National Museum in Kraków
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| Established | 7 October 1879 |
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| Location | 3 Third of May Avenue Kraków, Poland |
| Coordinates | 50°3′37″N 19°55′26″E / 50.06028°N 19.92389°E |
| Type | National museum |
| Director | Prof. Dr. Habil. Andrzej Szczerski |
| Website | mnk |
The National Museum in Kraków (Polish: Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie), popularly abbreviated as MNK, is the largest museum in Poland, and the main branch of Poland's National Museum, which has several independent branches with permanent collections around the country. Established in 1879, the museum consists of 21 departments which are divided by art period: 11 galleries, 2 libraries, and 12 conservation workshops. It holds some 780,000 art objects, from classical archeology to modern art, with special focus on Polish painting. In 2023, the museum was visited by over 1.85 million people, making it the third most-visited art museum in Poland and the 38th most-visited art museum in the world.