Jagiellonian University Museum, University museum in Old Town, Krakow, Poland.
The Collegium Maius is the oldest building of the Jagiellonian University and features Gothic architecture with an interior arcaded courtyard. Its rooms contain historical objects that reveal academic life and scientific pursuits across multiple periods.
Queen Jadwiga founded the first Polish university in 1364, and her successor King Władysław II Jagiełło donated this building to it in 1400. The Collegium Maius then became the primary center for teaching and learning.
The collections display instruments and artworks that document the lives and work of scholars across centuries. Visitors can see how scientists and thinkers conducted their studies in these spaces.
The building is located in the Old Town district and is easy to reach; the museum offers guided tours in multiple languages to help you understand the rooms and collections. Plan to spend a few hours to properly explore the various exhibition rooms and the courtyard.
In the chapel of the Collegium Maius you can see the urn containing the remains of Nicolaus Copernicus, the famous astronomer and university graduate. This unexpected connection reveals how important this place was to scientific history.
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