Europeum

Kraków


This oft-overlooked museum, housed in an old granary, holds the National Museum's most important collection of European paintings. Around 100 works are on display, covering seven centuries of European art. Important paintings include Lorenzo Lotto's Adoration of the Infant Jesus (early 16th century) and a work by Pieter Brueghel the Younger.


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Nearby Kraków attractions

1. Józef Mehoffer House

0.14 MILES

The 'Young Poland' artist lived in this stately home from 1932 until his death in 1946. The museum preserves the elegant interiors, with many original…

2. Church of St Anne

0.21 MILES

Designed by Tylman van Gameren and built in the late-17th century as a university church, the Church of St Anne was long the site of inaugurations of the…

3. Collegium Maius

0.21 MILES

The Collegium Maius, part of Jagiellonian University, is the oldest surviving university building in Poland, and one of the finest examples of 15th…

4. Stained Glass Workshop & Museum

0.22 MILES

This combination museum and workshop highlights the beauty of stained glass and the considerable skill (and artistic talent) it takes to produce it…

5. National Museum

0.25 MILES

Three permanent exhibitions – the Gallery of 20th-Century Polish Painting, the Gallery of Decorative Art, and Polish Arms and National Colours – are…

6. Bunkier Sztuki

0.26 MILES

While Kraków's art scene focuses mostly on the 19th and 20th centuries or earlier, Bunkier Sztuki – literally 'art bunker' – houses three floors of…

7. MICET

0.31 MILES

MICET is something a little different. Situated in the Stary Theatre, it's an interactive museum where visitors learn the traditional crafts associated…

8. Papal Window

0.31 MILES

When visiting Kraków, Pope John Paul II used to address his followers from this window of the Bishop's Palace, overlooking ul Franciszkańska. The area is…