Updated in September 2026, this Oskar Schindler’s Enamel Factory guide covers ticket prices, opening hours, parking, transport, accessibility and what to see.
Oskar Schindler’s Enamel Factory is a branch of the Museum of Krakow in Poland, housed in the former administrative building of Schindler’s wartime factory. As of September 2026, a normal adult ticket costs 60 PLN, and the factory now closes on the first Tuesday of every month rather than the first Monday used in some older guides. Opening hours and ticket prices were checked on the official website in September 2026, when this guide was last updated.
Quick facts
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Opening hours | Mon 10am–3pm; Tue–Sun 9am–8pm; closed the 1st Tuesday of the month |
| Ticket prices | Normal 60 PLN; reduced 45 PLN; family (up to 4) 120 PLN |
| Address | ul. Lipowa 4, 30-702 Kraków |
| Nearest transport/parking | Tram to Plac Bohaterów Getta or Zabłocie, about 20–30 minutes’ walk from the Old Town |
| Typical time needed | 2–3 hours |
Oskar Schindler’s Enamel Factory opening hours
The museum opens Monday from 10am to 3pm, and Tuesday to Sunday from 9am to 8pm. It closes on the first Tuesday of every month.
Last entrance is 1.5 hours before closing. On 26 December the museum opens from 10am to 6pm, and on 31 December from 10am to 3pm. Guided tours in English run Tuesday to Sunday at 10am, 12pm and 4pm, subject to availability.
Oskar Schindler’s Enamel Factory ticket prices
A normal ticket costs 60 PLN, and a reduced ticket 45 PLN. A family ticket (up to two adults and two children under 16, or one adult and three children) costs 120 PLN, and group tickets cost 45 PLN per person for groups of 15 or more.
A ticket including a regular English-language tour costs 90 PLN normal or 75 PLN reduced. Mondays are free admission days, though tickets cannot be booked in advance and are limited in number at the box office. The Enamel Factory is included in the Krakow Card, a city tourist pass that also covers the Rynek Underground Museum, the Cloth Hall, the Pharmacy Under the Eagle and the Princes Czartoryski Museum, alongside unlimited public transport.
Opening hours and ticket prices were checked on the official website and last updated in September 2026.
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How to get to Oskar Schindler’s Enamel Factory
The museum stands at ul. Lipowa 4, in the Zabłocie district on the right bank of the Vistula, about 3km southeast of Kraków’s Old Town.
Trams stopping at Plac Bohaterów Getta or Zabłocie are a short walk from the entrance; a suburban train also runs from central Kraków to Kraków Zabłocie station, close by. On foot from the Main Market Square, allow 25–30 minutes.
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- 🌳 On a day tour, visit Ojców National Park and Ogrodzieniec Castle.
Parking at Oskar Schindler’s Enamel Factory
The official website does not list a dedicated visitor car park, and on-street parking in the surrounding industrial district is limited.
Visitors arriving by car should allow extra time to find street parking nearby, or consider public transport given the limited spaces in Zabłocie.
How long to spend at Oskar Schindler’s Enamel Factory
Most visitors spend 2 to 3 hours working through the exhibition’s 45 rooms.
Those adding a guided tour, which runs about an hour, or watching the full documentary footage in the screening room, should allow closer to 3 hours in total.
Accessibility at Oskar Schindler’s Enamel Factory
The permanent exhibition has been adapted for visually and hearing impaired visitors, including sign language video translations, subtitles on selected multimedia and films, and an audio guide to the exhibition’s sounds.
This adaptation, developed with the Culture Without Barriers Foundation, was the first of its kind at the Museum of Krakow.
Inside Oskar Schindler’s Enamel Factory
Oskar Schindler’s Enamel Factory offers a more sobering side to Krakow than central attractions such as the Wawel Cathedral, Wawel Royal Castle and St Mary’s Basilica.
The exhibition, Kraków under Nazi Occupation 1939–1945, occupies the former administrative building of Deutsche Emailwarenfabrik (DEF), the enamel factory owned by Oskar Schindler, made internationally famous by Steven Spielberg’s 1993 film Schindler’s List.
Schindler’s original office has been preserved intact, dominated by the symbolic “Survivors’ Ark”, an installation made from thousands of enamelled pots like those his workers once produced.
Across 45 rooms, theatrical reconstructions recreate wartime Kraków: cobbled streets, a photographer’s shop, a tram showing archive film through its windows, a cramped Ghetto apartment, and the Płaszów camp.
The “Hall of Choices” installation closes the exhibition, reflecting on the moral dilemmas faced by the city’s wartime residents.
Five “memory machines” let visitors stamp a personal keepsake at key points in the narrative, and extensive multimedia — 30 interactive kiosks, 70 soundtracks and 15 video projectors — runs throughout the route.
Practical visitor tips
| Focus | Tip |
|---|---|
| Timing | Book a morning slot to avoid the queues that build up by early afternoon. |
| Crowds | Free-admission Mondays draw the longest queues, since tickets are limited and sold only on the day. |
| Layout | The route runs across 45 themed rooms, so allow a steady pace rather than rushing through. |
| Entry process | Bring a valid photo ID if you booked an individual ticket online, as it is checked on arrival. |
| On-site logistics | Entry is valid for 15 minutes from the time printed on the ticket, so arrive close to your slot. |
Frequently asked questions about Oskar Schindler’s Enamel Factory
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Is Oskar Schindler’s Enamel Factory suitable for children? | It suits older children and teenagers best, given the exhibition’s serious wartime subject matter. |
| Do you need to book tickets in advance? | Strongly recommended; online sales close 6 hours before each visiting slot. |
| Is Oskar Schindler’s Enamel Factory open on Mondays? | Yes, with shorter hours (10am–3pm), except on free-admission Mondays. |
| Is Oskar Schindler’s Enamel Factory accessible to visually or hearing impaired visitors? | Yes. It offers sign language translations, subtitles and an audio guide to the exhibition’s sounds. |
| Is Oskar Schindler’s Enamel Factory included in the Krakow Card? | Yes, alongside other Kraków museums and unlimited public transport. |
Things to do near Oskar Schindler’s Enamel Factory
- MOCAK (Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków) — a contemporary art museum a short walk from the factory, in the same former industrial district.
- Podgórze district — Kraków’s wartime Ghetto area, with the Ghetto Heroes’ Square memorial nearby.
- Kazimierz district — the historic Jewish quarter, across the river, about a 20–25 minute walk away.
- Kraków Ghetto Pharmacy Under the Eagle — a small museum on Ghetto Heroes’ Square, about a 10-minute walk away.
- Vistula Boulevards — riverside paths along the Wisła, a short walk from the factory.
Alternative attractions
- Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum — about 1 hour 30 minutes away, the site of the former Nazi concentration and extermination camp.
- Rynek Underground Museum — in central Kraków, an archaeological branch of the same Museum of Krakow.
- Galicia Jewish Museum — in Kazimierz, focused on Jewish heritage and the Holocaust in southern Poland.
- Płaszów Memorial Site — the former site of the Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp, about a 15-minute drive away.
- Wieliczka Salt Mine — about 40 minutes away, a UNESCO-listed underground mine with carved chapels.
