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National Museum in Krakow, Main Building
(Gmach Glowny Muzeum
Narodowego w Krakowie) at 1, 3 Maja street incorporates three
permanent exhibitions: Gallery of the 20th-century Polish Art
(closed till 2019),
Gallery of Decorative Art, and The Gallery of Polish Arms and
Uniforms. The Main Building is also the principal venue for the
Krakow National Museum's temporary
shows and other events.
National Museum in Krakow, Gallery of 19th-century Polish Art in
Cloth Hall
(Galeria Sztuki Polskiej XIX
Wieku w Sukiennicach) at 1 Rynek Glowny occupies the upper
floors of the 16-century fine Renaissance building standing
right in the middle of the Old Town's central square. The
gallery exhibits the best known paintings by Polish favorite
artists of the past.
Krakow Museum of
Archeology
(Muzeum Archeologiczne) at 3
Poselska street, next to Planty gardens and near the
Wawel Royal Castle, shows prehistory
through excavations, antiquities, models, and multimedia. And
some of its exhibits are absolutely unique. The museum occupies
a building with long and turbulent history.
Museum of Municipal Engineering
(Muzeum Inzynierii Miejskiej) at 15 Sw. Wawrzynca street, is
situated in buildings of Krakow's former tram depot of the early
20th century. Its three permanent shows exhibit old trams,
Polish vintage cars, motorbikes, and other vehicles, and
printing equipment from the past.
Home Army
Museum (Muzeum Armii
Krajowej) at 12 Wita Stwosza street shows
the Polish resistance during WW2 in an innovative way.
Ancient Art Gallery
(Galeria Sztuki Starozytnej) in Krakow's medieval arsenal
at 8 Pijarska street exhibits Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, and
Roman artefacts.
Old Synagogue
(Stara Synagoga) at 24 Szeroka street, in the
Kazimierz Jewish quarter, is a
part-Renaissance and part-Gothic building of the 16th century
turned into a branch of the Krakow Historical Museum dedicated
to the long traditions of Jews who lived in the city since the
Middle Ages.
Polish Aviation
Museum
(Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego) at 39 Jana Pawla II avenue, in the
Czyzyny neighborhood, occupies the site of Krakow's oldest
airport. Its collection of aircraft counts among the world's
biggest and includes very old, very rare, and very special
aeroplanes.
MOCAK Museum of
Contemporary Art in Krakow
is situated on the grounds of the former Oskar
Schindler's factory at 4 Lipowa street. The museum strives to
show the recent Polish and foreign art.
Jagiellonian Unversity Museum
(Muzeum Uniwersytetu Jagiellonskiego) in the
Collegium Maius medieval college at 15 Jagiellonska street
exhibits ancient interiors, scientific instruments, memorabilia,
etc.
Emeryk Hutten-Czapski Museum
(Muzeum im. Emeryka Hutten-Czapskiego) at 12 Pilsudskiego street
shows Poland's best collection of coins, medals, and
banknotes. Also Polish ancient books, memorabilia, and old
weapons. A branch of the National Museum
in Krakow.
Szolayski House
(Kamienica Szolayskich) at 9 Plac Szczepanski square and
Szczepanska street,
a branch of the Krakow National Museum, presents exhibition of
Mloda Polska period art from the turn of the 20th century.
