On Thursday afternoon, 24 October 2024, the official ceremony of consecration and handover of the Hangar by the Małopolska Region to the Polish Aviation Museum in Kraków took place. For nearly 80 years, the remains of the building used by the fighter squadrons of the 2nd Aviation Regiment were overgrown with vegetation. Now Hangar No. 5, built on the site of its predecessor and incorporating a relic wall from the original structure, will become home to a new permanent exhibition of the Polish Aviation Museum in Kraków.
We invite you to watch the video report from the ceremony of consecration and handover of Hangar No. 5 to the Museum.
The subject of the planned exhibition is civil aviation, with particular emphasis on the sporting achievements of Polish aviators from the 1930s onwards. Approximately 40 large-scale objects — gliders and aircraft — will be presented. The exhibition will be complemented by interpretive elements in the form of scenographic installations, educational objects and display stands, panels and descriptions — also in interactive form. The project also includes a special multimedia attraction: a glider flight simulator and a hang glider flight simulator.
The layout and manner of displaying the aircraft will reference the exhibition trends of the 1920s. As a result of this approach, visitors’ attention will be focused on the unique, restored gliders.
The opening of the new permanent exhibition is planned for autumn 2025. We cordially invite you already!
