John Paul II Cathedral Museum
The John Paul II Cathedral Museum on Wawel Hill ties Kraków’s church treasures to one person’s life in a very literal way. The cathedral house here is made from two 14th-century buildings, positioned between the Vasa Gate and the former Castle Seminary. In 1906, Cardinal Jan Puzyna founded a diocesan museum in these same spaces. Half a century later, in 1975, Cardinal Karol Wojtyła—later Pope John Paul II—chose to convert it into a cathedral museum dedicated to keeping and displaying objects from Wawel Cathedral. On 28 September 1978, he ceremonially opened and blessed the museum as his last official duty at Wawel before becoming pope, marking the 20th anniversary of the day he was anointed as bishop. Inside, the exhibition is organized by historical and artistic value, including four rooms of regalia, cathedral treasury items, and memorabilia connected to John Paul II. …
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