All person & artist museums to visit in Kraków

Explore the lives and works of notable individuals at 12 museums in Kraków dedicated to specific persons and artists. These museums offer a deep dive into their contributions and legacy.

Are you curious about the lives of remarkable individuals? Here are the top person and artist museums in Kraków:

  1. Kosciuszko Mound1

    Kosciuszko Mound

     Kraków
    Kościuszko Mound, located in Kraków, Poland, is an artificial mound built in honor of the Polish national leader, Tadeusz Kościuszko. This monument is a testament to the national pride and respect for the leader who played a significant role in Poland's history. Visitors can learn about the historical significance of this site and the person it commemorates.
  2. Apteka pod Orlem - Ghetto Eagle Pharmacy Museum2

    Apteka pod Orlem - Ghetto Eagle Pharmacy Museum

     Kraków
    Apteka Pod Orłem (Pharmacy Under the Eagle) was the only pharmacy in the Krakow ghetto. The pharmacy was established in 1910 by Jozef Pankiewicz. During the Second World War the owner was his son Tadeusz Pankiewicz, the only Pole who lived within the boundaries of the ghetto, from the beginning to t
  3. Pharmacy Museum in Kraków3

    Pharmacy Museum in Kraków

     Kraków
    The Pharmacy Museum in Kraków (Muzeum Farmacji Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego) is a museum in Kraków that specializes in the history of pharmacy and pharmaceutical technology that was established in 1946. The museum is located on all five floors of the building, including the basemen
  4. Archdiocesan Museum4

    Archdiocesan Museum

     Kraków
    The Archdiocesan Museum in Krakow is located in the former residence of Cardinal Karol Wojtyła, who later became Pope John Paul II. The museum is situated in houses number 19 to 21 at Kanonicza Street. This location is not only significant for its historical value but also for its connection to one of the most influential figures in the Catholic Church.
  5. Princes Czartoryski Museum5

    Princes Czartoryski Museum

     Kraków
    The Czartoryski Museum (Czartoryski Palace Museum) is a museum in Krakow that was founded by Princess Izabela Czartoryska in 1796 (firstly not in Krakow, but in Puławy) to preserve Polish heritage. The collection contains historical artifacts from the recovered treasures of the Wawel Cathedral, the
  6. Jan Matejko House - Krakow National Museum6

    Jan Matejko House - Krakow National Museum

     Kraków
    The Jan Matejko House in Krakow is a museum dedicated to the painter Jan Matejko (1838-1893), who was born there and spent his whole life there. The house was built in the 16th century and was rebuilt several times after that. In 1872, Jan Matejko designed a new facade with the architect Tomasz Pryl
  7. Jozef Mehoffer House - National Museum in Krakow7

    Jozef Mehoffer House - National Museum in Krakow

     Kraków
    The Józef Mehoffer House ( Dom Józefa Mehoffera) is a museum in Krakow that is a branch of the Krakow National Museum. The museum is dedicated to the painter Józef Mehoffer (1869-1946). Stanisław Wyspiański was born in the house in 1869. The Mehoffer family also lived in the house in the post-war pe
  8. The Feliks Jasieński Szołayski House8

    The Feliks Jasieński Szołayski House

     Kraków
    The Szołayski house is a two-storey building in Krakow that houses a permanent exhibition devoted to Stanisław Wyspiański (a Polish playwright, painter and poet, as well as interior and furniture designer) and Feliks "Manggha" Jasieński (a Polish critic and art collector). The oldest part of the Szo
  9. Cricoteka9

    Cricoteka

     Kraków
    The Cricoteka (Center for the Documentation of the Art of Tadeusz Kantor) is a cultural institution founded in 1981 in Krakow, housed in a former power plant. It is dedicated to the Polish painter, assemblage and Happenings artist, set designer and theatre director Tadeusz Kantor. After his death, t
  10. Celestat10

    Celestat

     Kraków
    The Celestat is a musuem in Krakow that is dedicated to the history of the Cracovian Fowler Brotherhood of hunters and marksmen. The museum holds and displays a collection that includes oil paintings, guns, teapots, photographs and other relics related to its history.
  11. Zwierzyniec House11

    Zwierzyniec House

     Kraków
    The Zwierzyniec House is a branch of the Krakow Historical Museum. The museum houses an exhibition that illustrates the history of creativity of artists from Zvezhynets. Furthermore, the museum illustrates the changes that have taken place in the former suburbs of Krakow since their incorporation in
  12. Cross House12

    Cross House

     Kraków
    The Cross House (Dom pod Krzyżem) is a historic-architectural building in Krakow that houses the Stanislav Wyspianski Theater Museum, which is a branch of the Krakow Historical Museum. In 2008, a permanent exhibition was closed due to the necessary renovation of the building, conservation of exhibit