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Address:
ul. Jagiellonska 15, 31-010 Krakow, Poland
Opening Hours:
Mon - Fri: 11.00 a.m. - 2.20 p.m.
Sat: 11.00 a.m. - 1.20 p.m.
Sunday, holidays: closed
courtyard open everyday till sunset
Contact:
Porf. Krzystof Stopka, PhD (Director)
collegiummaius.info@uj.edu.pl
Phone: (+ 48 12 ) 663 13 07, (+ 48 12 ) 422 05 49
Fax: (+ 48 12) 422 27 34
Links:
Collegium Maius - Muzeum Uniwersytetu Jagiellonskiego
Uniwersytetu Jagiellonskiego
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Description:
Jagiellonian University Museum is located in Collegium Maius - the oldest building of the University. Jagiellonian University Museum houses following collections:
I. Collection of scientific instruments / about 2 200 items/ including: the astronomical instruments from the period of Copernicus study in Cracow until the 19th century that belonged to the University Astronomical Observatory; low temperature instruments / c. 1880 - 1915/ designed and used by Karol Olszewski to liquefy air in 1883; chemical glass collection of alembics, retorts, pelican and other from the 18th till early 20th century; surveying instruments from the 17th until early 20th century; physics instruments from the 19th century; metrological instruments, the 18th- 20the century. Curator of the collection: dr Ewa Wyka , contact: ewa@maius.in.uj.edu.pl
II. Art history collection including: portraits of the University professors from the 16th until nowadays; wooden sculptures the 15th -16th century; items connected with the professors and the history of the Jagiellonian University. Curator of the collections: Anna Jasinska, contact: anna@maius.in.uj.edu.pl
There are another scientific collections at the Jagiellonian University that belong to the particular Departments of the University as follow: Zoological Museum - Botanic Garden and Museum - Pharmacy Museum - Museum of History of Medicine - Geological Museum - Antropology Museum
Further Reading:
Anna Jasinska, Foreign Painting in the collections of the Collegium Maius. Jagellonian University Museum Catalogue. Volume II. Krakow 2003.
Janusz Podlecki; Stanislaw Waltos, Collegium Maius der Jagellonen Universität. Krakau 1999.
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