After the post about free museums in Warsaw appeared, you asked if there are some in Cracow. There are! That’s why I’ve created a list of Cracow museums that have free entry on selected days or all the time.
You will find below a list of free museums for each day, while there are certainly many more such places in Cracow, so if you miss something – write to me. Whether in a comment or in a direct message to me.
Table of Contents
- 1 Free Museums in Cracow – Here We Go!
- 1.1 Wawel Royal Castle Free of Charge
- 1.2 Cracow: Free Admission to Museums on Mondays:
- 1.3 Free Admission to Museums on Tuesdays:
- 1.4 Free Admission to Museums on Wednesdays:
- 1.5 Free Admission to Museums on Thursdays:
- 1.6 Free Admission to Museums on Fridays:
- 1.7 Free Admission to Museums on Saturdays:
- 1.8 Free Admission to Museums on Sundays:
- 2 Cheaper Tickets to Museums in Cracow
Free Museums in Cracow – Here We Go!
It is worth knowing that the more popular museums, especially in summer, are overcrowded and queues reach an hour or two of waiting. That’s why it’s definitely worth checking if you can book entrance online – in some cases, like Schindler’s Factory, you’ll need to do so, because entrance tickets sell out like fresh buns (you can book online at the earliest two weeks in advance, I checked on August 5 and there were 6 places left for next two weeks!).
Remember that on the Night of Museums in Cracow, Cracow museums have free admission! This means that dozens of museums in the city can be visited for free.
Which museums in Cracow are of most interest to tourists? Definitely the Wawel Royal Castle. And we’ll start with it! In this case, you can not book online, you need to pick up an entrance pass at the ticket office.
Wawel Royal Castle Free of Charge
Free admission depends on the exhibition, and from what I’ve heard, the day changes from time to time. That’s why it’s a good idea to check the Royal Castle’s official website before going on a tour. Likewise for other museums – it’s better to make sure before you leave home!
Crown Treasury and Armory: free admission
9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., last entry at 12:10 p.m.
Wawel Lost: admission free of charge
9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., last entry 12:30 p.m.
Wawel Recovered: admission free of charge
9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., last entry 12:30 p.m.
The exhibition: Matejko, entrance from the big bell, tickets issued at the ticket offices and available also online
It is open from July 9 to August 31, 2021 – after that there will probably be another temporary exhibition.
9:30 a.m.-7 p.m., last admission 6:40 p.m.
Cracow: Free Admission to Museums on Mondays:
Schindler’s Factory
Old Synagogue
Wawel Royal Castle
Additionally: Cracow City Hall Tower, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Free Admission to Museums on Tuesdays:
Museum of Photography in Cracow
Museum of Polish Aviation
National Museum In Cracow – free admission on Tuesdays:
Matejko House
Mehoffer House
Europeum
Main Building
Czapski Museum
Museum of the Czartoryski Princes
Erazm Ciołek Palace
Cloth Hall
The Museum of Nowa Huta: Nowa Huta Underground
Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology
The Underground Market Square in Cracow
Pomorska Street
Free Admission to Museums on Wednesdays:
Hipolit Tenement House
Rydlówka (upon prior reservation)
Free Admission to Museums on Thursdays:
Pharmacy Under the Eagle
Museum of Podgórze
MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art
Free Admission to Museums on Fridays:
Krzysztofory Palace
Free Admission to Museums on Saturdays:
Geological Museum of PAN
Cracow Saltworks Museum in Wieliczka
Free Admission to Museums on Sundays:
Archaeological Museum:
Main Building
Nowa Huta Branch – Branice
Home Army Museum
Ethnographic Museum
Cheaper Tickets to Museums in Cracow
If you want to visit a large number of museums in Cracow and pay as little as possible you can check out the #zwiedzajKrakow card. Entrance tickets to some will be sold at a 20% discount. If you have any other tips on how to save money on entrance tickets in Cracow, I look forward to your comments and messages!
For what it’s worth, when you buy a Krakow Card, you can visit 40 museums for free, that is, for the price of the card. This is an option worth considering if you want to visit as much as possible: it includes discounts, city transportation – depending on the selected package and the price of the card 🙂
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