All Medieval art & Early Renaissance art museums to visit in Poland

Discover the artistic treasures of the past at 20 museums in Poland dedicated to medieval and early Renaissance art. These museums showcase masterpieces from a pivotal era in art history.

Are you captivated by medieval and Renaissance art? Here are the best museums to visit in Poland:

  1. Wawel Royal Castle1

    Wawel Royal Castle

     Kraków
    The Wawel Royal Castle National Art Collection is a significant part of the historic Wawel Castle in Kraków. This residence museum houses a vast collection of art, providing visitors with a glimpse into the rich history and culture of the region. The collection was officially inaugurated in 1930 and has been known by its current name since 1994.
  2. Rynek Underground2

    Rynek Underground

     Kraków
    The Rynek Underground (The underground square central museum) is a museum in Krakow that is a branch of the Historical Museum of the City of Krakow. The museum is located below the market square and covers an area of over 6,000. m². The main exhibition in the Rynek Underground are holograms construc
  3. Jagiellonian University Museum3

    Jagiellonian University Museum

     Kraków
    The Collegium Maius in Krakow is the Jagiellonian University's oldest building, that dates back to the 14th century. The Collegium Maius houses the Jagiellonian University Museum. The Collegium Maius was rebuilt in the late 15th century as a late-Gothic structure, where professors lived and worked a
  4. National Museum in Poznan4

    National Museum in Poznan

     Poznań
    The National Museum in Poznan is housed in a building designed by Carl Hinckeldyen and built in 1904 and is one of the oldest, biggest and most important museums in Poland. The museum holds a collection of Polish art from the 16th century until now, and a collection of works by foreign artists. The
  5. Archdiocesan Museum5

    Archdiocesan Museum

     Kraków
    The Archdiocesan Museum in Krakow is located in the former residence of Cardinal Karol Wojtyła, who later became Pope John Paul II. The museum is situated in houses number 19 to 21 at Kanonicza Street. This location is not only significant for its historical value but also for its connection to one of the most influential figures in the Catholic Church.
  6. Gdansk National Museum6

    Gdansk National Museum

     Gdańsk
    The National Museum in Gdańsk is one of the major museums in Gdańsk in Poland and is housed in a old late-Gothic Franciscan monastery constructed in the 15th and early 16th century with with vaulted ceilings and a large staircase. The museum includes permanent exhibitions themed as follows: Painting
  7. National Museum in Wrocław7

    National Museum in Wrocław

     Wrocław
    The National Museum in Wrocław is a museum in Poland that holds the largest collection of contemporary art in the country. Furthermore, the museum features floors and rooms that focus on a particular theme, namely: Silesian stone sculpture from 12th - 16th century, Silesian art from the 14th -16th c
  8. Poznan Archaeological Museum8

    Poznan Archaeological Museum

     Poznań
    The Poznan Archaeological Museum is housed in Renaissance palace which was the city residence of the Gorki family that dates from the first half of the 16th century. The museum illustrates and holds collections on the prehistory of the region, from the Stone Age to the early medieval period. Further
  9. Genius Loci Archeological Park9

    Genius Loci Archeological Park

     Poznań
    The Genius Loci Archeological Park (Archaeological Reserve) features a display of the Poznań settlement’s defensive embankments, which is engineering and technological design from the 10th century. In the Genius Loci Archeological Park in Poznań, visitors can get a different view on Poznań’s medieva
  10. The Bishop Erazm Ciolek Palace - National Museum in Krakow10

    The Bishop Erazm Ciolek Palace - National Museum in Krakow

     Kraków
    The Bishop Erazm Ciolek Palace is a museum in Krakow and is a branch of the Krakow National Museum. The palace was built in 1505 from two connected houses for the Bishop of Płock, Erasmus Ciołek (1474-1522). The palace exhibits Polish works of art from the 12th to the 18th century. Valuable works in
  11. Archaeological Museum in Kraków11

    Archaeological Museum in Kraków

     Kraków
    The Archaeological Museum in Kraków is a historic museum that was established in 1850. The Archaeological Museum is divided into five major permanent exhibitions, namely: Gods of the Ancient Egypt, Prehistoric Pottery, The Garden of Ceramics, The Prehistory and Early Middle Ages of Lesser Poland, an
  12. Szczecin History Museum - National Museum in Szczecin12

    Szczecin History Museum - National Museum in Szczecin

     Szczecin
    The Szczecin History Museum - National Museum in Szczecin is housed in a Gothic old town hall, which dates back to middle 13th century and still features some impressive interiors. The museum organises exhibitions of history and culture of Szczecin of times ranging from the oldest ages with archaeol
  13. Museum of Architecture in Wrocław13

    Museum of Architecture in Wrocław

     Wrocław
    Museum of Architecture in Wroclaw is the only museum institution in Poland dedicated entirely to the history of architecture and contemporary architecture. Museum of Architecture in Wroclaw carries out programs and events for architects, historians and the general public. It prepares exhibitions on
  14. National Archaeological Museum14

    National Archaeological Museum

     Warsaw
    The National Archaeological Museum of Poland (Państwowe Muzeum Archeologiczne w Warszawie) is a museum in Warsaw that is located in the old Warsaw Arsenal. The museum focuses on displaying excavation objects from former and present Polish areas. The exhibited artifacts range from pieces from the Neo
  15. Krzysztofory Palace - Historical Museum of Kraków15

    Krzysztofory Palace - Historical Museum of Kraków

     Kraków
    The Krzysztofory Palace is a small, baroque palace located on the main square of Kraków and is part of the Historical Museum of Krakow. In the 17th century, the Crown Court Marshal Adam Kazanowski commissioned the construction of the Krzysztofory Palace. It was named after St. Krzysztof, the patron
  16. Museum of Warsaw16

    Museum of Warsaw

     Warsaw
    The Museum of Warsaw (Muzeum Warszawy) is a museum in the Polish Capital Warsaw that was established in 1936 and is located in the Old Town Market Place. The museum holds and exhibits collections in the field of archeology, painting, graphics, iconography, sculpture, decorative arts, numismatics and
  17. Europeum Center of European Culture - National Museum in Krakow17

    Europeum Center of European Culture - National Museum in Krakow

     Kraków
    The Europeum Center of European Culture is a center in Krakow and a branch of the Krakow National Museum, located on two floors in a restored 17th century granary. The Europeum houses a permanent exhibition of European art, with more than 100 paintings and sculptures from 7 centuries of history of E
  18. Museum of Applied Arts18

    Museum of Applied Arts

     Poznań
    The Museum of Applied Arts in Poznań is part of the National Museum in Poznan and is situated on Przemysl Hill, housed in a castle. The museum holds collections of applied art from the Middle Ages until modern times. Its collection includes funiture, ceramics, glass and metal, weapons, jewellery, fa
  19. Wroclaw Archdiocese Museum19

    Wroclaw Archdiocese Museum

     Wrocław
    The Wroclaw Archdiocese Museum is a museum with artistic and historical works of (religious) art. The collection of the museum includes sculpture, painting, textile art (14th - 19th century) and ancient relics such as mummies, wedge alphabet plates, olive lamps. Highlight in the museum is a set of a
  20. The Archaeological Museum of Wrocław20

    The Archaeological Museum of Wrocław

     Wrocław
    The Archaeological Museum of Wrocław is one of the seven branches of the City Museum of Wroclaw that holds archaeological pieces from Silesia, from the older Stone Age to the 19th century. The Archaeological Museum of Wrocław is one of the oldest museums of this type in Europe and is housed in the h