Schindler's Factory
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In Krakow, Oskar Schindler's Enamelware Factory (Fabryka Emalia Oskara Schindlera) is one of the most significant historical documents of the Second World War. Industrialist Oskar Schindler worked there for the Nazi dictatorship, but began to protect people working in his factory from deportation to the death camps. Now the museum in the former Nazi factory serves as a memorial to the Holocaust.
The museum attracts many tourists, especially because of the Schindler biography filmed by Steven Spielberg. However, admission tickets are limited,so it is worth booking in advance.
By Maurizio Massaro
The museum attracts many tourists, especially because of the Schindler biography filmed by Steven Spielberg. However, admission tickets are limited,so it is worth booking in advance.
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As the daily number of tickets is limited, you should definitely secure your ticket here! If there are no more tickets available, book a guided tour with included admission and visit the museum on your preferred date.
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A guided tour is rarely as recommendable as in this museum. You will learn much more about the moving history and can ask questions at any time.Krakow: City Sightseeing Tour by Electric Golf Cart
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4 tips for visiting the Schindler's Factory
The tinware sarcophagus | Wiki: Adrian Grycuk CC BY-SA 3.0
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Book the right guided tourWe recommend that you make sure that the ticket is already included in the price of the guided tour. This is always the case with the official guided tours offered by the museum - however, some offers from external guides only include the tour, so you have to buy a ticket yourself. Here at TicketLens you can find your guided tour including ticket!
Factory building front
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Lighter exhibitions in the MOCAKThe subject matter of the exhibition is not exactly light fare. The Museum of Contemporary Art MOCAK offers compensation for the rest of the day. It is also located in the former factory complex and offers changing exhibitions of contemporary and modern art on various themes. A special highlight: the permanent exhibition Motion as the Stuff of Art with mechanical installations.
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Visit on the right day - the museum is NOT always openDue to a new energy saving law, the factory is closing on selected days where you cannot book tickets. For 2024, the following days are still affected: 30 May, 4 June, 2 July, 6 August, 15 August, 3 September, 1 October, 1 November, 5 November, 11 November, 3 December.
These closing days change annually.
These closing days change annually.
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Find out about the history of Schindler's factoryTickets to Schindler's Factory allow you to visit at your own pace. However, the museum presents the content very densely. If you're not sure if the subject matter might be too in-depth for you, get a brief history overview with our historical outline at the bottom of our website. You can also learn a lot on site by taking a guided tour or day trips that combine a visit to Schindler's Factory with other Krakow attractions.
Our tickets in detail
Find out more about our wide range of tickets here.
Skip-the-Line tickets (tickets without queuing)
With a skip-the-line ticket, you can skip the queues and visit the exhibition directly for a small surcharge on traditional admission. Depending on the day of your visit, you save a lot of time and nerves and can devote yourself entirely to your visit.
Please note that the day and time you have booked on your ticket must be strictly adhered to, as you can only buy your ticket at this time. To ensure smooth admission, you should arrive at the museum around 10 minutes before the time slot indicated on your ticket.
Please note that the day and time you have booked on your ticket must be strictly adhered to, as you can only buy your ticket at this time. To ensure smooth admission, you should arrive at the museum around 10 minutes before the time slot indicated on your ticket.
Combi-Tickets
With our combination tickets, you can combine the factory with a tour of the Jewish Quarter, the Ghetto or the Plaszow Camp. You can also book special tours through the occupation period with us. You can learn more about the history of Kazimierz and visit Place of Heroes or Podgórze, depending on your ticket.
Our ticket offer also includes a combined ticket for the following three museums: Schindler's Factory, the Museum in the Pharmacy under the Eagle in the former ghetto, and the exhibition in Pomorska Street, where the Gestapo prison was located.
Our ticket offer also includes a combined ticket for the following three museums: Schindler's Factory, the Museum in the Pharmacy under the Eagle in the former ghetto, and the exhibition in Pomorska Street, where the Gestapo prison was located.
Ticket with guided tour
Book a ticket with a guided tour if you want to learn more about Krakow during the Second World War and Schindler's work. The tour guides have a lot of insider knowledge and will take you on a journey deep into Krakow's history. The tours are offered in numerous languages - you are sure to find the right ticket for you here.
Private tour
A private tour not only gives you an even more exclusive experience - it also includes a ticket without queuing. The private tour is limited to you and your friends or family. Enter the exhibition and have all your questions answered by your professional (licensed) guide.
A touching story
Schindler's Factory allows you to take a journey into the past and thus counteract oblivion. Take the time to explore the moving history of this historic site and hear the stories of the people who found shelter here during the dark days of the Second World War.The factory| Photo: Flickr, Kim Eriksson CC BY 2.0
Travel in time
Experience the moving history of the factory, which played an important role during the Second World War. Explore authentic exhibits, photos and documents that illustrate life in the factory during this period. From the working conditions to the fates of the people who found shelter here, you will delve deep into history.
Historic photographs | Photo: Unsplash, Roman Kraft
Meet the Schindler Jews
Experience the stories of the Schindlerjuden up close as you wander through the exhibition rooms. Listen to their personal accounts and experiences through audio guides or eyewitness interviews, which offer a unique insight into their life stories. These encounters allow you to better understand the significance of Oskar Schindler's humanitarian work.
Participate in the Memory Trail
Schindler's Factory is part of Kraków's Memory Trail, which focuses on Kraków's history between 1939 and 1956. In addition to Schindler's Factory, the historical trail includes the museum in the Eagle pharmacy in the former ghetto and the Exhibition on Pomorska Street, where the Gestapo prison was located. A combination ticket is available for all three museums and provides a good overview of Krakow during World War II.
Explore the original rooms
Explore the original rooms of the factory, including Schindler's office and the production halls, which convey an authentic atmosphere from the time of the Second World War. In these rooms, Oskar Schindler made his courageous decisions to save lives. Feel the history that lives within the walls of this historic site.
Interactive exhibition
Interactive elements will actively involve you in the story. Test your knowledge of the Holocaust and the rescue operations of Oskar Schindler in interactive games and quizzes. Interactive installations and multimedia presentations will introduce you to the topic in an educational way.
Take a souvenir with you
On the way through the exhibition, there are five stamp stations on historically important dates. Guests may stamp small cards with historical background information free of charge and take them with them.
Oskar Schindler | Flickr: Bruno CC BY-SA 2.0
Oskar Schindler: Reality vs. Fiction
Although Spielberg's film Schindler's List was fictionalized, it retained a kernel of truth. However, the museum is not mainly about the person of Oskar Schindler and the Hollywood film; rather, the exhibition offers a historical overview of the situation of the city of Krakow during World War II and the course of the Holocaust in Poland.Schindler – Not a Natural Rebel
Industrialist Oskar Schindler was initially a Nazi spy who took over the factory in Krakow after the German invasion of Poland. When Jewish forced laborers were assigned to him, he gradually began to protect them from further persecution and violence. He had the factory classified as war-important production and later, through his good relations with the SS, was able to negotiate its own satellite camp with improved living conditions. Together with his wife Emilie, he saved the lives of about 1,200 Jews. The Yad Vashem memorial in Israel awarded Schindler the status of Righteous Among the Nations in 1962.
Schindlers List (or Lists?)
The title of Steven Spielberg's film adaptation 'Schindler's List' is no coincidence. Oskar Schindler falsified lists in order to employ unqualified Jews and thus save them from being murdered.
As far as we know today, there were seven such lists made at the factory for administrative purposes, four of which are known today. A complete list of the rescued Jews can be found in Schindler's enamelware factory in the room of the memorial to the Schindler Jews.
As far as we know today, there were seven such lists made at the factory for administrative purposes, four of which are known today. A complete list of the rescued Jews can be found in Schindler's enamelware factory in the room of the memorial to the Schindler Jews.
Location Filming
The exterior and office shots set at Oskar Schindler's enamelware factory in Krakow were filmed at the original location. Today you can visit Schindler's office in the factory building.
Schindler's factory as a memorial for all victims of the Holocaust
Today, Schindler's factory serves as a memorial and museum that not only commemorates Oskar Schindler, but also the countless victims of the Holocaust.
Original Enamel Factory Building
The original factory building still stands today. It was used as a factory by a telecommunications company until 2002, when it was divided into two museums, Schindler's Factory and MOCAK. Schindler's office is furnished with the original furniture, the rest of the exhibition rooms have been restructured for visitors.
Oskar Schindler's legacy
Although Oskar Schindler was financially ruined after the war, his humanitarian work is still recognised worldwide today. Many of the people he rescued and their descendants regard him as a hero and lifesaver. His legacy lives on in numerous books, films and works of art that tell his story and that of those he saved. The Schindlerjuden have started families and become ambassadors of his story to ensure that his deeds are never forgotten.
Portraits of the Saved Jews | Flickr: Dennis Jarvis CC BY-SA 2.0
The Nazi Occupation of Krakow: 1939 - 1945
The exhibition is not necessarily light fare, but historically well-founded, instructive and a way to grapple with the crime of the century, the Holocaust. Multimedia presentations, original documents and statements by contemporary witnesses depict the struggle for survival against the terror of the Nazis.Krakow before the war
A small part of the exhibition is devoted to the situation before the blitzkrieg of Nazi Germany against Poland. This part vividly presents both the multicultural social life and the political situation in Europe.
Nazi occupation and the general government
After the Nazis began to regard Kraków as a German city, the Polish population was increasingly marginalized and pushed out of the Old Town. In addition to symbolic measures, such as the renaming of the Main Market Square as Adolf Hitler Square, the exhibition also highlights the harassment of the Polish population by the Germans.
The Jewish community
One of the largest sections of the museum begins in 1941, at the deteriorating situation and internment of Jewish Cracovians in the ghetto, and eventually leads to their evacuation and deportation to concentration and extermination camps in 1943. Above all, the impressive depiction of the confinement and hopelessness of the ghetto leaves a lasting impression.
The Enamel Factory
Until 1944, Oskar Schindler produced enamelware in his factory, called Emalia by the Jewish forced laborers, and later also munitions. After the Soviet army advanced further and further into the center of Poland, production was moved to Brünnlitz in Moravia. Here, the Schindlers successfully sought new workers from the Plaszow and Groß-Rosen concentration camps, saving the lives of a total of 1.200 people.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Oskar Schindler's enamelware factory accessible for disabled people?
The museum is wheelchair friendly and offers elevators. Audio and video services are available for blind, visually impaired and heard-of-hering visitors. Assistance dogs are allowed. Read more.
Is Oskar Schindler's Enamelware Factory suitable for children?
Children should be at least 14 years old due to the heavy subject matter of the exhibition, but younger children may enter the museum if accompanied by a parent or guardian. Read more.
Can I store my luggage on site?
There is a free checkroom on site. Backpacks and larger pieces of luggage are not allowed in the exhibition areas. Read more.
Is there a café or restaurant at the museum?
The Film Café directly at the entrance to the exhibition offers drinks and small snacks, the café of the MOCAK art museum also offers food such as bagels at moderate prices. Other restaurants are located in the immediate vicinity of the Schindler Factory. Read more.
How long does a visit to the enamelware factory take?
90 to 100 minutes should be expected for a guided tour, individual visits can last longer, especially since the information provided by the exhibits is very extensive. However, there is no time limit for the visit. Read more.
General information
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NOTE: These closing days change depending on the calendar year.
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4 Lipowa Street
30-702 Krakow
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Written byMaurizio MassaroMaurizio is a cosmopolitan, a musician and comes around. In his role as a content manager at TicketLens, he is always striving to find new offers as well as writing about sights all over the world.Translated by Klaus Kainz
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