Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory
Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory, History museum in Zabłocie district, Kraków, Poland.
Description
Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory is a history museum in Zabłocie district, Kraków, housed in a preserved red-brick industrial building. The exhibition spans three floors with rooms connected by corridors featuring exposed pipework and metal structures from the factory period.
History
A Polish company founded the factory in 1937, and two years later a German businessman took over management during the occupation. The building opened to the public as a museum in 2010 to present Kraków's history between 1939 and 1945.
Culture
The complex bears the name of the German industrialist who employed and saved over a thousand Jewish workers here during the Second World War. Visitors today see reconstructed street scenes and living quarters that show how life looked during that period.
Practical
The museum opens on Mondays for four hours in the morning and on other weekdays with longer hours, including evening visits at weekends. Visitors should allow at least two hours to walk through the exhibition at a comfortable pace.
Did you know?
The original office of the factory owner remains preserved and still shows the desk and furniture from that time. Visitors can walk through a preserved factory courtyard where enameled pots and pans were once produced.
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