Galicja Jewish Museum

The Galicia Museum is meant to honor the victims of the Holocaust and to celebrate the Jewish heritage of Galicia. The permanent exhibition 'Traces of Memory', the result of twelve years of artistic work, is a reminder of the 800-year history of Jewish culture in Poland. Over 140 photographs made by the museum’s founder present the remnants of the Jewish presence in southern Poland - the former Galicia. The exhibition is also a record for the process of destruction of Jewish culture by the Nazis during WWII.

The museum was established by Chris Schwarz, a British photographer whose numerous photos are related to Jewish culture in Poland. Chris Schwarz was the Museum’s director before he died in 2007.

The Museum houses an exhibition space, a cafe, temporary exhibitions and concerts, meetings with authors, lectures and workshops. The museum also has a bookshop offering books in Polish, English and German about Jewish life and culture, as well as the Holocaust, Jewish thought, identity and literature. 

With the Krakow City Pass, enjoy access to 36 of Kraków’s best museums and landmarks for 1-3 days. Discover historical sites, art galleries, and cultural institutions at your own pace!

Schindler’s Factory
Rynek Underground Museum
Polish Aviation Museum
The Princes Czartoryski Museum (Lady with an Ermine by Leonardo da Vinci)
City Defence Walls Krakow
Archaeological Museum (Main building)
Archaeological Museum (Nowa Huta Branice)
Archaeological Museum (Underground of the Church of Saint Adalbert)
The Archdiocese Museum
The Arsenal
The Barbican
The Bishop Erazm Ciołek Palace
The Celestat
Centre for Documentation of the Art of Tadeusz Kantor Cricoteka, Archives, Office
The Eagle Pharmacy
Emeryk Hutten-Czapski Museum
Galicja Jewish Museum
The Gallery of 19th-Century Polish Art in the Sukiennice
The Hipolit House
The Jan Matejko House
The Jozef Mehoffer House
Kościuszko Mound
The Krzysztofory Palace
Legends of Cracow
The Main Building of the National Museum
MOCAK
Museum of the Home Army dedicated to Gen Emil Fieldorf Nil
Podgórze Museum
Pomorska Street
The Seweryn Udziela Ethnographic Museum
Seweryn Udziela Ethnographic Museum – Esterka's House
The Szołayski House
The Stanisław Wyspiański Museum
The Old Synagogue
The Town Hall Tower
The Zwierzyniec House