Monday is the day most Krakow museums close, but a few open their doors for free. Free admission on this day: Archaeological Museum - Nowa Huta-Branice Branch, Town Hall Tower, Old Synagogue, Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory, Wawel Royal Castle and Orava Ethnographic Park in Zubrzyca Górna. At Wawel Royal Castle the free Monday covers selected exhibitions only and the pool of free passes is limited. See also museums open on Monday and the other free admission days .
6 museums with free admission
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 …
HistoryRynek Główny 1, 31-001 Kraków
The Town Hall Tower on Krakow's Main Square - a climbable Gothic tower run by the Museum of Krakow. Opening hours, tickets 22 PLN, free …
Historyul. Szeroka 24, 31-053 Kraków
The Old Synagogue in Krakow's Kazimierz - Poland's oldest surviving synagogue, now a museum. Opening hours, tickets 22 PLN, free entry on …
Historyul. Lipowa 4, 30-702 Kraków
Schindler's Factory in Krakow - the story of the city under occupation 1939-1945. Opening hours, tickets 60/45 PLN, free Mondays, book timed …
HistoryWawel 5, 31-001 Kraków
Wawel Royal Castle - State Rooms, Crown Treasury and Armoury. Ticket prices per route, free Mondays, opening hours and how to get there.
Culture34-484 Zubrzyca Górna, gmina Jabłonka
Orava Ethnographic Park in Zubrzyca Górna - open-air skansen near Kraków, Małopolska. Hours, tickets 25/15 PLN, free Mondays, historic …
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.