Temporary exhibitions in Krakow
A practical overview of temporary exhibitions in Krakow’s museums. No reviews - just good context and everything worth knowing before your visit.
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Andrzej Paw艂owski. Kineforms
from 16 February 2026
A projector, a film and 1950s documents: Andrzej Paw艂owski's kineforms, moving light images from the Cricot 2 stage, at Kantor's Gallery-Studio on ul. Sienna.
Born of Passion: Calculating Machines from the Walter Szrek Collection
from 13 June 2025
Walter Szrek gave the university 500+ antique calculating machines, the oldest surviving Odhner among them. A selection at Collegium Maius, weekdays at noon.
Archaeological Wanderings: From Zes艂awice to C艂o
from 1 May 2026
The prehistory of Krak贸w's Nowa Huta district, village by village: original finds and comic-strip panels at the Archaeological Museum's Branice branch.
Soon Everything Will Change
24 April 2026 - 4 October 2026
Joanna Rajkowska's installations - Hatchling, Nest and the geode Soon Everything Will Change - in the Royal Gardens and courtyard of Wawel Royal Castle.
On the Need for Archaeological Work in West Prussia... Godfryd Ossowski's Legacy in Vistula Pomerania, 150 Years After His Fieldwork Began
8 July 2026 - 8 October 2026
Twelve panels and original finds: Krakow's Archaeological Museum on Gotfryd Ossowski, the pioneer who dug in Pomerania before Krakow. Until 8 October 2026.
Krak贸w. Sounds, Melodies, Words
20 February 2026 - 11 October 2026
Sound as the city's identity - trams, bells, street music and the Hejnal bugle call - at the Intangible Heritage Interpretation Centre of Krakow.
Wild Frolics. An Exhibition for All
11 March 2026 - 11 October 2026
An interactive exhibition for children and adults - five spaces for drawing, dressing up and experimenting - at Cricoteka.
The State of Possession. The Topography of the MOCAK Collection - Part 1
24 July 2026 - 18 October 2026
An exhibition built on the experience of absence - the MOCAK team examines its own Collection and the institution's condition across five metaphorical chapters.
Katarzyna Krakowiak-Ba艂ka. Ecologies of Togetherness
7 March 2026 - 18 October 2026
Katarzyna Krakowiak-Ba艂ka's year-long residency treats MOCAK's building as a living organism - the museum's first site-specific project built on a residency.
Roots and Sky. The Polish Chapter in the Collection of the Kyiv National Art Gallery
26 June 2026 - 18 October 2026
Nine Polish painters of the 19th and early 20th century from the Kyiv National Art Gallery - first shown in Poland, in the Malarnia Hall at the Sukiennice.
Precious, Most Precious. Works from the Princes Czartoryski Library
14 April 2026 - 25 October 2026
The D艂ugosz Annals autograph, Copernicus's first edition, Rej's Zwierzyniec and Chopin's Krakowiak: Czartoryski Library treasures until 25 October 2026.
Art and Trade. Krakow of Craftsmen
15 May 2026 - 25 October 2026
The world of Krakow's craftsmen from the 15th to the 20th century - guilds, workshops, masterpieces and guild ritual - at the Krzysztofory Palace.
Krakow Bobbin Lace - A Living Heritage
18 September 2026 - 25 October 2026
Krakow bobbin lace, ten years on the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage: work by the Krakow Region Lacemakers Association at Krzysztofory Palace.
Now Everything Will Be Different: Karolina Bregu艂a
18 September 2026 - 25 October 2026
Karolina Bregu艂a's films and photographs from Taiwan on demolished homes and a changing coastline, at Manggha's Europe - Far East Gallery until 25 October.
Tokyo Story
18 September 2026 - 25 October 2026
A Krakow painter found a mural in Tokyo that looked like his own and went looking for its author. Studio 2's search, at the Manggha Museum until 25 October.
Celine Levitan. The Language of Pearls
8 July 2026 - 31 October 2026
Stitched paintings of embroidery, sequins and faux pearls by Celine Levitan in the Wyspia艅ski Pavilion: Bunkier Sztuki, open daily 9:00-19:00 until 31 October.
Akitsushima. The Island of Dragonflies
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.
Warrior Women: Japanese Herstories
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.
Polish Design: Object Biographies / Designer Biographies
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.
Vincent van Gogh: Country Cottages Among the Trees
29 January 2026 - 31 December 2026
The only van Gogh in a Polish public collection: a small 1883 landscape in the National Museum in Krakow, on view until 31 December 2026, on the branch ticket.
In the Paris Atelier of Stanis艂aw Wyspia艅ski and J贸zef Mehoffer
26 June 2026 - 31 December 2026
Wyspia艅ski and Mehoffer drawing each other in 1890s Paris, plus a pastel of their studio: a small display at the Wyspia艅ski Museum, 18 PLN, until 31 Dec 2026.
Intersections. Papercuts by Anna Wencel
2 July 2026 - 31 December 2026
Dozens of contemporary papercuts by Anna Wencel, mixing Jewish, Polish and Ukrainian traditions. Galicia Jewish Museum, Kazimierz, until 31 December 2026.
Mirella von Chrupek. Romance au chocolat
23 September 2026 - 3 January 2027
Five cases of chocolate dioramas by Mirella von Chrupek, made for Warsaw's Wedel museum, on the mezzanine of Bunkier Sztuki in Krakow until 3 January 2027.
Kinga Nowak. A tropikal fiva uv regrejt
23 September 2026 - 3 January 2027
Kinga Nowak's paintings and sculptures beside Hasior, folk art and archives: colonialism and the Polish view of the "exotic" at Bunkier Sztuki, Krakow.
Lares and Penates. On Building a Sense of Security in Architecture
24 September 2026 - 6 January 2027
Poland's 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale show, home for the first time: fire extinguishers and CCTV beside a storm candle and salt - at Wawel Royal Castle.
Hotel Forum
29 May 2026 - 10 January 2027
Krakow's brutalist Hotel Forum seen through its former staff: the guest book, a waiter's notebook, uniforms and recorded memories, at the Podg贸rze Museum.
Satire and Comics by Jan Matejko
15 May 2026 - 31 January 2027
Jan Matejko's satirical drawings and caricatures, shown in his own house on Floria艅ska. Until 31 January 2027, included in the 18 PLN branch ticket.
The Faces of Czapski
18 September 2026 - 31 January 2027
J贸zef Czapski the painter: over 50 paintings and drawings, mostly from private collections, at the National Museum in Krakow until 31 January 2027.
Under Sails and Stars - Seas, Ports and Sailors
8 September 2026 - 7 February 2027
Early printed books, maps and atlases from the 16th-18th centuries on navigation, shipbuilding and sea voyages: 76 objects at the Czapski Museum, Krakow.
Picasso and the Pikasiaks. Modern Ceramics
11 September 2026 - 7 February 2027
Six earthenware platters Picasso gave Poland in 1948, shown with Polish ceramics of the post-1956 Thaw at Szolayski House, Krakow, until 7 February 2027.
Moda Polska (Polish Fashion) in the Collection of the National Museum in Krakow
19 June 2026 - 13 June 2027
Moda Polska, the state fashion firm: garments by Kalina Paroll, Magda Ignar and Jerzy Antkowiak from the late 1960s to the 1990s, at the Szolayski House.
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Zofia Kulik. Instead of Sculpture. Footnotes
3 October 2026 - 20 December 2026
Zofia Kulik's 1971 diploma: nearly 500 slides instead of a sculpture, shown in a Polish museum for the first time. MuFo Rakowicka, 3 Oct - 20 Dec 2026, 5 PLN.
I Was Tadeusz Kantor's Assistant. Andrzej Wajda
6 October 2026 - 10 January 2027
In 1976 Andrzej Wajda filmed Kantor's The Dead Class. From 6 October Cricoteka shows unseen documents from the shoot, film excerpts and recordings.
Open House: The Imagined Object
7 October 2026 - 30 October 2026
Hipolit House, normally closed, opens for October: Krakow Academy of Fine Arts artists respond to everyday objects from its collection, 7-30 Oct 2026.
Schindler's Factory - Histories of the Place
16 October 2026 - 8 August 2027
The multi-layered history of Oskar Schindler's factory complex, from the Deutsche Emailwarenfabrik through communist Poland to today, at Schindler's Factory.
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Cracovia - 120 Years of History
18 August 2026 - 30 September 2026
An exhibition on nine display boards tracing the 120-year, multi-section history of Cracovia Sports Club, at Krzysztofory Palace.
A View of the Krakowianki - the Phenomenon of the Wisla Krakow Women's Basketball Team
1 July 2026 - 30 September 2026
The story of Poland's most decorated women's basketball team, told through the career of Patrycja Czepiec - European champion in 1999 and Sydney 2000 Olympian.
Batikara. The Fantastic J贸zefa Kogut
21 November 2025 - 20 September 2026
Exhibition closed 20 September 2026. See current exhibitions at the Ethnographic Museum in Krakow - archive page of "Batikara. The Fantastic J贸zefa Kogut".
Together. 20 Years of the Sputnik Photos Collective
11 April 2026 - 13 September 2026
Exhibition closed 13 September 2026. "Together. 20 Years of the Sputnik Photos Collective" at the Museum of Photography in Krakow; see current shows there.
Artifacts of Memory
8 August 2026 - 30 August 2026
Closed 30 August 2026: Artifacts of Memory at Krzysztofory Palace traced fifty editions of Krakow's International Folk Art Fair in posters, pins and lace.