The most valuable collection in Poland, and one of the most valuable ones in Europe. The Lady with an Ermine by Leonardo da Vinci or the Landscape with the Good Samaritan by Rembrandt van Rijn, as well as many other masterpieces of not only painting, but also sculpture, crafts, military, applied arts, can be viewed in 26 exhibition halls, on two floors of the renovated Palace of the Princes Czartoryski Museum.
In 1801, Princess Izabela Czartoryska née Flemming created a collection of national treasures. The resources she collected were presented in Puławy, in two park pavilions: The Temple of the Sybil, and since 1809 also in the Gothic House. It was in the Gothic House that the Leonardo da Vinci's Lady with an Ermine and Rembrandt van Rijn's Landscape with the Good Samaritan were exhibited. During that time, the pearls in the Czartoryski collection also included the Portrait of a Young Man by Rafael Santi (lost during World War II).
However, the museum did not survive the November Uprising, and in 1831 - following Prince Adam Jerzy Czartoryski's emigration - the collection was transported to Paris. It only made its way back to Poland in 1876, in connection with the scheduled opening of the museum in Krakow. World War II brought about significant losses to the collection. After the war, the museum was taken over by the National Museum in Krakow, and in 1991 fell under the management of the Princes Czartoryski Foundation.
On December 29, 2016, thanks to the purchase by the Polish government, the Czartoryski resources became an integral part of the National Museum in Krakow.
www.mnk.pl| Day of the week | Opening hours | ||
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| Tuesday |  | 10:00 - 18:00 | |
| Wednesday | 10:00 - 18:00 | ||
| Thursday | 10:00 - 18:00 | ||
| Friday | 10:00 - 18:00 | ||
| Saturday | 10:00 - 18:00 | ||
| Sunday | 10:00 - 18:00 | ||
| Holidays | Opening hours |
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| 2025.04.20 (Sunday) | x |
| 2025.04.21 (Monday) | x |
| 2025.05.01 (Thursday) | x |
| 2025.05.03 (Saturday) | x |
| 2025.06.19 (Thursday) | x |
| 2025.08.15 (Friday) | x |
| 2025.11.01 (Saturday) | x |
| 2025.11.11 (Tuesday) | x |
| 2025.12.25 (Thursday) | x |
| 2025.12.26 (Friday) | x |
| Tickets | ||
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| normal | 60.00 PLN | |
| reduced | 45.00 PLN | |
| family | 120.00 PLN | maksymalnie 4 osoby, w tym minimum 1 dziecko do 16 roku życia |
| children free of charge up to the age of 7 |
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| Guide | |
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| in Polish for a fee | 150.00 PLN |
| in English for a fee | 200.00 PLN |
| in Ukrainian for a fee | 200.00 PLN |
| Audioguide | |
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| available for a fee on the Museum's devices | 10.00 PLN |
| Additional information | |
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Pupils and students from 7 to 26 years of age - PLN 1 Tickets to the MNK Muzeum Czartoryskich are sold for a designated date and time. Tickets allow the access to the permanent exhibitions in other branches of the National Museum in Krakow (except for MNK Sukiennice, MNK Wyspiański, MNK Gmach Główny) within three months of the date printed on the ticket. |
| when? | name | where? | about what? | for free | for children | |
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 | 2025.01.17-2025.04.13 | Utamaro Temporary exhibition | The Main Building ul. 3 Maja 1 30-062 Kraków Lesser Poland | art crafts, graphics and drawing | yes | |
 | 2024.11.02-2025.05.04 | Pokaz portretu Elizy Pareńskiej i rysunków z kolekcji prywatnej Temporary exhibition | Wyspiański pl. Sikorskiego 6 31-115 Kraków Lesser Poland | graphics and drawing, painting | yes | |
 | 2024.11.26-2025.05.11 | Winiety, sygnety i kartusze - piękno dawnych ksiąg i map Temporary exhibition | Emeryk Hutten-Czapski Museum ul. Piłsudskiego 12 31-109 Kraków Lesser Poland | documents | yes | |
 | 2024.12.20-2025.05.18 | TRANSFORMACJE. Nowoczesność w III RP Temporary exhibition | The Main Building ul. 3 Maja 1 30-062 Kraków Lesser Poland | architecture, design, graphics and drawing, installations, modern art, outfits, painting, photography, sculpture | yes | |
 | 2024.05.16-2025.05.25 | Mehoffer z Fryburga. Projekty witraży katedralnych Temporary exhibition | The Main Building ul. 3 Maja 1 30-062 Kraków Lesser Poland | art crafts, graphics and drawing | yes | |
 | 2024.12.17-2025.06.15 | Teściowa i Synowa. Dwie księżne Czartoryskie Temporary exhibition | Czartoryski Museum ul. Pijarska 15 31-015 Kraków Lesser Poland | broń i militaria, malarstwo, przedmioty użytkowe, rzemiosło artystyczne, rzeźba | yes | |
 | 2024.09.13-2025.08.08 | Gosia Baczyńska. Pokaz z kolekcji MNK Temporary exhibition | Szołayski house plac Szczepański 9 31-011 Kraków Lesser Poland | design, outfits | yes | |
 | 2025.02.21-2025.08.10 | Janusz Tarabuła. Pamięć Temporary exhibition | The Main Building ul. 3 Maja 1 30-062 Kraków Lesser Poland | modern art, painting | yes | |
 | 2025.02.04-2025.08.31 | Utkane w Zakopanem. Serwety z koronkami Marii Bujakowej Temporary exhibition | Biographical museum of Karol Szymanowski ul. Kasprusie 19 34-500 Zakopane Lesser Poland | art crafts, folk art | yes | |
 | 2025.04.11-2025.10.12 | Siła wiary – moc wiedzy. Amulety i numizmaty w historii medycyny Temporary exhibition | Emeryk Hutten-Czapski Museum ul. Piłsudskiego 12 31-109 Kraków Lesser Poland | art crafts, graphics and drawing, medals and badges, medicine, numismatic items, utility items | yes | |
 | 2025.05.13-2025.10.12 | Królestwo roślin i zwierząt - opowieść i trudy poznania Temporary exhibition | Emeryk Hutten-Czapski Museum ul. Piłsudskiego 12 31-109 Kraków Lesser Poland | environment, graphics and drawing | yes | |
 | 2025.07.18-2025.11.02 | Dacja. Zapominane królestwo Temporary exhibition | The Main Building ul. 3 Maja 1 30-062 Kraków Lesser Poland | archeology, art crafts, jewelry, weapons and militaria | yes | |
 | 2025.08.08-2025.11.30 | Chełmoński Temporary exhibition | The Main Building ul. 3 Maja 1 30-062 Kraków Lesser Poland | painting | yes | |
 | 2025.09.12-2026.03.01 | Lwowianki / Львівʼянки Temporary exhibition | The Main Building ul. 3 Maja 1 30-062 Kraków Lesser Poland | photography | yes | |
 | 2025.11.21-2026.05.31 | SBB Droga do Wolności Temporary exhibition | Szołayski house plac Szczepański 9 31-011 Kraków Lesser Poland | music | yes | |
 | 2026.02.13-2026.07.05 | Grupa Pięciu (1905–1908) Temporary exhibition | The Main Building ul. 3 Maja 1 30-062 Kraków Lesser Poland | graphics and drawing, painting | yes | |
 | Gallery of 19th-century Polish Art Permanent exhibition | The Gallery of 19th century Polish Art in the Sukiennice ul. Rynek Główny 3 31-042 Kraków Lesser Poland | painting, sculpture | yes | ||
 | Gallery of Decorative Art Permanent exhibition | The Main Building ul. 3 Maja 1 30-062 Kraków Lesser Poland | art crafts, devotional articles, fabrics, industrial design, outfits, religions | yes | ||
 | XX + XXI. Polish Art Gallery Permanent exhibition | The Main Building ul. 3 Maja 1 30-062 Kraków Lesser Poland | art crafts, digital art, graphics and drawing, modern art, movie, painting, sculpture | yes | ||
 | XX + XXI. Polish Art Gallery - sculpture Permanent exhibition | The Main Building ul. 3 Maja 1 30-062 Kraków Lesser Poland | modern art, sculpture | yes | ||
 | Muzeum biograficzne Jana Matejki Permanent exhibition | Home of Jan Matejko ul. Floriańska 41 31-019 Kraków Lesser Poland | artists, graphics and drawing, painting | yes | ||
 | Kraków na wyciągnięcie ręki Permanent exhibition | Bishop Erazm Ciołek's Palace ul. Kanonicza 17 31-002 Kraków Lesser Poland | architecture | yes | ||
 | Wyspiański. Trzecia odsłona wraz z pokazem dzieł z okresu paryskiego Permanent exhibition | Wyspiański pl. Sikorskiego 6 31-115 Kraków Lesser Poland | art crafts, artists, graphics and drawing, painting, theater | yes | ||
 | Przekroje. Galeria architektury polskiej XX i XXI wieku Permanent exhibition | Szołayski house plac Szczepański 9 31-011 Kraków Lesser Poland | architecture | yes | ||
 | Muzeum biograficzne Józefa Czapskiego Permanent exhibition | Emeryk Hutten-Czapski Museum ul. Piłsudskiego 12 31-109 Kraków Lesser Poland | artists, documents, interiors and everyday life | yes | ||
 | Gabinet Numizmatyczny Permanent exhibition | Emeryk Hutten-Czapski Museum ul. Piłsudskiego 12 31-109 Kraków Lesser Poland | documents, models, numismatic items | yes | ||
 | Broń i barwa Permanent exhibition | Arsenal ul. Pijarska 8 31-015 Kraków Lesser Poland | art crafts, weapons and militaria | |||
 | Źródła. Galeria sztuki starożytnej Permanent exhibition | Czartoryski Museum ul. Pijarska 15 31-015 Kraków Lesser Poland | archeology, art crafts, numismatic items, painting, sculpture, utility items | yes | ||
 | Galeria "Sztuka dawnej Polski. XII-XVIII wiek" Permanent exhibition | Bishop Erazm Ciołek's Palace ul. Kanonicza 17 31-002 Kraków Lesser Poland | painting, sculpture | yes | ||
 | Muzeum biograficzne Józefa Mehoffera Permanent exhibition | Józef Mehoffer House ul. Krupnicza 26 31-123 Kraków Lesser Poland | art crafts, artists, graphics and drawing, interiors and everyday life, painting, sculpture | |||
 | Zbiór starych druków i rękopisów Permanent exhibition | Emeryk Hutten-Czapski Museum ul. Piłsudskiego 12 31-109 Kraków Lesser Poland | artyści, dokumenty, literatura, malarstwo, wnętrza i życie codzienne | yes | ||
 | Przedmioty. Galeria Designu Polskiego XX i XXI wieku Permanent exhibition | Szołayski house plac Szczepański 9 31-011 Kraków Lesser Poland | industrial design, utility items | yes | ||
 | Klasztorek Permanent exhibition | Czartoryski Museum ul. Pijarska 15 31-015 Kraków Lesser Poland | art crafts, interiors and everyday life, painting, utility items | yes | ||
 | Muzeum biograficzne Karola Szymanowskiego Permanent exhibition | Biographical museum of Karol Szymanowski ul. Kasprusie 19 34-500 Zakopane Lesser Poland | artists, interiors and everyday life | yes | ||
 | Pałac Permanent exhibition | Czartoryski Museum ul. Pijarska 15 31-015 Kraków Lesser Poland | art crafts, painting, sculpture, weapons and militaria | yes | ||
 | Galeria "Sztuka cerkiewna dawnej Rzeczypospolitej" Permanent exhibition | Bishop Erazm Ciołek's Palace ul. Kanonicza 17 31-002 Kraków Lesser Poland | devotional articles, painting | yes |
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