Czartoryski Princes’ Arsenal Museum

The Arsenal Museum of the Czartoryski Princes, in Krakow

The Arsenal Museum is part of the Czartoryski Princes Museum, one of the oldest museums of Poland. The Krakow audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this place of culture, born from the will to preserve the national heritage.

The museum born to preserve the national heritage

Along Pijarska Street, which formerly ran along the ramparts of the town, is the fine Arsenal Museum of the Czartoryski Princes. The Czartoryski Museum was founded in 1796 by Princess Izabela Czartoryska, with the aim of preserving the cultural and artistic heritage of Poland, at a time when the country had just disappeared from the map, divided between its neighbours. It is one of the oldest museums of Poland. The Arsenal building, a former arsenal of the town, is part of it and shelters collections of antiquities and precious objects. The whole Czartoryski Museum also keeps priceless treasures, including great works of European painting. A place of memory and culture, the museum testifies to the attachment of Poland to its identity.

What to see

Here you discover the fine Arsenal building, a former arsenal of the town, which shelters collections of antiquities and precious objects, part of the Czartoryski Museum founded in 1796 to preserve the Polish national heritage, one of the oldest museums of Poland. The Arsenal Museum is a place of memory of Krakow. It is a stop for art lovers, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Arsenal Museum of the Czartoryski Princes lies on Pijarska Street, in the heart of the old town of Krakow, reachable on foot. The visit follows its own hours and conditions, which vary with the season. It is best to check the arrangements before coming.

Who founded the Czartoryski Princes Museum in Krakow?

Princess Izabela Czartoryska, in 1796, with the aim of preserving the cultural heritage of Poland, at a time when the country had just disappeared from the map; it is one of the oldest museums of Poland.

Where is the Arsenal Museum of the Czartoryski Princes?

On Pijarska Street, in the heart of the old town of Krakow, in Poland.