Museum of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków

The Museum of the Academy of Fine Arts is the university museum of the oldest Polish art school, established in 1818. The museum as a university-wide unit was created in 2003. According to the museum's website it is currently temporarily closed in connection with the move of the Academy's main seat to Bernardyńska 3.

What was collected in the museum?

The collections number almost six thousand inventory items: paintings, drawings, artistic textiles, sculpture and design moulds. They include works by professors, rectors and outstanding students of the school, among others Jan Matejko, Jacek Malczewski, Stanisław Wyspiański, Józef Mehoffer, Tadeusz Kantor and Andrzej Wajda.

The collection was formed mainly from artists' gifts. Sculptures were donated, among others, by Igor Mitoraj and Toshihiro Hamano.

Where was the museum housed until now?

Until the move the museum occupied the first floor of the Main Building at Matejki Square 13, built in 1879 to a design by Maciej Moraczewski. A small exhibition room served temporary exhibitions. Nearby are the Barbican and the Planty Park.

Practical information

• Address given by the museum: ul. Bernardyńska 3, Kraków.
• Admission to the exhibitions was free. The date of the first exhibition at the new seat will be announced by the museum.
• Before your visit check the museum's website at asp.krakow.pl or write to muzeum@asp.krakow.pl.