Krakow: Schindler's Factory & Ghetto Guided Tour｜Poland

This guided tour goes beyond historical facts. It is a powerful and at times unsettling encounter with wartime Kraków and the resilience of those who lived through it.

Begin at Schindler’s Enamel Factory, one of Kraków’s most visited historical museums. Through immersive exhibitions and expert interpretation, the museum presents a comprehensive account of the Nazi occupation and its impact on the city and its inhabitants.
With a licensed guide, you will bypass the ticket lines and explore the permanent exhibition “Kraków under Nazi Occupation 1939–1945.” Located in Schindler’s former factory, the museum focuses not only on his actions, but also on the daily lives of Jewish and non-Jewish residents under German rule.
The exhibition includes original artifacts, archival photographs, and reconstructed interiors. Narrow corridors and dim lighting are intentionally designed to convey the atmosphere of fear and uncertainty that defined the period, creating an immersive and deeply affecting experience.
Within this broader historical context, you will learn how Schindler’s factory became a refuge for more than a thousand Jewish workers, set against the wider story of persecution, deportations, and the destruction of Kraków’s Jewish community.

Continue to the preserved fragments of the former Ghetto Walls — a stark physical reminder of the forced confinement of Jewish residents.

At the heart of the former ghetto stands Ghetto Heroes Square, the site of deportations. Today it is marked by the symbolic Chair Memorial, each empty chair representing lives lost.

Located on the square, the Under the Eagle Pharmacy was run by Tadeusz Pankiewicz, who courageously supported ghetto residents by providing medicine and assistance.