Your visit to Schindler's Factory

Step into wartime Krakow

Begin your exploration at Oskar Schindler's Factory, one of Krakow’s central historical museums located in the original Enamel Factory. Skip-the-line entry allows you to bypass waiting times and directly access this significant cultural site. As you wander through the halls, you will find detailed exhibitions, each shedding light on the chapter of Krakow’s history under Nazi occupation.

Experience history through immersive exhibits

The museum’s main exhibition, ‘Kraków under Nazi Occupation 1939–1945,’ invites you to engage with an extensive collection of authentic artifacts, evocative photographs and multimedia installations. Walk along reconstructed cobbled streets, enter a tram screening period films and witness true-to-life models of cityscapes and ghetto areas representing Jewish life during the Second World War. Every space is carefully designed to evoke the reality of living under occupation, highlighting daily struggles and moments of resilience.

Guided insights and personal stories

With the option of an English-speaking guide, your experience is enriched by detailed commentary about the people, events and broader context behind the museum’s displays. Guides introduce visitors to Schindler himself—an industrialist whose courage defied oppression. Learn about the lives saved by his intervention, the stories of survival and loss and the challenges faced by the Jewish community and other residents of Krakow during the Holocaust.

A legacy made famous

The museum also explores the making and impact of the film 'Schindler’s List,' which introduced Schindler’s story to a global audience. Exhibits explain how the factory and its workers became a symbol of hope during a time of grave danger. Visitors gain a deeper understanding of how individual choices shaped destinies in this era, brought vividly to life within the setting of the factory itself.

Why visit Oskar Schindler's Factory?

• Experience one of Krakow’s most meaningful historical sites

• Witness reconstructed wartime environments and rare memorabilia

• Participate in a thoughtful tribute to those who lived, suffered and survived during the war

• Leave with a richer understanding of Krakow’s identity and the enduring lessons of history

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