Krakow’s socialist-realist planned city tells its own story: the Nowa Huta Museum in the former Swiatowid cinema and two visitable Cold War air-raid shelters beneath the Szkolne estate.
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Artul. Melchiora Wańkowicza 25, 31-752 Kraków
Jan Matejko Manor House in Krzesławice, Krakow: the painter's summer home with his studio and a park in Nowa Huta. What to see, who it …
Historyul. Sasanek 2A, 31-985 Kraków
The Archaeological Museum in Krakow's Nowa Huta-Branice - the Archaeologists for Nowa Huta exhibition in a manor park. Mon-Fri 10-14, free …
History
Closedos. Centrum E 1, 31-934 Kraków (office: os. Szkolne 22, 31-977 Kraków)
Nowa Huta Museum, a Museum of Krakow branch in the former Światowid cinema, closed for renovation planned through 2028; activities continue …
os. Szkolne 22, 31-978 Kraków
Nowa Huta Underground at os. Szkolne 22 - a 1950s air-raid shelter with a Cold War exhibition. Opening hours, tickets 22 PLN, free entry on …
os. Szkolne 37, 31-978 Kraków
Nowa Huta Underground, os. Szkolne 37 - a 1950s air-raid shelter beneath a school. Tickets 22 PLN, free entry on Wednesdays.
10 September 2026 - 10 November 2026
An open-air show by the Nowa Huta Museum on Aleja Róż sets Nowa Huta beside Dimitrovgrad in Bulgaria, a town built from 1947. Until 10 November 2026.
19 July 2026 - 11 November 2026
The dragonfly in Japanese culture - from the country's oldest name to samurai symbolism - told through a collection of Japanese armour at the Manggha Museum.
19 July 2026 - 11 November 2026
Onna bugeisha - women trained in martial arts - in Japanese ukiyo-e prints. An exhibition at the Manggha Museum on strength, strategy and collective memory.
24 October 2026 - 29 November 2026
Sculpture and painting on homelessness and depression in abandoned palace cellars at Piłsudskiego 4: Bunkier Sztuki, from 24 Oct 2026, booking, adults only.
7 March 2026 - 30 November 2026
The 1931 rally of four women pilots around Poland: photographs and Maria Wardasówna's keepsakes in Hangar 5 of the Polish Aviation Museum, until 30 November.
23 September 2026 - 13 December 2026
Sixteen Polish designers and studios, their work shown next to the personal things they live and work with. Bunkier Sztuki, Krakow, until 13 December 2026.