Jagiellonian University Museum Collegium Maius, Krakow

We visited on a Wednesday so it was free this day. The museum is quite small but it was interesting and very nice to visit. I was expecting that you can wander around the college like you in most famous college around the world but you can’t. There is just a small little courtyard and a museum.

This has been a really good experience. We had a great guide who really spent the time to explain the place’s history with passion. The location itself is very exciting. One of the oldest Universities in Europe. Must see when visiting Cracow.

Visited Aug 2022. Not a massive museum, by any stretch, but worth a visit to get a peek into the history of one of the oldest European universities. A selection of interesting exhibits and access to some of the building’s glorious rooms. Free entry on Wednesdays. Much more informative if you can get yourself into a guided tour.

I paid for the tickets with a time slot but when I arrived it was closed with no museum employees in sight. There are no free toilet facilities and the single cubicle available is disgusting.

This historic university building is well worth an afternoon. While the tour was short, and ultimately only goes through a handful of rooms, it was very informative, and helps you to grasp the significance of this place. The ornate art and architecture, inside and out, as well as the collection of artifacts and precious objects is astounding for a university. Nicholas Copernicus' time at the university is explained, as is the interesting way of life of the early university professors. The tours are limited in size, and are only available certain times of the day in English. They also only take cash as payment. While the tourbooks all recommend coming on the uneven hours to see the mechanical clock, this particular element seems overrated (though entertaining), especially considering that it is not original and has been rebuilt several times.