Interrsting. We spent four hours here and saw everything they offered. Quite a collection of…read morecollections; but we thought that we would get to see Polish scenery and history, rather than European general work of art. Armaments collection very good. Poland military through historical epochs. Uniforms and weapons. Some were truly works of art. Excellent design feature exhibits covering fortitude, tableware, technology...the gamut , especially innovative once Communism was gone. Impressive, A polish illustrator was another featured exhibit. Rather repetitive works but again a well-known Pole and his work. Leonardo's girl and ermine was exhibited. Something to see and it is an exquisite portrait. The historical chronology of the portrait was very interesting and gave insight into how famous artworks get around and end up surviving. A feature exhibit on cartoon and comic characters was featured. And what made it great was that it was about Polish characters. True of all cultures, these were well known to countrymen and many were touched by seeing so much about characters they grew up with. A good half day. If visiting, this is your rainy day activity.

I think it is really great place to get to know Polish culture and heritage. There you can visit…read morepermanent exhibition of Polish paintings, historical objects and dresses and military section through history of Polish battles. Also usually there is one main temporary exhibition worth to visit. You can use Audio-Guides at extra cost if you wish so and chill in the café. Museum Shop have all you need to buy- books or souvenirs from your visit. You shall reserve at least 2-3 hours. P.S.Worth to check is Polish contemporary art section too. I am saying that best of the best for me is Music for Fish- composed by Piotr Lutynski in Polish Art Gallery- song about fish and you can watch them in the tank- aquarium :)- really cool just they are very lonely out there I guess...

This underground (literally) museum was a great experience. It was a little difficult to spot the…read moremain entrance as it's on the same building as the cloth hall and there's lots of shops. The crowd was decent and there's a lot to see. There's screens that make it interactive with descriptions where you can choose your language and read. It's definitely for children that can read and older. Toddlers or non-readers might not find interest in it. There's a lot to see and you can easily spend 2-3 hours there if you take interest and read.

Yelp Review 2023 #110:…read more This is one of Kraków's popular museums. I honestly didn't do my research first before coming here and I had no expectations whatsoever. It's located in the main old town square where the church, Christmas markets, and Cloth Hall are. Finding where to buy tickets and the entrance was tricky just by following Google Maps. After visiting St. Mary's Basilica, I was walking towards Rynek Glowny to find this museum. I got chatted up by people asking for donations for different reasons: Ukraine, children, etc. Once I finally found the ticket booth and entrance, I was on my merry way. They take cash (Polish zloty) and credit cards and it's costs about $7. You can also buy tickets on their website if you know exactly when you're coming here. What in the world is this museum all about? That's the question I had for a good thirty minutes as I'm wandering around. Some parts of the museum don't have written information/ labels. You see rocks, dirt, metalworks, a display that looks like a part of a village...and then, it all makes sense! It's a museum with artifacts from Medieval times in Krakow from 1200's to 1700's. Florian's Gate, Barbican, Wawel Castle, and Rynek Glowny all were important parts of the old city. The city was attacked by the Mongols three different times and so, Krakow had to be walled up. You'll see artifacts from what it was like back then. You'll see parts of the original walls. After doubting yourself for deciding to come here, you'll get the point after a while.

This museum doesn't have much to offer to history buffs already familiar with history of the Polish…read moreHome Army. The exhibition is rather text heavy. There isn't much here that gives a sense of how it was like being a member of the AK. The paucity of the collection is almost sad. Most families, I'm guessing, had chosen to donate artifacts from the era to the much higher-profile Warsaw Uprising Museum up north. If you've been to that, you have no reason to come here at all. It's really more of a education center than a museum.

It's the iconic gated fortress that defended the city from its enemies back in medieval times. I…read moremust say that it's very well-preserved for a Gothic fortification built in 1498. It's located at the end of Floriańska Street, and just outside of Florian's Gate. The Barbican once had a bridge connecting it to Florian's Gate. You can still see the moat around it today. The part of the moat that extended to the city walls and surrounded the city is now called Planty Park. It's easy to imagine what it all looked like just be seeing a map of the city with the park surrounding it. There's also a model of it near Florian's Gate and the remnants of the wall. It's a very nice design. It's all part of the Museum of Kraków. There's a small fee for admission to view the exhibits inside, and to walk up to the upper levels for views of the city and wall. I didn't see many people entering on a Sunday morning, and it was definitely open. We were just meeting up at this location for a walking tour of Old Town. It was nice to see & learn about it at the beginning of the tour.

A small, but lively exhibit. It has the benefit of being adjacent to the old city without actually…read morebeing in it. This means smaller crowds, quicker access to trams to move away from the center, and a nearby open air market with excellent produce.

For a small museum and one that is entirely focused on photography, I enjoyed visiting for an hour…read more The main exhibit shows signs of the Polish Jewish community once the Soviet Union fell. It's Holocaust heavy, but the detailed description of each photo is helpful and makes you think. Even if you don't buy a ticket, go. The bookstore and kosher cafe inside are inviting. There's an excellent collection of books and several tables to enjoy a coffee. There's even a kids play corner with toys.

This is the Jewish Museum. We stayed about 25 mins. After all the other museums this one was…read morebare-bones. It was mildly interesting, but I can't highly recommend.

The Museum of Municipal Engineering is a place dedicated to fans of science, ingineering and old…read morecars. The place consists of a few buildings, each one with a different kind of exhibition such as: old trams, printing machines, new ingineering projects. My favourite one is however the part dedicated to all the significant car types that used to be produced in Poland in the past, included some very interesting prototypes that never went into mass production :) The rest of the museum is maybe not as much entertaining, but for this particular part it's worth to visit the place at least once!

The Muzeum Etnograficzne was a pleasant and insightful stop in the Jewish Quarter of Kraków. At the…read moretime of our visit, there was an exhibition of the photography works by Michala Greima which documented Polish life in the 1800s. The exhibition was haunting and all of the photographs had a psychological depth to them. They were all very thought provoking and presented an honest view of Poland at the time. The other half of the museum was equally as interesting, showcasing the lives of the people of Peru who live entirely off the land and forestry that they've created for themselves. It's very visually stimulating with examples of their craftmanship and the natural resources they put to use. For just 10zl, it's a worthy 45 minutes!

The ethnographic museum in Krakow is located in Kazimierz in a building that used to be the town…read morehall of Kazimierz back in the days. I enjoyed the permanent exhibition, and especially the part with the national costumes which were very nicely displayed. Otherwise I also liked the ground floor rooms that were set up as private homes with kitchen/living room/bedroom areas and classrooms and items used in schools. The musical instruments were also interesting to look at. The main thing that the museum is lacking though is English translations of the descriptions, which limited my understanding a little, though not completely as the exhibits are quite self explanatory most of the time. Worth a visit if you're interested in Polish culture or just anthropology in general.

This is an extraordinary museum in Krakow. It really is much more than a museum about Oskar…read moreSchindler's life, the people he saved and the factory. It covers decades of history. You get to see Schindler's actual desk and some of the ceramic pots that were manufactured here. I definitely learned a lot about him. But the scope of the museum is much broader than just the factory. It goes into a lot of depth with what Schindler did to save Jewish people, the factory laborers, what happened in the Holocaust and basically decades of the Polish history surrounding it, building up to it, and why it happened, what happened in Krakow, etc. Everything is so detailed and well done and you could spend hours here because the exhibits are so multi faceted and there are so many videos and things to watch. Make sure to buy your tickets in advance. I was really lucky because I went off-season in the middle of the week and waited in line for about half an hour and was able to get tickets, but I don't think it's going to be that easy if you go in the summer at peak times. It's definitely worth visiting and it's so easy to get to from old town Krakow. It's walkable here from the old town, about 35 minutes. The area surrounding the museum is quite trendy and has some great art museums. There's actually a fabulous modern art museum attached to this museum. And there are all kinds of coffee shops and some interesting shops around the neighborhood. It was really a very deep and moving experience to visit this museum and I highly recommend it. Just try to get your tickets in advance if you can, otherwise go early in the morning and you probably will be able to get in if you wait in line during the mid week.

I did some research ahead of time and knew that the enamel factory was the first factory run by…read moreOskar Schindler but ultimately moved to Germany as the war progressed. Even though most of the original equipment was removed, the museum was still a worthwhile place to visit in Krakow since it contained very good exhibits about WWII, Nazi occupation and the impact on the Jewish population. The museum did recreate the office used by Oskar Schindler but overall exhibits were small percentage about Oskar himself, the factory workers and his efforts to protect his workers. I booked my ticket online about one week in advance but the earliest available was a 11:30am timeslot. I was a bit confused when I arrived and originally fell into the long line which turned out to be those people without reservations. To go right in with the online ticket you just need to walk up to the front door, show the ticket to the staff and they'll let you into the lobby right away. Note that inside the lobby a monitor displayed the number of walk in available tickets (up to 14 during my visit) per entry time. No bags were allowed inside but free lockers were available as well as a coat/bag check. Tickets were scanned but as I was early meant having to wait until closer to my 11:30am timeslot. They explained there were some narrow halls and small rooms which limited people movement. Overall I spent two hours here. I'm glad I chose the self guided tour since I went at my own pace as the group tours were large and tended to clog up the exhibit areas since it was a one way flow through the museum. When those jams happened I would bypass them and then backtrack to see what I missed.

Pinball and beer. If you're into either of these things, then a visit here is well worthwhile. You…read morepay by the hour and play unlimited amount of games. Be respectful and don't put your beer on the games to avoid damaging them. There is not just pinball, but other old school arcade game cabinets. This is definitely an ideal place to have some good old fun without fancy iPad screens.

Totally unexpected find on our one day in Krakow! We expected to like the historic landmarks and…read moremuseums, but this was one of the highlights of the day. Flat rate to play all the games you want? Score! I wish we'd found this sooner, because we were only here for about an hour, and had a blast trying out the games from the 70s to the 2000's. Almost all the machines are in playable condition, and there are a lot. Great fun for an afternoon.