour during the interwar period, the municipal...

Celestat, ul. Lubicz 16

Public Order and Extermination. Police in Nazi Germany (opening on-line)

In a democratic state the police force is in place to provide security and order. Nazi Germany was a totalitarian state based off of the exercising of extreme violence and the consent of thereof. ...

Galicia Jewish Museum, ul. Dajwór 18

10 Polish Cities—Ten Jewish Stories (opening on-line)

The exhibition “10 Polish Cities—Ten Jewish Stories” is the second permanent exhibition which will open on January 26th, 2021 at the Galicia Jewish Museum in the Taube Family...

Galicia Jewish Museum, ul. Dajwór 18

Arms and Uniforms in Poland

The Gallery 'Arms and Uniforms in Poland', located on the ground floor of the Main Building of the National Museum in Krakow, is the second largest exhibition in Poland – after Warsaw's Polish...

The Main Building, al. 3 Maja 1

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.  To the...

The Bishop Erazm Ciołek Palace, ul. Kanonicza 17

Traces of Memory

The exhibition features photographs by the late Chris Schwarz and texts by Prof. Jonathan Webber (UNESCO Committee Chair for Jewish and Interdenominational Studies at the University of Birmingham,...

Galicia Jewish Museum, ul. Dajwór 18

Polish Folk Culture

OPEN FROM MAY 22, 2020 The “Polish Folk Culture” exhibition may be called a time machine. Walking through the renaissance interiors of the Town Hall on Plac Wolnica, the...

The history and Culture of Jews in Kraków

The exhibition in the main prayer hall is dedicated to the synagogue and the most important holidays of the religious Jewish Calendar, like Sabbath Day, Rosh Hashanah and the Day of Atonement, the...

Old Synagogue, ul. Szeroka 24

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...

The Bishop Erazm Ciołek Palace, ul. Kanonicza 17

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...

The Main Building, al. 3 Maja 1

State Rooms

The main exhibition of the castle’s interiors includes several rooms on the ground floor and guest apartments on the second floor. Tue-Sun 9:30am-5pm; tickets PLN 25/15

Wawel Royal Castle, Wawel 5