MICET Interactive Museum / Theatre Education Centre

MICET is an interactive museum in the 13th-century cellars of the National Old Theatre in Kraków, opened in 2016. It is a new form of the Old Theatre Museum, which had existed since 1981, and operates as a separate exhibition with its own entrance from Jagiellońska Street.

What the exhibition is like

Instead of display cases there are small workshops full of props, books and fragments of stage sets. The visit follows five thematic trails: Freedom, Us/Them, Emotions, Body and New. Each combines educational content with practical exercises.

Part of the exhibition consists of theatre applications. You can record your own sketch on the MICET stage, build a scenographic mural from objects, make a sound remix or record an emotional message in the Virtual Actor app. The museum was created thanks to the Norway Grants and the EEA Grants, and national funds.

Practical information

• Address: ul. Jagiellońska 1, Kraków, entrance from Jagiellońska Street.
• The museum's website gives opening from Tuesday to Saturday in the afternoon, with the last entry before closing. Check the current hours before your visit.
• The visit takes about an hour and a half, and tickets are bought at the MICET box office.
• Groups should announce themselves in advance; contact details are on the museum's website.
• Next door is the Bagatela Theatre, and the whole site is a few minutes from the Main Market Square.