About the Museum

Museum Mission

The strategic mission of the Polish Aviation Museum in Krakow for the years 2022-2030 envisages activities in the following defined areas:

• disseminating knowledge about the history of aviation through collecting, conserving, exhibiting and studying collections encompassing tangible and intangible traces of aviation history;
• documenting the achievements of Polish and foreign aviation engineering thought and the successes of Polish aviators;
• conducting various forms of education aimed at a wide range of audiences, museum offerings taking into account the latest technological achievements and the needs of the contemporary visitor;
• rebuilding the culture of remembrance, shaping local and national identity, combined with the idea of fostering patriotic attitudes;
• creating for a wide audience an alternative, interesting form of spending free time linked to the pursuit of aviation and historical passion;
• creating conditions enabling the contemporary audience to acquire knowledge about aviation technology, allowing them to develop the ability for creative action.