1. Castle I - Royal Private Apartments with The Porcelain Cabinet, Wawel Recovered | Royal Gardens - Uwaga: Ciche Godziny / Attention: Quiet Hours
duration 70 min.
September 24, 2025,
14:40
Once reserved for the royal family and their courtiers and guests, these rooms hold Renaissance furnishings, Italian paintings from the Lanckoroński Collection, and Flemish tapestries from the holdings of King Sigismund II Augustus. Several rooms retain their original 16th-century painted wooden ceilings and friezes. the President of the Republic of Poland. Wawel’s collection of Meissen porcelain and table silver from the so-called Saxon period (1697–1763; Wettin kings Augustus II and Augustus III) are on view on this floor.
Wawel Recovered exhibition on view in the medieval interiors of a group of Gothic buildings on the north side of Wawel Hill focuses on Wawel's history from the Poland's loss of independence in 1795 to the present day. It tells the story of the trying period of the Partitions and Wawel was converted into an Austrian military stronghold. During this period, some medieval buildings were demolished and the once-splendid royal residence was turned into barracks for the occupying army. It is also the story of the castle's restoration.
The ticket price also includes admission to the following exhibitions:
Jacek Malczewski in Anatolia from May 30 to August 24, 2025 (visit time: approximately 20 minutes)
Wawel on old postcards from June 27 to October 12, 2025 (visit time: approximately 20 minutes)
Wawel Recovered (visit time: approximately 25 minutes, until 31/08/2025 last entry 17:30, from 1/09/2025 last entry 16:30)
Royal Gardens (visit time: approximately 20 minutes, until 31/08/2025 last entry 17:30, from 1/09/2025 last entry 16:40)
Additional time spent visiting seasonal and temporary exhibitions is not included in the scheduled time spent visiting the main exhibition Castle I.
Family discount applies for the purchase of tickets for exhibitions: Castle, Castle I, Castle II, Wawel Underground, Treasury, Sandomierska Tower, Royal Gardens and Dragon’s Den (does not apply to routes). A special family discount applies when purchasing a ticket: Wawel for Enthusiasts
Children 0–7 years of age (until their seventh birthday) – free admission
Family discount applies to a family of 1–2 adults with max. 5 children (till 18 yrs. of age) per adult; min. 1 adult + 1 child:
- 1+1, 2+1 – discount applies to 1 adult ticket
- 2+2, 2+3 – discount applies to 2 adult tickets
- 2+4 – discount applies to 2 adult ticket (in addition – 4th child 8
7–18 yrs. of age receives free admission)
If a family discount is used, parents/guardians should uncheck item No. 8 "OTHER" when selecting the status eligible for the discount.
