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

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

Begin at Schindler’s Enamel Factory, one of Kraków’s most significant historical museums. Through immersive exhibitions and expert interpretation, it presents a comprehensive account of the Nazi occupation and its impact on the city and its residents.
With a licensed guide, you will bypass ticket lines and explore the permanent exhibition “Kraków under Nazi Occupation 1939–1945.” Located in Schindler’s former factory, the museum examines not only his actions but also the daily lives of Jewish and non-Jewish inhabitants under German rule.
Original artifacts, archival photographs, and reconstructed interiors recreate the atmosphere of the period. Narrow corridors and subdued lighting are intentionally designed to reflect the tension and uncertainty of life under occupation.
Within this broader context, you will learn how Schindler’s factory became a refuge for more than a thousand Jewish workers, set against the wider history of persecution and deportations.

Continue to the preserved fragments of the former Ghetto Walls — a stark reminder of the forced confinement of Jewish residents.
Visit Ghetto Heroes Square, once the centre of the ghetto and a site of deportations. Today it is marked by the symbolic memorial of empty metal chairs representing lives lost.
Located on the square, the Under the Eagle Pharmacy was run by Tadeusz Pankiewicz, who provided vital assistance to ghetto residents during the occupation.