Muzeum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego Collegium Maius

Small but very informative museum, focused on the Jagiellonian University, and its professors. Includes a room dedicated to Nicholaus Copernicus. Another temporary exhibit downstairs showcased an impressive collection of arithmetic machines, before the electronic computers era.

Make sure to go just before the clock starts...it doesn't move on every hour, so check beforehand. Lovely place to visit for an hour or two and very enlightening to see real astronomical gadgets used by famous historical figures.

Main garden of the museum has an old musical clock. The current clock is the fourth in the history of Collegium Maius. The first clockwork mechanism dates to the period before 1465, for in that year the chronicles note the repair of a clock "of remarkable size" . That clock was destroyed in the 1492 fire and then rebuilt thanks to the efforts of the University authorities and Queen Elisabeth of Habsburg. This clock was to keep time for a few decades. The present clock began its work on 30th September 2000. The computer system installed within it starts a procession of historical figures, accompanied by a musical motif , which is a fragment of a court music piece composed by Jan of Lublin, attributed to the mid-16th century. The clock also plays an instrumental version of the Gaudeamus Igitur academic song. The figures moving outside refer to various persons related to the University's history: a bedel (a University official), Queen Jadwiga, King Ladislaus the Jagiellonian, St. Jan of Kęty, Hugo Kołłątaj and the Rector Stanisław from Skalbmierz. The clock plays music daily at 9:00, 11:00, 13:00, 15:00 and 17:00.

Jagiellonian University is simply breathtaking! One of the oldest universities in the world, and you can truly feel the history, science, and art flowing through its halls. The architecture, the atmosphere, the academic legacy—everything is inspiring. Walking here feels like stepping into a place where knowledge has thrived for centuries. Absolutely amazing!

A nice little museum in an old university building. There is a courtyard that you can enter for free. The museum itself is filled with an individual old atmosphere, it felt like you were walking around a wing of Hogwarts. When buying tickets, it is better to take a brochure with information to better understand what is presented.

The old building of the oldest Polish University. It is really nice, the internal court is very picturesque and authentic even under the rain. It is accessible with a guided tour of 45-60min, and the guide is the graduates from this university. The excursion is really interesting, well equilibrated between historical facts, curious facts and visiting. The interiors are nice, the wooden works are outstanding. And I liked a lot of the old globes. Also in the shop you can buy the university goodies and clothes that make difference with usual Chinese stuff

A must see in Krakow. 1 pm is the show. Get the long tour

I found the staff at the museum quite unfriendly. There were no smiles, no greetings, and at times they seemed openly hostile. On Wednesday, visits are free from 1:30 pm. I arrived at 1:20 pm, and since the library door was already open, I stepped inside. Immediately, one of the staff members stared at me and started speaking in Polish. When I tried to respond in English, he just shouted “ticket, ticket, ticket,” in an aggressive way, giving me angry looks. When I went to the ticket desk, the person there finally explained that on Wednesdays the entrance is free after 1:30 pm, and that I simply had to wait a few minutes. This is something the first staff member could have explained in a polite and simple way. The museum itself is very small, but what really left me with a negative impression was the rude behavior of the staff. I truly hope the management will encourage them to be more courteous and to provide clearer information, especially since most visitors are tourists who expect a welcoming atmosphere.