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The 10 Best History Museums in Krakow, Southern Poland
Krakow is one of the most culturally and politically significant cities in Poland. It was the central site of the Nazi General Government during WWII, and there’s still a residual feeling of solemnity here that’s especially apparent during visits to the Plaszow Concentration Camp and the Oskar Schindler Factory. Both the Historic City Centre and the Jewish District are brimming with cafés, shops, and pubs, and the 10-acre Main Market Square is a medieval feast for the senses.
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1. HistoryLand
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5.0 based on 1,352 reviews
Find yourself in the very heart of events and learn the history of our country in a way you have never known before! In the HistoryLand due to models built from LEGO® bricks and innovative, interactive solutions you will be the part of experiencing history that will blow all your senses! The HistoryLand is an interactive journey through the history of Poland and Poles. You will start from the Biskupin settlement. You will see the palisade built of LEGO® blocks, you will learn the habits of the people living in it, and you will also discover the world's oldest map of the sky. Fortunately, you will not be cracking this for long. The HistoryLand is also waiting for you at Grunwald, where you will stand in line with other soldiers and move to the heart of one of the greatest medieval battles and much more models built of more than a million LEGO® bricks!
Reviewed By SandroPaganotti
Poland history re-enacted using thousands of Lego Bricks and clever projections. There is a ton of technical marvel here, the audio guide is synched with your position, there are VR goggles, the lego buildings and battlefields are enhanced with 3D projections and in one exhibition you can highlight different areas of a miniature by waving your hand. 100% recommended!
2. Muzeum Uniwersytetu Jagiellonskiego Collegium Maius
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4.5 based on 1,088 reviews
First founded in 1364, this integral part of Krakow life has many distinguished alumni including distinguished Polish intellectuals, political leaders and well-known international figures like Nicolaus Copernicus and Pope John Paul II. The Collegium Maius is the oldest surviving building of the university.
3. Ethnographic Museum
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4.5 based on 179 reviews
Located in the Kazimierz district, this 15th-century Town Hall was converted into a Renaissance building in the 16th century, which now houses the Museum of Ethnography.
4. Podziemna Nowa Huta - Muzeum Krakowa
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4.5 based on 2 reviews
5. Muzeum Krakowa - Rynek Podziemny
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4.5 based on 3,306 reviews
The Rynek Underground exhibition presents not only Krakow’s rich history, but also the connections between the city and mediaeval Europe’s chief centres of trade and culture. Moreover, it portrays the significance of the capital of Poland in the operation of the Hanseatic League. The real historical objects on display, just to mention 14th-century coins, decorations, and pottery, are proof of the European cultural and trade exchange that continued here incessantly for hundreds of years. The tourist route under the Main Market Square leads between the stone and brick walls of the cellars of former trading sites, including the Kramy Bolesławowe Stalls, Kramy Bogate Stalls, the Great Scales, and the Cloth Hall. Opening hours: Winter season (November – March) Monday, Wednesday - Sunday 10.00-20.00 Tuesday 10.00-16.00 Summer season (April – October) Monday 10.00-20.00 Wednesday - Sunday 10.00-22.00 Tuesday 10.00-16.00 Exhibition is closed on every second Monday of the month.
Reviewed By joannepY8606YI
I went in to this museum when it was recommended to me by a local tour guide and I’m so glad I did , because of Covid everyone had to wear gloves inside as alot of the information was on interactive touch screens. I spent about three hours in the museum .Lots of interesting things to look at and lots of information to read on the touch screens .While I was there not many people actually bothered with the touch screens but if you do there is lots of information about the exhibits .The selections of short films you can watch at the end of the exhibition were very interesting and gave you a lot of information about the history of Krakow .Great museum if you make the effect to use the interactive screens on offer to understand what you are looking at .
6. Jozef Mehoffer House - Krakow National Museum
7. Archaeological Museum
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4.5 based on 64 reviews
Reviewed By katearooblue - York, United Kingdom
Great museum, their permanent exhibitions seem very thorough, some of it was a bit hard to understand as there weren’t always English translations. That being said mostly there were and they were very accurate. Loved the Egyptian rooms, be warned the lighting is very low (assuming for conservation) but fascinating. The Pompeii exhibition is also here at the moment and was very good, amazing what genuine items from Pompeii they had and how intact they are.
8. Europeum Center of European Culture - National Museum in Krakow
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4.5 based on 19 reviews
9. The Bishop Erazm Ciolek Palace - National Museum in Krakow
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4.5 based on 38 reviews
Reviewed By Veronika660
All depends on the kind of museum you like. I am very interested in medieval art and, consequently, I found this museum absolutely fascinating. It has a rich collection of altars, religious paintings and statues. Currently, there is also an exhibition of Orthodox Polish art, which is equally interesting. An added value was that the museum was not, unlike some other places in Krakov, overcrowded.
10. MNK Pawilon Jozefa Czapskiego
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