Muzeum Ogrodu Botanicznego i Pracownia Historii Botaniki im. J. Dyakowskiej UJ w Krakowie
The oldest Polish museum botanical collection, in the Śniadecki Collegium by the Botanic Garden of the Jagiellonian University; admission with a garden ticket.
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About the museum
The Botanic Garden Museum is linked to the scientific and teaching work of the oldest botanic garden in Poland, founded in 1783. Collections began to be assembled at the end of the 18th century. The permanent exhibition was opened to the public in 1983, during the garden’s 200th anniversary celebrations, on the ground floor of the former Astronomical Observatory, which was renamed the Śniadecki Collegium in 1963.
The museum occupies seven rooms with a total area of 172 m², including four exhibition halls (110 m²). The botanical collections comprise about 5,400 specimens: fruits, seeds, dendrological specimens – that is, cross-sections and trunks of trees – and whole plants preserved in liquid. They were gathered in the garden and during botanists’ expeditions to Europe, Africa, America and Asia in the 19th and 20th centuries, including by Jan Kornaś, Maria Olech, Marian Raciborski and Władysław Szafer.
A separate group consists of historical-botanical collections: archival materials, old teaching aids such as plant models, charts and microscope slides, and iconographic materials – photographs, drawings, paintings and watercolours. Temporary exhibitions on nature and botany are held in the museum every year.
Highlights
- the oldest Polish museum botanical collection
- “History of the Jagiellonian University Botanic Garden” room with a dendrological exhibition
- tropical room with the Raciborski collection from Java and the Kornaś collection from Africa
- polar room
- about 5,400 botanical specimens and old teaching aids
Permanent exhibition
- Wystawa stała Muzeum Ogrodu Botanicznego – Four exhibition halls with botanical specimens and historical collections, including the polar room, the tropical room and the dendrological exhibition.
- Founded
- 1983
- Operated by
- Ogród Botaniczny Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 22 zł |
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| Reduced | 12 złchildren from age 4, young people and students up to age 26, and pensioners with a current ZUS pensioner’s or disability pensioner’s card |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 3 · Free admission for children up to age 4. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · People with a disability certificate enter free of charge; children under 16 and people with a significant degree of disability also enter free with a carer. |
| Groups | –The educational ticket for organised groups includes a guide service and requires a date to be booked in advance. |
| Families | 45 złFamily ticket 2+2 (two adults and two children up to age 16), valid for one day. |
| Seasonal ticket (April–October, personal) | 120 zł |
| Annual ticket (personal) | 180 zł |
| Annual reduced ticket | 80 zł |
| Regular educational ticket (groups, with guide) | 30 zł |
| Reduced educational ticket (groups, with guide) | 20 zł |
| Horticultural therapy sessions | 20 zł |
The prices refer to the Botanic Garden ticket; according to the Association of University Museums (Stowarzyszenie Muzeów Uczelnianych), admission to the museum is free with a garden ticket. Tickets are bought at the garden ticket office (cash or card) or online.
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Rondo Mogilskie
Trams: stop “Rondo Mogilskie”; buses: stop “Lubicz”.
By car
No on-site parking at the museum.
The garden has no car park of its own; a car can be left on ul. Kopernika, but because of the nearby hospitals it can be hard to find a free space.
The garden lies in the centre of Kraków, near Rondo Mogilskie.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | The museum is on the ground floor of the Śniadecki Collegium; the entrance is via the terrace from the garden side. Dogs and bicycles may not be taken into the garden (bicycles can be left in the courtyard of the Śniadecki Collegium). Group visits are booked via the garden’s website. |
