Temporary exhibitions (22)

Battle Which Didn’t Happen. On the 80th Anniversary of the Outbreak of Warld War II

At dawn on 1 September 1939, one of the first German bombs fell on the Rakowice-Czyżyny airfield near Kraków, marking the start of the war which would soon engulf Europe and beyond. During...

Oskar Schindler’s Enamel Factory, ul. Lipowa 4

Here Comes Youth! First Krakow Group

“We represented the provinces – coarse, hungry, fervent, unspoiled by mannerisms and with no connections to the Cracovian Olympus,” Jonasz Stern recalls the activities of the...

The Feliks Jasieński Szołayski House, pl. Szczepański 9

Photographics. Edward Hartwig

In Edward Hartwig’s case, the label of a legend of Polish photography is no exaggeration: the artist (1909-2003) was way ahead of his time, set new trends, experimented and continually...

Museum of Photography in Krakow – Strzelnica Building, Królowej Jadwigi 220, Kraków

Leonardo da Vinci. The Lady with an Ermine

On Museum Night 2017 at the Main Building of the National Museum in Krakow starts a presentation of Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece, acquired recently by the Ministry of Culture alongside the...

The Main Building, al. 3 Maja 1

The Situation Has Changed

During the 20th century, the world accelerated like never before and all aspects of our lives were revolutionised. Always striving to keep ahead of the collapse of social order, political turmoil...

The Main Building, al. 3 Maja 1

Watch Out! The Enemy Is Wiretapping You

What are numbers stations? What does music have in common with spying? How does the famous Enigma machine work? How has encryption affected the course of history? The exhibition at the Museum of...

Museum of Municipal Engineering, ul. św. Wawrzyńca 15

Pompeii. Life and Death in the Shadow of Vesuvius

Although it happened almost two thousand years ago, the destruction of Pompeii remains one of the most shocking and evocative catastrophes in human history. Following the eruption of Vesuvius in 79...

Museum of Archaeology, ul. Poselska 3

Our Pope

Monday 16 October 1978 is forever etched in the memory of everyone who was emotionally involved with the election of the Kraków metropolitan bishop as the head of the Catholic Church. Over...

Muzeum JP II przy Sanktuarium św. Jana Pawła II, ul. Totus Tuus 30, Kraków

Józef Czapski: Paintings, Drawings, Journals

Self-portrait in the Mirror, Red Café, Still Life… Most of the paintings by Józef Czapski, held by the National Museum in Kraków, originate from the collection of Barbara...

The Emeryk Hutten-Czapski Museum , ul. Piłsudskiego 12

Fata Libelli: Destinies of Books and Their Owners

The Emeryk Hutten-Czapski Museum , ul. Piłsudskiego 12

Meissen Porcelain from the Collections of Wawel Royal Castle

Painted, glazed, gilded… The exhibition Meissen Porcelain from the Collections of Wawel Royal Castle showcases all items from the famous royal factory in Meissen held by the museum....

Wawel Royal Castle, Wawel 5

Maurizio Buscarino. “Comedians!” Cricot 2 Theatre in Photos

The Italian photographer Maurizio Buscarino spent many years documenting the most important phenomena of contemporary theatre all over the globe. His vast archive of around twelve thousand photos...

Cricoteka Centre for Documentation of the Art of Tadeusz Kantor, ul. Nadwiślańska 2