This museum greets you with its history of luxury, wealth, grandeur, and trade. The museum has several exquisite art pieces that are a must-see for art lovers. Housed on the upper floor of the Sukiennice Cloth Hall in the center of the main market square at the old town in Krakow, it holds the largest permanent exhibit of 19-century Polish paintings and sculptures. While the majority of exhibits are gifts from artists and collectors, several donations have strengthened its collection. It was founded in 1879 and has undergone several expansions and renovations. It is an important landmark for art and by the late 1930s consisted of more than 300,000 exhibits. You can enjoy a theovely cafe on the roof terrace with fantastic views of the city and area.
Bacciarelli Room: The Bacciarelli Room, also known as the enlightened room, contains 18th-century portraits, historical paintings, and paintings of battle scenes as well as art by famous artists.
Michałowski Room: The Michalowski Room is known for its artwork related to Romanticism and includes masterpieces by Artur Grottger and artist Michałowski's battle, along with pieces from other artists.
Siemiradzki Room: The Henryk Siemiradzki Room has the incredible Nero’s Torches that was created around 1876. The exhibition is centered around mythological and biblical scenes, major historical events, independence themes, landscape, and still-life.
Chełmoński Room: The Jozef Chelmonski Room is devoted to Realism, Polish Impressionism, and Symbolism. Take in the beautiful Polish art of the late 19th century featuring landscape and genre painting, portraits, battle and domestic scenes by leading painters of the era.
Sculpture: The exhibit features artwork and counts itself as one of the world’s best collections. Marvel at the brilliant collections from some of the best and talented artists.
Rail routes: Tram 6-13,3,5-50,18,19
Train routes: SKA 3
Admission is free on Tuesdays
The museum is closed on every second Monday of the month
The last entrance is 75 minutes before closing time
The last entrance for groups is 90 minutes before the closing time
Entrance every 15 minutes is up to 30 people
The museum is friendly for people with disabilities
Sunday: 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
Monday: Closed
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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Entrance Fee
Regular entry is 21 zloty while senior citizen price is 1zlotyty.
A group ticket costs 17 zloty and 12 zloty for a school group ticket.
A Family ticket (2 adults and 2 children up to 16, or 1 adult and 3 children up to 16) costs 38 zloty.
A VIP ticket costs 42 zloty and children under 7 years enter for free.
A guide costs130 zloty and 100 zloty for a school guide.
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