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Best museums in Kraków

15 places from 13 Kraków travel vlogs, most-mentioned first. The play button jumps to that moment in the video.

15 places

  1. Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory

    Museum · Zabłocie

    Former factory where Oskar Schindler saved hundreds of people during World War II by employing them, now a museum.

    4:12· Sammy and Tommyin 10 vlogs

  2. MOCAK – Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków

    Museum · Zabłocie

    Contemporary art museum next door to Schindler's Factory, with playful interactive works.

    9:24· HONEST GUIDEin 4 vlogs

  3. Czartoryski Museum

    Museum · Stare Miasto

    Historic art museum with a beautiful interior and a café, home to Leonardo da Vinci's Lady with an Ermine.

    8:23· Barnyzin 4 vlogs

  4. Old Synagogue

    Museum · Kazimierz

    Poland's oldest standing synagogue, dating from the 16th century, now a museum of artifacts on the history of Kraków's Jewish community.

    13:14· Barnyzin 4 vlogs

  5. Jagiellonian University Museum (Collegium Maius)

    Museum · Stare Miasto

    Small museum in the 14th-century university where Copernicus studied, with its old library, treasury, professors' residences and lecture hall.

    7:33· Barnyzin 3 vlogs

  6. Rynek Underground Museum

    Museum · Stare Miasto

    Museum beneath the Main Square showing Kraków's medieval past through excavated streets, artefacts and multimedia exhibits.

    1:49· Barnyzin 3 vlogs

  7. National Museum in Kraków

    Museum · Półwsie Zwierzynieckie

    Major art museum with Polish and international art, plus galleries of arms and uniforms and of decorative art.

    3:18· Noah Travel Guidesin 3 vlogs

  8. Kraków Arcade Museum

    Museum · Kazimierz

    Museum of playable arcade machines dating back to 1978's Space Invaders, including driving, Star Wars and fighting games.

    11:17· HONEST GUIDEin 2 vlogs

  9. Gallery of 19th-Century Polish Art (Sukiennice Museum)

    Museum · Stare Miasto

    A museum on the upper floor of the Cloth Hall with a large permanent exhibition of 19th-century Polish painting and sculpture.

    1:24· Barnyzin 2 vlogs

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6 more picks, each from a single vlog, so not ranked.

  1. Seweryn Udziela Ethnographic Museum

    Museum · Kazimierz

    A museum focused on Polish folk culture that also covers cultures across Europe and the world.

    3:36· Samuel and Audrey - Travel and Food Videos1 vlog

  2. Stained Glass Workshop and Museum

    Museum · Półwsie Zwierzynieckie

    A working studio and museum where craftsmen use centuries-old techniques; its windows adorn more than 200 buildings around Kraków.

    1:08· Noah Travel Guides1 vlog

  3. Krzysztofory Palace

    Museum · Stare Miasto

    A historic palace built as a wealthy burghers' residence, now housing exhibits on the creation and development of Kraków.

    2:55· Noah Travel Guides1 vlog

  4. Stanisław Wyspiański Museum

    Museum · Stare Miasto

    Museum devoted to Wyspiański, leader of Polish Art Nouveau, showing its playful, folklore-inspired and mystical style.

    8:59· Rick Steves' Europe1 vlog

  5. Be Happy Museum

    Museum · Stare Miasto

    Light-hearted selfie museum filled with colourful pink-themed photo setups.

    16:40· Wolters World1 vlog

  6. Pharmacy Under the Eagle

    Museum · Podgórze

    A former pharmacy that stayed in the ghetto despite the risk and helped Jews during the Nazi occupation. It is now a museum.

    16:05· Scottsdale Travel Chick1 vlog