National Museum in Kraków
The National Museum in Kraków—Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie, popularly MNK—opened in 1879 and became Poland’s largest museum. Its scale is measurable: it holds around 780,000 objects, from classical archaeology to modern art, with a special emphasis on Polish painting. The museum’s collection is organized across 21 departments, including 11 galleries, 2 libraries, and 12 conservation workshops, which is why MNK is not just a display of art but also a long-term workshop for preserving it. For much of its early life, the museum was housed on the upper floor of the Renaissance Sukiennice building in Kraków’s Main Square. The museum’s contemporary New Main Building began construction on 3 Maja Street in 1934, stalled by World War II, and was fully completed in 1992. …
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