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Schindler’s Factory: Delve into Krakow’s WWII history with a guided tour
4.2
95 Ratings
Krakow
Immerse yourself in Krakow’s WWII history with a guided tour of Schindler’s Factory. Explore the museum’s moving collection, visit Schindler’s preserved office, and experience a theatrical recreation of Krakow’s past.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Muzeum Krakowa, oddzial Fabryka Emalia Oskara Schindlera - Visit the Schindler’s Factory Museum and learn about Krakow during the Nazi Occupation on a 1.5 hour guided tour. The exhibition is a story about Krakow and the fate of its Polish and Jewish inhabitants during World War II, about the Germans - occupiers and the factory owner - Oskar Schindler, whose fate was recalled in the 1993 film by Steven Spielberg.
Wander through occupied Krakow with our professional guide who will help you delve into the meaning of the exhibition. Walking along the cobbled streets you will enter a hairdresser, photographer, an authentic photoplasticon, get on a tram, through the windows of which you will see a film about the life of the city, go through the narrow labyrinth of the ghetto with a Jewish apartment in it, and then with its inhabitants to the camp in Płaszów .
Touch the history, feel the emotions of the inhabitants of the city of the war period thanks to modern multimedia and knowledgeable guide.
What's Included
- Entrance ticket
- Skip-the-line access
- Live tour guide
Additional Information
Take a narrated journey through the historic museum situated in the erstwhile enamel factory owned by Oscar Schindler, a location brought to prominence in Steven Spielberg’s “Schindler’s List.” Traverse through the museum’s poignant permanent exhibit. Gain insights about the routine life in Krakow amid the Nazi rule from 1939 to 1945. The display narrates the tale of both the Polish and Jewish communities, along with the Nazi invaders.
Step into Schindler’s workspace that’s conserved within the factory’s management building. View the “Survivor’s Ark” assembled from thousands of enamel pots, akin to those manufactured in the factory. Visualize documentary snapshots, eyewitness chronicles, film documentaries, and multimedia demonstrations.
Meander through a theatrical depiction of Krakow’s historic urban landscape. Board a tram and watch a short film showcasing the city’s quotidian life. Explore a conventional Jewish residence. Sight artifacts from the Plazow camp. Traverse through the “Hall of Choices”.
Location
Muzeum Krakowa, oddzial Fabryka Emalia Oskara Schindlera
ul. Lipowa 4,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Kristine_k
Sep 4, 2024
Very informative - Very informative tour. What you are really touring is a museum as the factory itself was moved to the Czech Republic towards the end of WW2. The factory structure still exists but it's now an art museum, in which you would have to pay a fee to enter. I don't think that's necessary are the tour was informative enough. Our guide was excellent.
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Settlor
Aug 27, 2024
Very knowledgeable Guide - The guide was very knowledgeable and spoke perfect English. She spoke with passion about the events she was describing and brought it to life for the tour. The tour was well laid out and followed an order of events which made it easier to follow. Would recommend
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Heidi_r
Aug 2, 2024
BEYOND EXPECTATIONS - INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE!!!
This is a MUST DO TOUR.
Our guide was like a history professor and created a narrative of historical events that drew us into the timeline and tragic events which unfolded.
I will never forget this tour.
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209elainen
Jul 21, 2024
Krakow - Beautiful krakow, you should take a few days here, visit the salt mines and Auschwitz and birkenau, lots of lovely places to eat and drink too
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Radu_m
Jun 26, 2024
Dacă salvezi o viață, salvezi o lume! - Our guide Helen, was the best! 💐 She was part of the whole story. A remarkable, prepared and sensitive woman. The location of the factory, everything that was created for tourists, take us to the world of pain, in a time when the Jewish man had nothing.
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Excursion67633655818
Aug 18, 2024
Museum on the life of the Jews from 1939 to 1945 ...of the famous Schindler factory some memorabilia, filmed with testimony - If like me you think to find a museum related to Schindler's factory you will be disappointed, apart from the desk with a picture of him on horseback there is little else, it is mostly a museum (very well done) on the condition of the Jews in Poland from 1939 to 1945.
It is certainly, from this point of view interesting and well structured, rich in images, footage and settings
Absolutely recommended for context.
Useful information :
Tickets can be taken earlier online but do not entitle you to priority admission, if they are sold out on the site are available at the ticket office (we took them locally).
Monday free.
Parking: in the area we had no difficulty.
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Yggep68
Jun 5, 2024
Somewhat disappointing. Incorrect title 'factory visit' - Somewhat disappointing.
We had a 'skip the line' but had to wait a while for the guide to arrive... The guide did her best in English but was very difficult to understand at times. It was busy and hot. And actually the biggest disappointment for us was that apart from a desk, there is actually nothing visible of the factory as such. It is now an (interesting) museum. However, our 'factory' visit had given us the expectation of still being able to see the 'factory' as such (even if only in part).
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S
Jun 2, 2024
Disappointed - Had to wait outside for over an hour before the agent arrived with our tickets.
Once inside, quite disappointing, a lot of information about WW2 but not much information about Oscar Schindler. There was only a bit at the end of the tour.
We had no guide on this tour.
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Shala_h
Jul 4, 2024
Packed like sardines. - The museum was a good experience. The tour groups were way too big. There were so many things we didn’t get to look at, photos and displays because they were in such a hurry to get through. The tour guide was good and he was just doing his job. I wouldn’t recommend taking a tour through Viator for this museum.
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Rhondda_lad
Jul 8, 2024
Extremely Disappointing - We foud this establishment extremely disappointing and, in my opinion, dangerous.
We were adviswd that there was no need to prebook but when we turned up there was no organisation in place.
Whilst there are lots of exhibits relating to the German occuption of Poland all the signs in Polish were quite large whilst the English text were very small.
There is no obvious way to follow and what signage there was was very small. In fact, in order to leave I had to find a member of staff to get directions.
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