National Museum in Kraków
Kraków · founded 1879
The National Museum in Kraków (Polish: Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie), popularly abbreviated as MNK, is the largest museum in Poland. Established in 1879, the museum consists of 21 departments which are divided by art period: 11 galleries, 2 libraries, and 12 conservation workshops. It holds some 780,000 art objects, from classical archeology to modern art, with special focus on Polish painting.
- Visitors a year
- 1.9MVisitors a year
- Founded
- 1879Founded
What to see
Lady with an Ermine
Leonardo da Vinci, 1490.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Treaty of Kraków
In the museum’s collection.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Portrait of a Young Man
Raphael, 1513.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Prussian Homage
Jan Matejko, 1879.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Privilege of Koszyce
Louis I of Hungary.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Frenzy of Exultations
Władysław Podkowiński, 1893.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Plan your visit
Hours
Published on the museum’s own site. Confirm on mnk.pl before you travel.
Getting there
Aleja 3 Maja 1, 30-062 Kraków.
On their own site
Opening hours, tickets and current exhibitions are on the museum’s own site.
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