Krakow: Schindler's Factory Guided Tour

1 hour and 30 minutes

Easy

Explore Kraków’s wartime history on a guided visit to Schindler’s Factory. Discover powerful exhibitions, authentic artifacts, and personal stories of survival—an experience that goes far beyond a traditional museum visit.

This experience honours the legacy of Oskar Schindler and the lives he helped save. You’ll learn how his decisions—both quiet and courageous—became a matter of life and death. His story is inseparable from the wider history of a city living under occupation, where acts of humanity still emerged amid fear and violence.


Highlights:

• Gain insight into everyday life in Nazi-occupied Kraków beyond Schindler’s personal story

• View original artifacts and carefully recreated settings from the 1940s

• Learn how Jewish and non-Jewish residents of Kraków endured the war years

• A deeply moving museum visit that offers far more than a typical exhibition


Led by a knowledgeable guide, this visit provides meaningful historical context and leaves a lasting impression of how one individual’s moral courage continues to inspire generations.


Itinerary:

Schindler’s Factory / 1 hour 30 minutes / Admission ticket included

Step inside Schindler’s Enamel Factory, today one of Kraków’s most powerful and widely visited museums. Accompanied by a licensed expert guide, explore the permanent exhibition “Kraków under Nazi Occupation 1939–1945”, presented through the story of Oskar Schindler.

This was the site where Schindler employed Jewish workers and used his influence, resources, and personal risk to shield them from deportation. More than one thousand people survived as a result of his actions. As you move through the exhibition, your guide brings forward the voices of those he saved—often referred to as Schindlerjuden—whose testimonies continue to resonate today.

Historical photographs, personal belongings, and reconstructed streetscapes reveal the daily realities of life under occupation: fear, uncertainty, and constant danger. Against this backdrop of oppression, Schindler’s actions stand out as a rare and powerful example of compassion and resistance.


Meeting point: Lipowa 4, 32-051 Krakow, Poland.  Meet your guide in front of the main entrance to the Schindler’s Factory Museum, on the right-hand side. They will hold an Schindler`s Factory Guided Tour sign. (click to go to the Google maps)  

ENG Contact Number: +48 727 001 040

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What's included?

    Professional, licensed guide

    Fast-track admission to Schindler’s Factory

    Exclusions
      Please note

        We kindly ask that you arrive at least 10 minutes prior to the tour start time. Once the group has entered, late arrivals cannot be accommodated and tickets are non-refundable. The exhibition features narrow passageways and an immersive layout designed to reflect the atmosphere of Kraków during World War II. Although the building originally functioned as Schindler’s factory, it now operates as a museum and no longer contains original production equipment. All group tours are conducted in a single language; please select your preferred option at the time of booking. In accordance with museum guidelines, group size is limited to a maximum of 25 participants. As the museum issues personalized tickets, providing the full names of all participants at the time of booking is mandatory. Failure to do so may result in denied entry

        What to bring

          Please bring your ID card or other identification document for identification by museum staff. The name and surname on your ticket must match the one on your document.