• National Museum of Krakow

    It was founded in 1879 following the donation of the painting “The Torches of Nero”, a tribute from the Polish painter Henryk Siemiradki. Twenty years after its opening, the National Museum of Krakow already had a collection of over 10,000 works including paintings, sculptures, and precious objects from all over Poland.

    Today, with more than 700,000 pieces by national and international artists, it competes with the largest European museums and boasts 11 locations throughout the city.
    The National Museum of Krakow is part of the National Museums of Poland complex. In fact, it is the most important art gallery in the country.

  • National Museums of Poland

    The National Museum of Krakow is part of the “National Museums of Poland” complex. The museum has a very rich collection of works by international artists, including the famous painting Lady with an Ermine by Leonardo da Vinci.
    However, the museum itself is divided into several locations throughout the city and has a very rich collection of works by Polish and international artists, including the famous painting Lady with an Ermine by Leonardo da Vinci.
    The museum was founded in 1879 with the painting Pochodnie Nerona (The Torches of Nero) donated by its own author, Henry Siemiradki. Twenty years later, the museum had a collection of 10,000 works including paintings, sculptures, and precious objects from all over Poland.
    Today the museum, which displays only a part of the 700,000 works it owns, consists of numerous locations throughout Krakow and boasts 11 locations throughout the city.

  • Collections of the National Museum of Krakow

    The National Museum of Krakow hosts one of the main collections of artworks in all of Poland. It contains paintings, artworks, and sculptures by the most famous artists from Krakow and Poland, as well as works by foreign artists, such as Leonardo da Vinci.

    Finally, temporary exhibitions also display contemporary and avant-garde paintings.
    In addition, some sections are dedicated to ancient art and archaeological artifacts, and significant parts of the museum are reserved for the display of weapons, uniforms, and medals.

  • Leonardo’s Work

    Since 2017, the Gmach Główny Museum, the main branch of the National Museum of Krakow, has housed one of the most famous paintings by Leonardo Da Vinci: Lady with an Ermine.

    The main branch of the museum is located in the western part of the city, very close to Krakowskie Błonia Park, in a historic 1934 building known as Gmach Główny. It is divided into 3 areas:

    The first is dedicated to Polish painting and sculpture of the 20th century, with works ranging from 1890 to 2000.
    The second area is dedicated to decorative arts and the third to weapons and historic Polish uniforms.

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