National Museum in Kraków (Main Building)
Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie – Gmach Główny
The main building of Poland's largest museum, focusing on 20th-century Polish art, Wyspiański's works, and military exhibits.
The National Museum has more than a dozen branches. The main building is on 3 May Avenue, west of the old town. Its permanent exhibits include a gallery of 20th- and 21st-century Polish art, a Wyspiański collection (paintings, pastels, and stained-glass designs), applied arts, and Polish military history, including armor and winged hussar equipment. Large special exhibitions are also held regularly. Admission costs about 30-50 zlotys, and permanent exhibits are free on Tuesdays. It is about a 15-minute walk from the Main Market Square, or you can take a tram to the Muzeum Narodowe stop.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00; closed Mon
Nearby sights
- Collegium Maius
- Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology
- Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
- Main Market Square & Cloth Hall
- Wawel Castle & Cathedral
- Rynek Underground
- St. Mary's Basilica
- Church of Saints Peter and Paul