The Archdiocesan Museum in Kraków is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10:00 AM to 05:00 PM.
The museum is closed on Mondays and the following civil and religious holidays: New Year’s Day, Epiphany (January 6), Easter holidays (from Good Friday to Easter Monday), Pentecost, Feast of Corpus Christi, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (August 15), All Saint’s Day (November 1), National Independence Day (November 11), Christmas Eve and Day, and St. Stephen’s Day (December 26).
The museum is usually not crowded with tourists; you can visit it anytime. It is situated in the heart of the Old Town of Kraków, on the beautiful historic street, so it is better to plan your visit for a warm sunny day to take a pleasant stroll and explore the surroundings.
The museum is housed in the building where Karol Wojtyla, now better known as Saint John Paul II, lived before he became Pope. You can explore his rooms, see personal items, photographs, and clothing, and learn how he became a saint.
The museum also holds and displays an impressive collection of religious art, including paintings, sculptures, textiles, and objects in gold and silver. You can admire carved Gothic Madonnas, wings from altar triptychs that do not exist today, and many more. The earliest pieces date back to the 13th century.
The Archdiocesan Museum is located in Kraków’s historic center at 19–21 Kanonicza Street, just a few steps from Wawel Hill and Royal Castle. You can quickly get there by light rail, as there are several stops in a 5-minute walk from the museum. You can take lines 1, 6, 8, 13, or 18 and get off at Wawel or Plac Wszystkich Świętych.
A ticket to the Archdiocesan Museum costs 10 PLN (about $2–$2.50) for adults and 6 PLN for schoolchildren, students, seniors over 65, disabled people with their carers, and a few more categories of visitors. Admission is free for children up to 7 years of age, members of ICOM and ICONOS, as well as holders of the Kraków Tourist Card.