The Muzeum Historyczne Miasta Krakowa is a museum located in Kraków, Poland. While some visitors found it to be boring, others had a more positive experience. The museum offers various exhibitions and is well organized and situated. It also has a shop and a bar, making it convenient for visitors. However, there were some complaints about the staff, with some finding them rude and even racist. There were also issues with the museum's opening hours, as they were incorrect both on their website and on Google Maps. Despite these flaws, many visitors found the museum interesting and informative, learning a lot about the history and culture of Kraków. The museum is located under the main square and provides a great history of the Kraków market square. While the museum's interior may be a bit dark, it adds to the ambiance and effect of the exhibits. Overall, the Muzeum Historyczne Miasta Krakowa is worth a visit for those interested in the history of Kraków.
Address:
Rynek Główny 35, Kraków
Phone:
+48 12 619 23 35
06.08.24
Gaia
Interesting museum about the history of the city. However, rude and impolite staff, and many of the workers here don’t speak a word of English, creating difficult situations for the visitors. How can one of the most visited museum in Krakow emp.. Read more »loy people who only speak Polish? Moreover, the queue to buy the ticket was extremely long; two employees were there, and they were helping one person at time. We had to wait half an hour to buy the tickets.
04.08.24
Kirill
I have completely missed the point of the permanent exhibition. Instead of presenting narratives about the history of the city, it overwhelms the visitor with a cascade of events, names and artefacts without any clear structure, leaving you no chance.. Read more » to remember anything five minutes after leaving the place.
Add to it a bizarre ban on water bottles in the summer heat and a rather uncomfortable surveillance from the museum workers.
27.07.24
Jarek
Five stars when visiting this place on Tuesday free entry. Any other day I would say four start. This museum of full of big beautiful paintings and art works. Not too big but not too small, easy one to two hour visit.
17.05.24
Koonkit
The Krakow History Museum is a disappointing experience
The building itself is not particularly recognizable as a museum, making it easy to miss or overlook.
Once inside, the exhibitions about Krakow's history are extremely limited in scope an.. Read more »d detail, leaving visitors with very little understanding of the city's rich heritage. I spent less than 30 minutes going through the sparse displays, feeling that the ticket price was not at all worth it.
However, the one positive aspect is the nice view overlooking Krakow's Old Town that you can enjoy from the museum windows. This picturesque vista provides a pleasant distraction, but does not make up for the underwhelming exhibits.
06.02.24
M
Big museum, theres a place to leave your coats. Very interesting you also get some nice views of the town centre. Overall recommend a visit.
23.04.23
Nicolaas
Found it quite boring. My friend and I went on a Tuesday when it was free and afterwards we were pretty glad we didn’t have to pay.
07.04.23
Nikola
The opening hours for this museum and its subsidiaries are very wrong both as advertised and on this map-many others and I were confused by surprise closing. I recommend staff be less rude about it and update their hours. Thank you!
07.01.23
S
I never leave reviews, but this place had EXTREMELY RUDE staffs, (yes plural) and RACIST too, especially if you don’t look ‘European’. This place partially ruined my experience/impression of krakow for me! I regret not getting the r.. Read more »ude staffs’ names, it was a guy near the exhibition and people at the ticket office.
11.11.22
O
They do not update info on Google Maps properly. It actually works from 10AM.
10.08.22
Lennart
a bit boring... hundreds of pictures of random tradesmen or religious people from medieval krakow
20.12.21
Tomasz
excellent place. modern elegant well organized and well situated place with many various exhibitions at the same time. shop and bar included. visa friendly :-)
09.10.21
Sam
Was very interesting
07.09.20
B
Great experience- learnt so much about this beautiful and culturally rich city! A must see in Kraków!
27.08.20
Chris
Really great museum under the main square
28.01.20
Warren
Great history for Krakow market Square. Excavation took along time. Bit dark inside the museum. But probably needed for effect.
28.01.20
Andy
Fantastic place to visit right in the heart of Krakow. It needs a few more signs up to show how to get in but it is very worthy of a visit. There are a few different language on the boards to read and plenty of artifacts to look around without gettin.. Read more »g to congested.
26.12.19
Inaho
Nice modern museum. It has playful and educational tablets. The museum is family friendly, but international visitors also have an opportunity to educate themselves. Learned a lot about the history of the city. Overall a very good museum, that I woul.. Read more »d recommend to tourists.
09.10.19
Harry
Firstly getting tickets can be a bit confusing as opposite side of the building but quick enough to sort, you also have to put your bag into storage and they give you a dog with the number on to collect when finished. At first you think it's sma.. Read more »ll and not much but when you properly get exploring it goes for miles. There is a lot of information but not much of it is in English which is a shame, the computers can be changed to English though. I love the fact that if you look up you are under the water fountain in the square.
19.09.19
James
Very interesting modern museum situated underground the main square in Krakow. It gives a good insight into the history of Krakow. Give yourself at least 2 hours for a visit here.
03.09.19
Wendy
A very interesting place to visit. We were there for four hours and still did not have time for all the exhibits. There are very good audio visual displays and a good choice of language versions available. My thanks to a tour guide who recommended th.. Read more »is museum
31.08.19
Garcia
Loved it. Amazing works they did under the central plaza of the old town. Really get a good feeling of what the old town looked and felt like.
18.07.19
Greg
Fascinating to see how they have preserved the ruins found under the Main Square, the photo if the actual dig - which is located on the left as you leave the little restaurant - shows the scale & clever way it was all preserved.
23.02.19
Pete
Highly recommend in effort to gain some historical knowledge!
4.5 / 53
