We’ve done it – the National Museum in Kraków’s collection now numbers over a million items! This is a special moment in our history, and we’d like to celebrate it with you. Discover extraordinary works, find your favourite exhibit, and see for yourself just how much history, inspiration and beauty the National Museum in Kraków has to offer – both online and in person!
Currently, the number of items collected by the Museum stands at almost 1.2 million. Each one is unique and tells a one-of-a-kind story – sometimes moving, sometimes turbulent, and often one that is hard to believe. And although not all artefacts can be viewed in exhibitions on a daily basis, each one is valuable and important. They form the foundation of the National Museum in Kraków, which is thus a place full of treasures, extraordinary stories and people with passion and commitment who, for many years, have been making the collection accessible and caring for it.
The collection of the National Museum in Kraków comprises priceless works of art, such as paintings, drawings, sculptures, prints, textiles, costumes, artefacts of artistic craftsmanship and material culture, books, magazines and an impressive numismatic collection.
All this together creates a wealth of treasures that is now at your fingertips. This year, we invite you to join us in discovering the treasures that reign supreme in our collections – not only at exhibitions, but also online.
How can you explore our collections?
Visit us in person – we invite you to our permanent and temporary exhibitions, where you can view selected exhibits up close, either on your own or during special events and guided tours.
→ take a look at the permanent galleries
→ don’t miss the temporary exhibitions
→ and mark the planned exhibitions in your calendar
Explore the collections online – conveniently, at any time and without leaving home – explore the digital collection and find out more about the unique exhibits housed within the museum’s walls.
→ find your favourite item at zbiory.mnk.pl
→ become a digital tourist on the MNK virtual tours
→ “browse through” the digitised library collections from the MNK
→ see the results of our collaboration with Google Art & Culture and Polish Wikipedia
Join us and discover a million reasons to be amazed! Don’t forget to share your favourite story or exhibit with us on social media using the hashtag #MilionPowodowMNK.
We’d be delighted if you joined us on this extraordinary journey through over a million exhibits from the MNK collection.
