PRL Museum, Kraków

Name: PRL Museum
Address: os. Centrum E 1, Kraków, 31-934, Poland
Telephone: +48 12 446 78 21

#81 among attractions in Kraków

Museum, History museum

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The PRL Museum is a museum in Kraków, Poland devoted to documenting the forty-year history of the communist People's Republic of Poland. It occupies the building of the old Kino Światowid, a formerly state-owned cinema in the Nowa Huta district of Kraków. ()

Local name: Muzeum PRL-u Coordinates: 50°4'12"N, 20°2'29"E

Address

os. Centrum E 1Nowa Huta (Na Skarpie)Kraków 31-934 Poland

Contact

+48 12 446 78 21

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is PRL Museum open?

PRL Museum is open:

Monday closed
Tuesday 10 am - 5 pm
Wednesday 10 am - 5 pm
Thursday 10 am - 5 pm
Friday 10 am - 5 pm
Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday 10 am - 5 pm

Which popular attractions are close to PRL Museum?

Nearby attractions include Kraków/East, Kraków (6 min walk), Park Szwedzki, Kraków (9 min walk), Cmentarz parafialny w Mogile, Kraków (11 min walk), Teatr Łaźnia Nowa, Kraków (17 min walk).

How to get to PRL Museum by public transport?

The nearest stations to PRL Museum:

Tram

Plac Centralny im. R. Reagana • Lines: 10, 16, 21, 22, 4, 44, 62 (8 min walk)
Os.Na Skarpie • Lines: 10, 16 (6 min walk)

Bus

Aleja Róż • Lines: 110, 132, 142, 160, 172, 601 (10 min walk)
Struga • Lines: 123, 132, 642 (11 min walk)