The most precious collections

Collections of ancient Peru in the Archaeological Museum in Kraków

Collections of ancient Peru in the Archaeological Museum in Kraków The collection of antique Peruvian tableware and textiles was created by an engineer from Kraków, Władysław Kluger (1849-1884), who worked for several years for the government of Peru (for instance, … Read More

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Egyptology collection of the Archaeological Museum in Kraków

Egyptology collection of the Archaeological Museum in Kraków The collection of ancient Egyptian artefacts in the Archaeological Museum in Kraków consists of items originating from different sources. The oldest of the sarcophagi and at the same time one of the … Read More

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The grave of a Hunnic warrior in Jakuszowice

The grave of a Hunnic warrior in Jakuszowice One of the marks indicating contacts between people living in the territories of southern Poland and the Huns in the first half of the 5th century are objects placed inside a barrow grave in … Read More

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The treasure of Nowa Huta – Pleszów

The treasure of Nowa Huta – Pleszów The treasure was discovered in 1961 during rescue and research excavations carried out by the Nowa Huta branch of our Museum on the multicultural site Pleszów 49. A part of the deposit was in … Read More

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The treasure of Vistulans – axe-like grzywnas from 13 Kanonicza street in Kraków

The treasure of Vistulans axe-like grzywnas from 13 Kanonicza street in Kraków Iron axe-like grzywnas (also referred to as proto-currency or axe-like bars) are characteristic early medieval artefacts, the function of which has not yet been explicitly determined (e.g.: supplementary … Read More

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Scythian princess from Ryżanówka

Scythian princess from Ryżanówka Objects placed in the rich Scythian grave of a woman have been in the collection of the Archaeological Museum in Kraków since 1887, examined in Ryżanówka in Ukraine. They originate from excavations carried out by Gotfryd Ossowski, … Read More

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Complexes from Mamutowa and Maszycka Caves

Complexes from Mamutowa and Maszycka Caves Mamutowa Cave This cave (Wierzchowie, Wielka Wieś commune) was discovered for archaeology by Jan Zawisza (in 1873-82 he carried out excavation works there). Due to finding large amounts of mammoth bones he called it … Read More

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The collection of excavations from Bilcze Złote of the nobles Leon and Teresa Sapieha

The collection of excavations from Bilcze Złote of the nobles Leon and Teresa Sapieha In November 1904, princess Teresa Sapieżyna signed an agreement with the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences in Kraków, by which the Academy committed itself to … Read More

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