Collections

Ceramics

The ceramics collection, consisting of over 1400 items was created through donations and purchases.

Graphic

This collection contains images depicting various aspects of Wawel Hill, as well as portraits of Polish monarchs.

The Lapidarium

Stone sculptures and architectural details.

Painting

The collection of paintings comprises over 1000 oil paintings and several hundred watercolours, pastels and<br />drawings.

Furniture

A collection of furniture created in Europe from the end of the Middle Ages to the beginning of the 20th century.

Base metals

The collection includes copper, brass, bronze, tin and iron artistic objects, made and decorated using<br />various techniques.

Military objects

One of the most valuable Polish collections of antique weapons, from the 13th to the 17th century

Models and casts

Models of Wawel Castle and a collection of plaster casts of architectural and sculptural elements from the Royal Castle and Wawel Cathedral.

Sculpture

The collection encompasses objects from antiquity through the early 20th century.

Glass

Old Polish and Western European glasses.

Textiles

The collection of textiles, with about 730 items, is one of the most important at Wawel because of the items’<br />age and their connection with the royal residence.

Archaeological objects

Clocks

This valuable, albeit small, collection could make a significant contribution to research into the history of<br />clock-making.

Goldsmithery

Jewels, silver and gold items, jewels, ivory and amber sculptures, jewelery miniatures, and numismatics.