Art museums in Poland

The Wawel Royal Castle National Art Collection is a significant part of the historic Wawel Castle in Kraków. This residence museum houses a vast collection of art, providing visitors with a glimpse into the rich history and culture of the region. The collection was officially inaugurated in 1930 and has been known by its current name since 1994.

The Rynek Underground (The underground square central museum) is a museum in Krakow that is a branch of the Historical Museum of the City of Krakow. The museum is located below the market square and covers an area of over 6,000. m². The main exhibition in the Rynek Underground are holograms construc

The Museum of King Jan III's Palace at Wilanow (Muzeum Pałacu Króla Jana III w Wilanowie) is a museum in the residence of King Jan III. Sobieski in Warsaw. The foundation of the collections is the collection of Stanisław Kostka Potocki, which he left to the Polish people in 1805. The palace features

The Stained Glass Museum is a musuem in Krakow that is dedicated to stained glass. The museum also includes a stained-glass workshop and is located in a historic tenement house. The Stained Glass Museum in Krakow's exhibition room is intertwined with the still functioning stained-glass workshop, mak

The Gallery of 19th-Century Polish Art at Sukiennice (Galeria Sztuki Polskiej XIX wieku w Sukiennicach), is a gallery that is housed on the upper floor of the Renaissance Sukiennice Cloth Hall in Kraków. In four large rooms, the Gallery of 19th-Century Polish Art in the Sukiennice holds and displays

The Fryderyk Chopin Museum (Muzeum Fryderyka Chopina w Warszawie) is a museum in the Polish capital Warsaw, dedicated to the Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849). The museum is housed in the 17th-century city palace designed by Tielman van Gameren that

The National Museum in Warsaw (Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie, MNW) is a national museum in Warsaw. It is one of the largest museums in Poland and the largest in Warsaw. The National Museum holds a collection of 11,000 pieces of ancient art (Egyptian, Greek and Roman), a gallery of Polish painting sinc

The Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków (MOCAK, Muzeum Sztuki Współczesnej w Krakowie) is located on the premises of the former Oskar Schindler factory in Krakow, adjacent to the Oskar Schindler's Factory Museum. The collections consist mainly of works of art of the last two decades. The purpose of

The Amber Museum in Gdańsk is the first museum in Poland solely devoted to amber. The museum holds a collection of exhibits related to amber that show amber in its natural state, methods of extraction, history of the trade routes, uses of amber in medicine, uses as a magical stone and as an artistic

The National Museum in Poznan is housed in a building designed by Carl Hinckeldyen and built in 1904 and is one of the oldest, biggest and most important museums in Poland. The museum holds a collection of Polish art from the 16th century until now, and a collection of works by foreign artists. The

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.

The National Museum in Kraków (MNK, Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie) consists of 21 departments and holds about 780,000 art objects, spanning from classical archeology to modern art, with special focus on Polish painting. This main location houses three permanent galleries of the National Museum in Krako

The National Museum in Gdańsk is one of the major museums in Gdańsk in Poland and is housed in a old late-Gothic Franciscan monastery constructed in the 15th and early 16th century with with vaulted ceilings and a large staircase. The museum includes permanent exhibitions themed as follows: Painting

The Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź is a modern and contemporary art museum in Łódź. The museum is one of the oldest museums of modern art in the world and is primarily focused on displaying avant-garde art, as well as progressive artistic interventions. The musuem is mostly known for its international collec

The Zachęta National Gallery of Art (Zachęta Narodowa Galeria Sztuki) is an art Gallery in Warsaw. It was the first building in Warsaw that was erected to exhibit works of art. The Zachęta was built thanks to funds and gifts from the Association for the Encouragement of Fine Arts, an organization of

The Bishop Erazm Ciolek Palace is a museum in Krakow and is a branch of the Krakow National Museum. The palace was built in 1505 from two connected houses for the Bishop of Płock, Erasmus Ciołek (1474-1522). The palace exhibits Polish works of art from the 12th to the 18th century. Valuable works in

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

The Leon Wyczółkowski District Museum in Bydgoszcz holds rich archaeological and historical collections. The musuem is named after Leon Wyczółkowski, one of the leading painters of the Young Poland movement, as well as the principal representative of Polish Realism in art of the Interbellum.

The Archdiocesan Museum of Cardinal Karol Wojtyla in Krakow is a museum in Krakow that is housed in tenement houses 19-21 at Kanonicza Street. Tenement house number 19 is called St. Stanisława, and the house at 21 is called Dean's House. The collection of the Archdiocesan Museum contains sacred art

The Abbot's Palace was initially constructed in the 15th century. Later, in the first half of the 17th century a New Palace was added to the existing building which was the residency of Jan Grabiński, the abbot of the Cistercians. Now, the Abbot's Palace contains the Department of Modern Art of the

The National Museum of Ethnography (Państwowe Muzeum Etnograficzne w Warszawie) is a museum in Warsaw. The museum holds an extensive collection with various objects as well as folk art, costumes, crafts, sculptures, paintings and other art from Poland, Europe, Africa, Australia, Oceania and Latin an

Museum of Architecture in Wroclaw is the only museum institution in Poland dedicated entirely to the history of architecture and contemporary architecture. Museum of Architecture in Wroclaw carries out programs and events for architects, historians and the general public. It prepares exhibitions on

Manggha (Museum of Japanese Art and Technology Manggha) is a museum in Krakow that opened in 1994 that holds and exhibits a collection that was donated in 1920 by critic, writer and collector of art, Feliks Jasieński, (nicknamed Manggha). The collection contained around 6,500 artworks connected with

The Museum of Modern Art Warsaw is a modern art museum in the Polish capital Warsaw that was established in 2005. Since January 2008, the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw has been operating in a temporary office in the premises at 3 Pańska St. Current plans are to open the new custom-built museum in 2

The Palace of Fine Art (Pałac Sztuki w Krakowie) is an Art Nouveau building was designed by architect Franciszek Mączyński in Krakow. The building was erected in the years 1898-1901 and now serves as an art gallery where exhibitions of Polish contemporary art as well as exhibitions of foreign artist

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

The Poster Museum is a museum in Warsaw that is housed at the Wilanów Palace complex. The Poster Musuem is founded in 1968, making it the world's oldest museum dedicated to posters. The Poster Museum is home to one of the largest collections of posters in the world. The collection of the museum cont

The Leon Wyczolkowski House was constructed in 1899-1902 as a residence for members of the management of the Rother’s Mills. The building is an example of Neoromanticism. In 1994 the house became part of the Leon Wyczółkowski District Museum in Bydgoszcz. The museum exhibits artworks made by Leon Wy

The Museum of John Paul II Collection (Muzeum Kolekcji im. Jana Pawła II) is a museum in Warsaw that is dedicated to Pope John Paul II collection of paintings. It is housed in the building of the former stock exchange and National Bank. The collection includes around 450 exhibits, predominantly Old

The Museum of Applied Arts in Poznań is part of the National Museum in Poznan and is situated on Przemysl Hill, housed in a castle. The museum holds collections of applied art from the Middle Ages until modern times. Its collection includes funiture, ceramics, glass and metal, weapons, jewellery, fa

The Museum of Caricature in Warsaw is a museum dedicated to caricature that is housed in an old orangery which was once part of the 18th century Prymas Castle. Today the museum holds more than 25,000 exhibits. The oldest work dates from the 18th century.Since the former orangery is not that big, it

The Wroclaw Archdiocese Museum is a museum with artistic and historical works of (religious) art. The collection of the museum includes sculpture, painting, textile art (14th - 19th century) and ancient relics such as mummies, wedge alphabet plates, olive lamps. Highlight in the museum is a set of a

The Walery Rzewuski Museum of the History of Photography in Kraków is a photography museum in Kraków that aims to collect and popularize historical photographs. Besides its photograph exhibits and international symposiums, the Walery Rzewuski Museum of the History of Photography holds a collection o

The Town Hall Tower (Wieża ratuszowa) is a Gothic tower of 70 meters in Krakow that was built of brick and stone blocks in the 14th century and was part of the town hall that was demolished in 1820. There used to be a prison with a torture chamber under the Town Hall Tower. It is now in use by the H

The Barbican is a Barbican (fortified outpost) that is located in the Planty city park in Krakow. It is one of the few remaining parts of the Krakow defenses and gave access to the Florian's Gate. It was built in Gothic style in 1498 and 1499, when John I Albert reigned. The round building has a cou

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

The Museum of Bourgeois Art is part of the City Museum of Wrocław and is housed in the Old Town Hall of Wrocław. The museum exhibits the interiors of the building and holds collections of works of art and handicrafts related to Wrocław. Its collection includes paintings, drawings and graphics from t