The Archaeological Museum in Kraków is the oldest archaeological museum in Poland. It was created as the Museum of Antiquities under the initiative of intellectuals from Kraków gathered in the Kraków Scientific Society (henceforth: KSS). The deed of appointment of the museum was written on 18th February 1850, designating the members of the founding committee which included: Józef Muczkowski –...

The history of the Princes Czartoryski Museum in Kraków began in the City Arsenal in 1874, initiated by Prince Władysław Czartoryski. At that time the building, together with the towers Stolarska and Ciesielska, were handed over for museum purposes, which have been pursued to this day. In 2014-2016, thanks to grants from the National Fund for the Rehabilitation of Kraków's Monuments, and...

The Banksy Museum in Krakow takes you on an enchanting journey with Banksy, the world-renowned and yet anonymous master of street art. Banksy is undoubtedly today’s most famous and controversial street artist. The Banksy Museum resolutely sets out to introduce Banksy and his unusual approach through the creativity he has shown in the streets all over the world. There was no question in the...

The Sukiennice (Cloth Hall) is a large market hall erected in the 13th century in the middle of the Market Square, extended in the 14th century in the Gothic style and remodelled in the mid-16th century after Renaissance fashion. Following its restoration in the years 1875-1879, it began to serve a representative function and became a venue for grand balls and patriotic celebrations. Due to...

The permanent exhibition is housed in the family home of Jan Matejko (1838-1893), the greatest Polish artist working in the genre of history painting, a collector and an enthusiast for monuments, particularly those in Krakow. The old Krakow building (rebuilt in the 18th and 19th centuries) is the place where Jan Matejko was born, lived with his family, created his paintings and passed away....

The Józef Mehoffer House is a Museum branch located in the former residence of the painter at Krupnicza Street and is listed in the Register of Historical Monuments. It boasts an adjacent garden extending to the south. Erected as a one-storey brick building on the site of a former wooden manor that burnt down in a 1850 fire, it owes its present shape to the reconstruction carried out in the...

The International Centre for Graphic Arts serves for presentation and promotion of graphic arts and related activities. It is a space where you can find the history of graphic art and it’s present time. The Centre consists of a Gallery called Centrum, second Gallery called Experiment, archives, library/reading room and media library. Centrum Gallery  is focused on...

The origins of the Teresa and Andrzej Starmach collection probably lie in the amount of time they spent in the company of works of art during the two decades of running their gallery, and also in their frequent attendance at international art fairs and auctions. Nor should we overlook the fact that they were responsible in practical terms for the Nowosielski Foundation, established in 1996....

Bunkier Sztuki is one of the most important Polish cultural institutions presenting contemporary art. It originally functioned within the network of Art Exhibition Offices (the BWA) but in 1994 was given the status of city gallery. Mission of the institution is home to exhibitions, presentations of works from the Collection and artistic, educational, promotional and publishing activity....

The historic hangar is one of several infrastructure elements of the former Rakowice-Czyżyny Airport. The hangar was built in the 1930s. During the Second World War, it was used for military purposes and was bombed twice. Until the 1960s, the building was used as intended – at first as a hangar for military aircraft and later for civilian aircraft. In 1963, the airport closed down and the...