Famous Museums in Krakow
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Muzeum Historyczne Miasta Krakowa
(106 Votes)
Even being the city's most important administrative building could not save the old 14th Century Town Hall from being destroyed by various causes over and over. As a result, only this stone and brick tower remains. It rises 70 meters above the main Market Square. It is famous for actually leaning a little, and some say it was caused by really powerful storm in 1703. As far as the exhibits, this...Read more -
Muzeum Sztuki Wspolczesnej W Krakowie MOCAK
(289 Votes)
This stylish and modern building was opened in 2011 right behind the famous Schindler’s Factory. With collections of art from both Polish and International artists, it’s quickly making a name for itself as a reputable modern and contemporary art venue. Most of the focus is on visual arts - photography and video - from the 1990s onwards. There is also a conservation workshop. Other t...Read more -
The Cloth Hall
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Ratusz Kazimierski
(2 Votes)plac Wolnica 1, 33-332 Kraków, PolandMuseum, Hall -
Czartoryski Museum
The collection was founded in 1796 by Princess Isabela Czartoryska. Its most famous exhibit is Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece, Lady with an Ermine. There are treasures here from the Wawel Cathedral, the Royal Castle, and Polish noble families. But other, nearly as awesome treasures included: The books of the Duke of Brabant, Tadeusz Czacki, and Stanislaw August Poniatowski. Shakespeare'...Read more -
Manggha
Manggha was the penname of Feliks Jasiensk, a collector of Japanese Art, who donated his life collection to the National Museum in Krakow. But the collection was so large there was no place to exhibit it. Half a century later, an amateur filmmaker, Andrzej Wajda, donated the entirety of his winnings from a Japanese film award to the National Museum so that a museum for this collection could be ...Read more
