Museum of the University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw

The Museum of the University of Wrocław is located in the main university building, which is a Baroque structure designed by Krzysztof Tausch. This building is known for its significant architectural and artistic value. It is one of the most important Baroque monuments in Poland and Central and Eastern Europe.

The museum has been around since 1992 and showcases the history of the University of Wrocław from 1702 to today. The museum collects and displays items connected to the university’s history, such as furniture, historical equipment, scientific instruments, and archives related to the university and its people. Noteworthy exhibits include the rector's scepters from 1702, items from the faculties of philosophy and theology, and the rector’s attire from the late 19th century. It also houses a remarkable collection of astronomical instruments, including a 14th-century astrolabe, a celestial globe from 1699, an 18th-century equatorial sundial, and Galileo's compass from 1665.

The museum includes several historic rooms. The Aula Leopoldina is the largest and most notable hall in the building. It is a well-preserved secular Baroque interior in Poland, featuring illusionistic wall paintings by Krzysztof Handke and decorations by Franz Mangoldt and Ignatius Provisore. Another room, the Oratorium Marianum, was originally a monastic chapel built between 1728-1741. After the Jesuit Order was secularized and the University was established in 1811, it became a concert Music Hall.

The museum also features the Mathematical Tower, which has a viewing terrace at 42 meters high. This tower was once an Astronomical Observatory, established in 1791 by Professor LA Jungnitz. It contains a meridian line on the floor, the only instrument of its kind in Poland. Additionally, the museum has three exhibition halls: the Roman Longchamps Hall, the Stefan Banach Hall, and the Hall Under the Filar.