About Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory

The theme of the permanent exhibition in the Oskar Schindler Factory is about Krakow Under Nazi Occupation from 1939 to 1945. It tells the interesting story about Nazi Germans and the Jewish prisoners of Plaszow that arrived into Krakow 1939. Krakow's past has been recreated here in an evocative way in order for you to experience it in almost tangible way. The heart-wrenching exhibits present the tragedy of the Second World War, as well as the day to day life of the whole city of Krakow in a personal and collective dimensions. There is little information about Oskar Schindler, the German businessman who hated cruelties and bought an enamel factory in Krakow following the German invasion of Poland during World War. He saved over 1,200 Jews by hiring them in his factory. The exhibition space is so well distributed that when you walk around the tourist route you can feel like you are almost in a theater because of the elements of stage design and multimedia solutions. Watch out for attractive educational activities, a bookshop, a cafe, a cinema, and a temporary exhibition area. Wartime is depicted in videos on which natives speak about their feelings at the time of the war.

Must See

  • Wartime picture videos

  • Attractive educational activities

  • Hairdresser's salon, stereoscopic studio, typical Krakow basement apartment in the street

  • Emalia Museum

How to reach

You can walk there but also you can take a tram from the city center.

Tram numbers 20,24.

Tips

  • You can visit the permanent exhibition for free on Mondays but please bear in mind that the number of free tickets is limited. If you want to enter for free, make sure to prebook your ticket far in advance directly on the museum's website.

  • Last admission is 90 minutes before closing time.

  • The official museum website recommends visiting with children that are 14 or older. It is not compulsory, but it does tell a sad story that a younger audience may not understand nor appreciate.

Visit Time

Sunday:       10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Monday:       10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Tuesday:      10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Thursday:     10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Friday:          10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Saturday:      10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

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Waiting Time

You may have to wait in in queue for tickets

 

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Entrance Fee

Yes
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Time you can spend

1 to 2 hours

 

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Weather

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