Muzeum Fotografii w Krakowie
Photography museum in the former Austrian barracks on ul. Rakowicka, with the main exhibition “Co robi zdjęcie?” (What Does a Photograph Do?).
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About the museum
The Walery Rzewuski Museum of the History of Photography in Kraków, known as MuFo, has its main seat in the former building of the Austrian barracks at ul. Rakowicka 22A. It was opened to the public on 4 December 2021. The building houses exhibitions, educational rooms, a bookshop, a café, a library with a reading room and the museum’s offices.
The second branch, MuFo Józefitów, is located in the former seat of the museum at ul. Józefitów 16, which was thoroughly modernised in 2018–2020. On the neighbouring plot a seven-storey building was erected with modern storerooms and conservation and digitisation workshops. There are no exhibitions there, but during guided tours visitors learn the path of an exhibit from its acquisition to the exhibition.
The main exhibition “Co robi zdjęcie?” presents the history of photography, its present and future, and shows the works of the most important Polish photographers, such as Walery Rzewuski, Jerzy Lewczyński and Zofia Rydet.
Highlights
- Main exhibition “Co robi zdjęcie?” on the history, techniques and future of photography
- Works by, among others, Walery Rzewuski, Jerzy Lewczyński and Zofia Rydet
- Tuesdays with free admission to the main exhibition
- MuFo Józefitów: guided tours of the conservation and digitisation workshops
- Library with a reading room, bookshop and café
Permanent exhibition
- Co robi zdjęcie? – The main exhibition at MuFo Rakowicka, divided into five parts: it shows photographic techniques, Polish photographers, themes present in photography for almost two hundred years, and the future of imaging.
- Founded
- 1986
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 30 zł |
|---|---|
| Reduced | 20 zł |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 6 · The standard and group ticket entitles the carer to bring in children under 7. |
| Visitors with disabilities | –Holders of the Kraków Family Card for a Family with a Disabled Child (Krakowska Karta Rodziny z Niepełnosprawnym Dzieckiem) receive a 50% discount on tickets. |
| Groups | 23 zł per personGroup ticket for the main exhibition: standard PLN 23, reduced PLN 15 per person. |
| Families | 15 złFamily ticket for holders of the Kraków Family Card 3+ (Krakowska Karta Rodzinna 3+); price per person. |
| All exhibitions at MuFo Rakowicka (standard) | 35 złReduced PLN 25. |
| MuFo Józefitów – basic guided tour (standard) | 18 złReduced PLN 14. |
| Audio guide to the exhibition “Co robi zdjęcie?” | 8 złRental. |
| Guided tour in Polish of the main or temporary exhibition | 150 złFee added to the ticket price. |
| Guided tour in English | 180 złFee added to the ticket price. |
Free admission: Tuesday – free admission to the main exhibition “Co robi zdjęcie?” at MuFo Rakowicka.
Holders of the Kraków Card (Karta Krakowska) receive a 20% discount on admission tickets (excluding the guide service).
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits
- Sign language tours
- Easy-to-read materials
- Audio description
MuFo Rakowicka is accessible to wheelchair users: there are ramps on both sides of the entrance, the building has lifts with voice announcements, and toilets for people with disabilities are on levels +1 and -1. A wheelchair can be borrowed at the information point. There are four induction loops and neck-loop sets, films in the main exhibition with Polish Sign Language (PJM) interpretation, a guide in Braille, an audio guide with audio description, tactile graphics and tactile models. A description in Easy-to-Read text is available before the visit. There is one disabled parking space (marked with the “koperta” sign) by the building; MuFo Józefitów has no parking spaces. Accessibility contact: mufodostepne@mufo.pl, text message +48 572 181 346.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 6 |
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| Family ticket | 15 zł · Family ticket for holders of the Kraków Family Card 3+ (Krakowska Karta Rodzinna 3+); price per person. |
- Family tours & workshops
- Stroller-friendly
- Baby changing facilities
The museum runs workshops for families, for example the intergenerational workshop “Jesienny kolaż rodzinny” (Autumn Family Collage). Families with children have priority in the ticket queue; a changing table is in the toilet on level -1, and ramps make it easier to enter with a pushchair.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Muzeum Fotografii
MuFo Rakowicka: tram line 72, stop “Muzeum Fotografii”. MuFo Józefitów: trams 4, 8, 13, 14 and 24 and buses 139, 159, 164, 169, 179, 189, 469, 501, 503 and 511, stop “Plac Inwalidów”.
By car
- Accessible parking
Amenities & dining
- Café
- Museum shop
MuFo Rakowicka has a café and a bookshop.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Audio guide | yes |
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Tickets can be bought at the ticket office or online. Main information point (booking and ticket sales): +48 12 395 70 42 ext. 1226, bilety@mufo.pl. |
