The Night of Museums returns to Kraków!
The Night of Museums is an event that brings together many museum institutions, whose permanent and temporary exhibitions are opened to visitors. It is definitely worth taking part in this event, as museums also offer tours of places usually closed to the public. As every year, the Night of Museums features special attractions such as workshops, shows, presentations, and of course, guided tours.
Entrance fee to museums is generally free or partially paid, but ticket prices are much lower than usual. For some galleries, it is necessary to sign up and reserve a spot in advance. The same applies to accompanying events of the Night of Museums. This year, there will be a symbolic entrance fee of 5 PLN.
The event is organized as part of the Kraków Nights series. Upcoming events include the Night of Dance, Night of Theatres, Night of Jazz, and Poetry. Kraków residents will be able to enjoy these events throughout the summer. The series started with the Night of Art House Cinemas.
In 2025, the Night of Museums is planned for Friday, May 16th.
Current Program for the Night of Museums in Kraków 2025
Archaeological Museum in Kraków
Senacka Street 3, Kraków
7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Entrance fee: 5 PLN
Three views of the past – tour of museum exhibitions
Main building: permanent exhibition “Prehistory and Middle Ages of Lesser Poland,” presenting the archaeological history of the region from the Stone Age to the medieval period
Archaeological Museum in Kraków – Nowa Huta Branch
Sasanek Street 2A, Kraków
Archdiocesan Museum of Cardinal Karol Wojtyła in Kraków
Kanonicza Street 19-21, Kraków
6:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Free admission
6:00 PM – opening of the exhibition by Prof. Tomasz Nowak: “Canon, Radiance, Gesture. The Space of Everyday Life, the Space of Faith”
Tour of the exhibition “Echo of the Divine Logos,” inspired by the teachings of Pope John Paul II
Academy of Fine Arts Museum in Kraków
Matejki Square 13, Kraków – Main Building
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Free admission
7:00 PM – opening of the exhibition “Kafka the Stranger” by Prof. Zbigniew Bajek – an interdisciplinary exhibition referring to key figures and values in the author’s work
Home Army Museum named after General Emil Fieldorf “Nil” in Kraków
Wita Stwosza Street 12, Kraków
7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Entrance fee: 5 PLN
Dominican Museum
Stolarska Street 12, Kraków
7:00 PM – 11:15 PM
Free admission but ticketed (except for Prof. Szymborski’s lecture)
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM lecture “Contacts of the Preaching Brothers with Royal Courts” – Prof. Wiktor Szymborski (Jagiellonian University)
Seweryn Udziela Ethnographic Museum in Kraków
Wolnica Square 1, Kraków
6:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Entrance fee: 5 PLN
Esterka’s House
Krakowska Street 46, Kraków
7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Entrance fee: 5 PLN
Pharmacy Museum of the Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum
Floriańska Street 25, Kraków
7:00 PM – 12:00 AM (last entry 11:30 PM)
Entrance fee: 5 PLN
Tour of the permanent exhibition and temporary exhibition “Medieval medicines from the Benedictine pharmacy”
Geological Museum of the Polish Academy of Sciences Institute of Geological Sciences in Kraków
Senacka Street 3, Kraków
6:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Entrance fee: 5 PLN
6:00 PM, 7:00 PM, 8:00 PM, and 10:00 PM – special events: “Different Faces of the Microcosm!”
Geological Museum of the Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection at AGH
Mickiewicza Avenue 30, Kraków – Main AGH Building
7:00 PM – 12:00 AM (last entry 11:30 PM)
Free admission
Special exhibition in building A-0, 2nd floor: “Aquarium”
Tours of three permanent exhibitions:
– “Karst phenomena” (high ground floor)
– “Innovations in the history of life” (cloisters, 2nd floor)
Photography Museum in Kraków
Rakowicka Street 22A, Kraków
7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Entrance fee: 5 PLN
7:00 PM – screening: Teresa Rudowicz, Marian Warzecha, Małgorzata Macharska-Warzecha
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM – photographic action: portable portrait studio (host: Yehor Lemzyakoff)
MuFo – Photography Museum
Józefitów Street 16, Kraków
6:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Entrance fee: 5 PLN
6:00 PM – workshops for families with children: “Get the Colors, or How Colors Are Made” (host: Magdalena Wójcik)
7:00 PM – specialized tour (host: Marta Miskowiec)
Museum of Engineering and Technology in Kraków
Świętego Wawrzyńca Street 15, Kraków
6:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Entrance fee: 5 PLN
Tour of the exhibition “City. Technosensitivity” (last tickets sold until 11:00 PM)
Stanisław Lem Experiment Garden
Aleja Pokoju 68, Kraków
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Entrance fee: 5 PLN
Tour of the Experiment Garden (last tickets sold until 9:30 PM)
Comic Museum
Sarego Street 7/10A, Kraków
6:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Free admission
8:00 PM – meeting with artist Agata Jabłońska
Presentation of the exhibition “Zu Ziny”
KL Plaszow Museum
Jerozolimska Street 3, Kraków
Entrance fee: 5 PLN (online tickets)
Themed walk “Listen to my story…” – profiles of KL Plaszow prisoners
Polish Aviation Museum in Kraków
Aleja Jana Pawła II 39, Kraków
7:00 PM – 12:00 AM (ticket sales until 11:15 PM, last entry at 11:30 PM)
Entrance fee: 5 PLN
Interactive Museum of Theatrical Education MICET
Jagiellońska Street 5, Kraków – National Old Theatre
5:00 PM – 12:00 AM (last entry at 11:00 PM)
Entrance fee: 5 PLN
Tickets available only on-site (no reservations)
Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology
Konopnickiej Street 26, Kraków
7:00 PM – 11:30 PM
Entrance fee: 5 PLN (special Night of Museums tickets)
Exhibitions:
– “ARS LONGA” – ukiyo-e and shin-hanga woodcuts
– “Mountain and (again) mountain” – one hundred views of Mount Fuji by Hokusai
– Europe–Far East Gallery
MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków
Lipowa Street 4, Kraków
6:00 PM – 1:00 AM (last entry at 12:30 AM)
Entrance fee: 5 PLN
Temporary exhibitions:
– “Nostalgia. Seekers of Fading Stars”
– Dorota Mytych “At the Back of the Mind”
– Fabian Knecht “The Line of Greatest Resistance”
– Andrzej Żygadło “Full Moon”
– Krzysztof Marchlak “Sleeping Beauty”
All current exhibitions
Museum of Cracow University of Technology
Warszawska Street 24, Kraków (former Austrian barracks prison)
7:00 PM – 12:00 AM (entrances on the hour, last at 11:00 PM)
Free admission
Natural History Museum of the Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences
Świętego Sebastiana Street 9, Kraków
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM (last entry at 9:15 PM)
Free admission
Lectures:
– 6:30 PM “Ice Age”
– 7:30 PM “Beetles”
– 8:30 PM “At the Bottom of the Sea”
– 7:00 PM, 9:00 PM, 11:00 PM – lectures by Prof. Krzemiński and Dr. Kopeć
Jagiellonian University Museum Collegium Maius
Jagiellońska Street 15, Kraków
Courtyard open: 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Entrance fee: 5 PLN
Stained Glass Museum
Aleja Krasińskiego 23, Kraków
5:00 PM – 1:00 AM
Entrance fee: 5 PLN
– Presentation of the stained glass making process with a guide
– Tour of the Gallery of Young Polish Stained Glass Masters
– Presentation of the temporary exhibition “Covered in Flowers. Kraków Stained Glass School”
– Project “Spring Under Construction”
Museum in Niepołomice – Royal Castle
Zamkowa Street, Niepołomice
7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Entrance fee: 5 PLN
– 19th century Polish art gallery “Cloth Hall in Niepołomice 2”
– 7:00 PM Interactive lesson with workshops for children “Who Are You? A Little Pole”
International Cultural Centre in Kraków
Rynek Główny 25, Kraków
7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Entrance fee: 5 PLN
– Exhibition “Laughing with One Eye, Crying with the Other. Romanian Art from the Ovidiu Șandor Collection”
Botanical Garden of the Jagiellonian University
Kopernika Street 27, Kraków
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM (last entry at 9:30 PM)
Entrance fee: 1 PLN
– Tour of the Botanical Garden Museum, outdoor collections, and greenhouses: Jubilee and Victoria
– Admission only through the traditional ticket office (gates and ticket machines not operating)
Tadeusz Kantor Art Documentation Centre “Cricoteka”
Nadwiślańska Street 2–4, Kraków
7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Entrance fee: 5 PLN
– 7:00 PM Performance “Spaghetti Wildness” – Erik Sikora
– 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM Screen printing workshops with Justyna Droń
– 8:00 PM, 9:00 PM, 10:00 PM Tours of the exhibition “Spectres. Correction”
Tadeusz Kantor Gallery-Studio
Sienna Street 7/5, Kraków
7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Entrance fee: 5 PLN
– Ongoing tours of the Studio – Tadeusz Kantor’s Room
Wawel Royal Castle – State Art Collections
Wawel Castle 5, Kraków
7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
– Tour of the Senate Hall
– Exhibition “Elegies” – Łukasz Stokłosa
– Exhibition of art related to the heritage of the Battle of Vienna (Turkish Tents)
Museum of the University of Agriculture in Kraków named after H. Kołłątaj
Mickiewicza Avenue 24/28, Kraków (Jubilee Building)
4:00 PM – 10:00 PM (entrances every half hour)
Free admission
– 4:00 PM Tour of the exhibition “The Most Interesting Exhibits in the Collections of the URK Museum” – MSc Danuta Gajewska
Toy Museum
19A Kopernika St., Kraków (Apteka Designu)
7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Admission: 5 PLN
Żupy Krakowskie Museum in Wieliczka
Zamkowa St., Wieliczka
7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Admission: 5 PLN
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Tours of permanent and temporary exhibitions
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7:30 PM – 11:30 PM Archery and javelin workshops – Historical reenactment group “Jarchuk”
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7:30 PM – 11:30 PM Workshop “A Plate Full of Colors” inspired by the exhibition
Jewish Museum Galicia
18 Dajwór St., Kraków
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Admission: 5 PLN
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6:00 PM Workshop for children aged 5–7 “Crown – a symbol in culture” (registration required: zapisy@galiciajewishmuseum.org)
Contemporary Art Gallery “Bunkier Sztuki”
3A Szczepańska St., Kraków
7:00 PM – 11:30 PM
Admission: 5 PLN (all events covered by one ticket)
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Exhibition presentations:
• “In a Wide Frame”
• “Polish Comics after the Transformation”
• “Revealing What’s Barely Sensed”
Kraków Glassworks
3 Lipowa St., Kraków
7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Admission: 5 PLN (free for children under 7)
Ecological Education Center “Symbioza” – Municipal Greenery Board
15 Żubrowa Ave., Kraków
6:00 PM – 6:45 PM
7:00 PM – 7:45 PM
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“Time for the Night Forest” – guided tour with educator
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For families with children from 5 years old. Ticket required for every participant
Fort Skotniki No. 52½ N and Fort Sidzina No. 52½ S
24 and 33 Kozienicka St., Kraków
Kraków Museum – Krzysztofory Palace
35 Main Market Square, Kraków
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Meeting with Krzysztoforek at the exhibition and palace corridors
Kraków Museum – Town Hall Tower
1 Main Market Square, Kraków
7:00 PM – 1:00 AM
Tours every hour, last entry at 12:30 AM
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Priority with reservation: www.bilety.muzeumkrakowa.pl
Kraków Museum – Underground Market
1 Main Market Square, Kraków
7:00 PM – 1:00 AM
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Tour “Following the European Identity of Kraków” (last entry 11:45 PM)
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6:30 PM Tour “Sleeping Witnesses of History” – Dr. Dominik Lulewicz
Kraków Museum – Hipolitów Tenement House
3 Mariacki Square, Kraków
7:00 PM – 12:00 AM (last entry 12:30 AM)
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7:30 PM and 9:00 PM Curatorial tours “Among the Crowns… of Emmaus Trees” – Maria Lempart
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Limit: 15 people; priority with reservation: www.bilety.muzeumkrakowa.pl
Kraków Museum – Barbican
Basztowa St., Kraków
7:00 PM – 1:00 AM (last entry 12:30 AM)
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7:00 PM Gate opening and presentation by Historical reenactment group Rujewit
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7:15 PM Blacksmith workshop demonstration
Kraków Museum – Defensive Walls
Pijarska St., Kraków
7:00 PM – 1:00 AM (last entry 12:30 AM)
Center for Interpretation of Kraków’s Intangible Heritage
21 Szpitalna St., Kraków
7:00 PM – 1:00 AM (last entry midnight)
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Exhibition tour “From the Great Bell. Celebrations in Kraków”
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7:00 PM Kraków fashion show
Old Synagogue
24 Szeroka St., Kraków
(Branch of Kraków Museum)
7:00 PM – 1:00 AM
Tour of the permanent exhibition “Jewish Traditions” and temporary exhibition “Before the Walls Grew. Jews in Podgórze” (last entry 12:30 AM)
Museum Marina
Jaskółcza St., Kraków (Rodło Boulevard)
(Branch of Kraków Museum)
6:00 PM, 7:00 PM, 8:00 PM
“City from the Water – evening boat tours with stories about old Kraków”
(Limited places: 20 people – 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM, 10 people – 8:00 PM)
Podgórze Museum
51 Limanowskiego St., Kraków
(Branch of Kraków Museum)
7:00 PM – 1:00 AM
Tour of the permanent exhibition “City under the Krakus Mound” and temporary exhibition “Apart, but Together. On the 110th Anniversary of the Union of Podgórze and Kraków 1915–2025” (last entry 12:30 AM)
Oskar Schindler’s Enamel Factory
4 Lipowa St., Kraków
(Branch of Kraków Museum)
7:00 PM – 1:00 AM
Tour of the permanent exhibition “Kraków – Time of Occupation 1939–1945” (last entry 11:30 PM)
Pharmacy Under the Eagle
18 Ghetto Heroes Square, Kraków
(Branch of Kraków Museum)
7:00 PM – 1:00 AM
Tour of the permanent exhibition “Tadeusz Pankiewicz’s Pharmacy in the Kraków Ghetto” (last entry 12:30 AM)
Pomorska Street
2 Pomorska St., Kraków
(Branch of Kraków Museum)
7:00 PM – 1:00 AM
Tour of the permanent exhibition “Kraków’s Residents Facing Terror 1939–1945–1956” and the Gestapo’s small detention cells (last entry 12:30 AM)
Nowa Huta Museum
Osiedle Centrum E 1, Kraków
(Branch of Kraków Museum)
7:00 PM
“Mysteries of the Old Światowid Cinema” – tour combined with a building visit
Guide: Karolina Żłobecka. Limit: 20 people. Priority for those with reservations: info@muzeumkrakowa.pl
Underground Nowa Huta
Osiedle Szkolne 37, Kraków
(Branch of Kraków Museum)
7:00 PM – 1:00 AM
Tour of the permanent exhibition “State of Emergency” (last entry midnight)
Rydlówka
20 Tetmajer St., Kraków
(Branch of Kraków Museum)
6:00 PM – 12:00 AM (last entry 11:00 PM)
6:00 PM, 7:00 PM, 8:00 PM Guided tours of the exhibition (limit: 25 people; priority for reservations: www.bilety.muzeumkrakowa.pl)
Thesaurus Cracoviensis
337 Prince Józef St., Kraków
(Branch of Kraków Museum)
7:00 PM
Lecture “Bolesław the Bold. The Drama of Stanisław Wyspiański.”
Host: Małgorzata Palka. Limit: 30 people. Free admission, priority for reservations: info@muzeumkrakowa.pl
Museum and Center of the Scout Movement
28 Forteczna St., Kraków
(Branch of Kraków Museum)
7:00 PM – 1:00 AM
Tours of permanent exhibitions “Fort Jugowice. The Heritage of the Place” and “Scout Paths” (last entry midnight)
National Museum in Kraków – Main Building
1 3 Maja Avenue, Kraków
Exhibitions:
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“Gallery of Artistic Craftsmanship”, 1st floor
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“20th + 21st Century Polish Art Gallery”, 2nd floor
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“Mehoffer from Fribourg. Cathedral Stained Glass Projects”, 2nd floor
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“Tarabuła”, 2nd floor
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“Transformations. Modernity in the Third Polish Republic”, ground floor
MNK Sukiennice
3 Main Market Square, Kraków
7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
7:00 PM – 11:00 PM “A Thousand Years of the Polish Crown in Dance Steps” – living pictures and dance-acting etudes by Terpsychora Dance Theatre
MNK Ciołek
17 Kanonicza St., Kraków
7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
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Gallery of “Church Art of the Former Commonwealth”
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Gallery of “Old Polish Art, 12th–18th Century”
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Study collection of architectural sculpture “Kraków at Your Fingertips”
MNK Czapscy
10 Marshal Piłsudski St., Kraków
7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
MNK Szołayscy
9 Szczepański Square, Kraków
7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
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“Objects. Polish Design Gallery of the 20th and 21st Century”, 1st floor
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“Gosia Baczyńska. Show from the MNK Collection”, 1st floor
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“Cross-Sections. Polish Design Gallery of the 20th and 21st Century”, 2nd floor
MNK Matejko
4 Floriańska St., Kraków
7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
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Artist’s biographical museum
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7:15 PM Classical music concert – Chopin Secondary Music School
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9:00 PM “Jan Matejko’s Royal Crowns” – presentation with curator’s commentary
MNK Mehoffer
26 Krupnicza Street, Kraków
7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
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Biographical museum of the artist
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7:45 PM Guided tour – Stanisław Freindl
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7:30 PM, 8:30 PM, 9:30 PM “Poland in Music” – piano concerts by Maria Słysz
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10:00 PM Curatorial tour – Beata Studziżba-Kubalska
MNK Wyspiański
6 General Sikorski Square, Kraków
7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
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7:15 PM “About the drawing depicting Poland” – history of Wyspiański’s stained glass projects. Led by Magdalena Laskowska
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Exhibition: “Gardens of Sculptresses”, courtyard
MNK Czartoryscy
15 Pijarska Street, Kraków
7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
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Palace Gallery, 1st and 2nd floors
MNK Arsenał
15 Pijarska Street, Kraków
7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
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Gallery “Weapons and Colors”
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9:00 PM Thematic tour “Weapons and Colors in the service of the Crown” – Michał Rycaj
MNK Szymanowski
19 Kasprusie Street, Zakopane
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Biographical museum of the composer
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Temporary exhibition: “Tablecloths with Maria Bujakowa’s lace. Woven in Zakopane”
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Music at “Karol’s Atma” – performances by young artists
Organizers reserve the right to change the program.
Details: krakowskienoce.pl
