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Historical Museum of the City of Kraków
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The main headquarters of the Historical Museum of the City of Kraków hosts plenty of exhibitions, of which the most famous is the annual exhibition of Kraków Nativity Scenes (cribs) that usually opens on the first Sunday of December... »
Hipolit House
This branch of the museum was opened in 2003 to show what the homes of the people of Kraków used to look like, how they arranged their homes, and in what conditions they lived... »
Town Hall Tower
After the completion in 1967 of complex conservation work, which embellished and emphasised the Gothic character of the structure, the tower was entrusted to the Historical Museum of the City of Kraków... »
Defence Walls
Only a ca. 200 m (656 ft) fragment of the powerful mediaeval system of fortifications that used to surround the city has been preserved. It includes St Florian’s Gate and the three towers nearest to it... »
Celestat
Closed from 1 April 2010
The former headquarters of the Fowler Brotherhood was built in truly record time in the Strzelecki Garden. Objects important to the Fowler Brotherhood, as the Kraków’s Sharpshooter Association was called, were brought together here and eminent guests were entertained... »
Old Synagogue (Alte Schul)
The most important religious object in the synagogue is the parchment scroll containing the text of the Holy Scripture: the Torah. The exhibition arranged in the authentic interior of the now disused synagogue presents the embroidered curtains of the Ark and decorations used to adorn the Torah scrolls... »
Pharmacy Under The Eagle
The pharmacy is a hundred years old. Opening in 1909, it was owned by Józef Pankiewicz, who from 1933 onwards was succeeded by his son Tadeusz. Before the war, the customers of the pharmacy... »
Pomorska Street
The exhibition is composed of photographs, documents, posters and propaganda flyers as well as a variety of personal souvenirs: objects made by the inmates, weapons and uniforms... »
Zwierzyniec House
A flat of two rooms and a kitchen that in the early 20th century belonged to a master mason, Jan Florczyk, was reconstructed and laid out on the basis of the memories of older residents of the district of Zwierzyniec... »
History of Nowa Huta
The exhibition presents a variety of objects related to the area, both from modern times and from the days before the establishment of the “new steelworks” city and the steel mills themselves, that is from before 1949... »
Schindler’s Factory
The wartime history of the factory, its owner Oskar Schindler, and the Jewish prisoners of the Płaszów camp became known primarily thanks to Steven Spielberg’s film Schindler’s List... »
Rynek Underground
The underground trail In the Footsteps of Kraków’s European Identity, opened in September 2010 under the Main Market Square, aims to introduce the spectators to the atmosphere of the medieval city... »
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Historical Museum of the City of Kraków
The wartime history of the factory, its owner Oskar Schindler, and the Jewish prisoners of the Płaszów camp became known primarily thanks to Steven Spielberg... »
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Wawel
Although there are few who can guess which church bears the official name of the Cathedral Basilica of St Stanislaus the Bishop and Martyr and St Wenceslas,... »
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Various Faces of MOCAK
Since it opened in May last year, the expansive floor space of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow (MOCAK) are regularly filled with temporary exhibitions. Four will be opened on 16 February.... »
