About National Museum, Poland

The National Museum is a testimony to the great potential of the Polish people who know how to appreciate life. This museum is well worth a visit just for the paintings but there is also a wonderful display of decorative arts (furniture and various objects) arranged chronologically from the 1960s back to Medieval and Roman times. You will be thrilled to see the medieval war exhibition. The national collection is scattered among several different locations but the pride of Krakow is Leonardo Da Vinci's Lady With an Ermine. This magnificent painting is housed in the main building of the National Museum. The main building also houses the Library of the National Museum in Krakow, which preserves and makes available a specialist book collection in the field of art history, conservation, and museology. 

Must See

  • The amazing Gallery of 20th-Century Polish Painting, the Gallery of Decorative Art, and Polish Arms and National Colours.

  • Stunning stained-glass designs of the Wawel Cathedral.

  • Fabulous selection of paintings by Witkacy (Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz). Jacek Malczewski, and Olga Boznańska 

How to reach

National Museum is located in central Krakow. Take a bus or tram to Cracovia Station or get there on foot from the Old Town's main square. It is about a 15-minute walk.

Bus numbers: 124,502,152.

Tram number: 20.

 

Tips

  •  Last visitors are admitted to the gallery and exhibition no later than 20 minutes before closing time.

  • Amateur photography and filming involving no artificial light or tripods is free of charge and is limited only to permanent exhibitions in the National Museum in Krakow.

  • Do not touch the exhibits.

  • Do listen to your guide, it will help you understand the details of this attraction.

Visit Time

Sunday           9:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m.

Monday          Closed

Tuesday         9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday    9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Thursday        9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Friday             9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Saturday         9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

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Waiting Time

You may have to wait in long queue in visitors line.

 

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Entrance Fee

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  • Regular ticket - 10 PLN
  • Reduced ticket - 5 PLN
  • Family ticket (up to 5 persons) - 20 PLN
  • Children and youth under 16 - 1 PLN
  • Students under 26 - 1 PLN
  • Sunday – free admission to permanent exhibitions

The ticket offices of the National Museum in Krakow offer a museum pass which entitles its owner to visit all the branches and permanent exhibitions of the museum.

  • Regular pass - 50 PLN
  • Reduced pass - 30 PLN
  • Family pass - 100 PLN
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Time you can spend

1 to 2 hours

 

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Weather

Clear Sky 16.03°C

 

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