Schindler's Factory: WWII History & Legacy

Explore Schindler’s Factory, skip the line, and uncover WWII history. Learn about Oskar Schindler’s heroic efforts and see original artifacts.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Muzeum Krakowa, oddzial Fabryka Emalia Oskara Schindlera - Discover the role of Schindler’s Factory during World War II and gain insight into the lives of those saved and those who perished.
    Explore thoughtfully curated exhibits that tell this powerful story with sensitivity and depth.
    Let our expert guide and the evocative exhibitions transport…
What's Included
  • Tour with a professional guide in your chosen language
  • Skip-the-line entrance ticket to the museum
What's Not Included
  • Transportation
Additional Information

Explore the factory featured in Spielberg’s 1993 film “Schindler’s List,” which was operational during World War II for producing weapons with the labor of Jewish camp workers. Discover Schindler’s role as the founder and his efforts in saving around 1,200 Jewish lives.
Join the exhibition tour and visit the former outbuilding. At the end of the tour,…

Location
Lipowa 4
Lipowa
Meeting point:is at ul. Lipowa 4 (in front of the entrance to the museum) Look for a guide with the "excursions.city" sign
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Ellen_m
Jul 9, 2025
Excellent experience the... - Excellent experience the tour was well organised with lots of interesting facts which were well presented by the tour staff. We learned a lot about Krakow and Polands experiences during the war. We were glad we visited and the experience is really worth doi
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Ute_i
Jul 5, 2025
90 minutes worth it - Great leadership very lively and dedicated told, not only about Schindler, but also how life changed in Krakow with the beginning of the 2nd century. World War I can only recommend Ute
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171nikkin
Jul 5, 2025
One of the highlights of my Krakow tour - Honestly one of the best museums I have been to. I went in expecting more about Schindler and the factory, it isn’t that. It is a very clever, and cleverly laid out museum of the war and impacts on Krakow. Very moving at times. Every corner you turn is something engaging and informative. Personally, I’m glad I didn’t do it with a guided tour as I had the time to go round and read everything, as the majority of it is in Polish and English, excluding any posters/newspapers/signs etc.
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Kim_h
May 31, 2025
Very informative tour to... - Very informative tour to understand what life was like in Krakow during WW2. Also a little bit was included about Schindler himself. Would recommend this tour
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Marjorie_f
May 28, 2025
Top level information on... - Top level information on Krakow during WWIi. The tour did not only address the factory. But the entire Nazi approach to handling the Polish jews and the role that Schindler played in his business approach and rescuing over a thousand jews.
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Israel_k
May 20, 2025
Not To Miss - The tour covers the history of the Jewish community in Krakow and how Oscar Schindler, a member of the Nazi party and intelligence decided one day to become the Mozes of his workers and save their lives. The excellent guide pointed out background details in Schindler's life unknown to the public that differ from the movie
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Sigentry
May 22, 2025
Interesting and informative, but NOT Schindler based - The tour was interesting with a lot of history of the Jewish people in Krakow. However, very little reference to Oscar Sch indeed throughout the tour. Its as if they decided to put a museum about Jewish history and just selected the factory. Somewhat disappointing.
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Helen_c
May 31, 2025
Schindler factory tour - The factory has been turned into a museum about the work camps etc and it was very interesting. The guide was awful. Talked extremely fast and hurried us thru, that was disappointing.
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331anneker
May 28, 2025
Nice museum, bad tour guide - The museum itself is really beautiful, only the man who showed us around spoke English very quickly and indistinctly. As a result, not everything was easy to follow. At one point we only started walking through the museum independently. Also, only 3 rooms in the museum are addressed to Schindler. Actually, the whole museum is about the course of the war around Krakow itself.
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Timur
Jun 15, 2025
Disappointment - It is not the real historical factory or real artifacts. Only old photographs that could be found in internet. Only thing genuine (!) was stairs where a few seconds of “Shindler’s list” movie was filmed. Crowded walks through smothering narrow and dark corridors. We climbed three floors very fast ; not suitable for older people with ailments. Guide was enthusiastic and fluent in English.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).