Copernicus’ Treasury is a room in JU Museum Collegium Maius. It houses items that remind us of the great astronomer. Some of the exhibits are related to little known facts about Nicolaus Copernicus’ life.

Learn more about the first painting by a Polish artist to be displayed in one of the most important British cultural institutions – the National Gallery in London.

Nicolaus Copernicus studied in Kraków and he frequently returned here. The capital of the Małopolska voivodeship is filled with priceless treasures connected to the astronomer. Just by walking around Kraków’s Old Town one can see the intellectual and material heritage that Nicolaus Copernicus has left behind.

A lecture delivered by Prof. Bartosz Brożek at the opening of the academic year 2022/2023.

The first in a series of three debates organised within the framework of Big Questions in Kraków. A group of experts was asked what we know and what we still don’t know about Nicolaus Copernicus: his background, research, philosophical views and private life.

The second in a series of three debates organised within the framework of Big Questions in Kraków, in which researchers discussed the future of astronomy and cosmology in the coming years and decades. Should we expect a revolution comparable to the one started by Copernicus?

The third in a series of three debates organised within the framework of Big Questions in Kraków. What aspects of Copernican heritage are stored in our collective memory? In the age of social media, is Copernicus a mythical figure or a meme?

Did the famous astronomer know about the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus? What is the relationship between geography and astronomy? Listen to a podcast by JU Museum Collegium Maius.

Organizatorami Światowyego Kongresu Kopernikańskiego są: Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu, Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie, Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie oraz Instytut Historii Nauki Polskiej Akademii Nauk. Obrady będą odbywały się kolejno w Toruniu, Krakowie i Olsztynie i z powrotem w Toruniu.

Organizatorami Światowyego Kongresu Kopernikańskiego są: Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu, Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie, Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie oraz Instytut Historii Nauki Polskiej Akademii Nauk. Obrady będą odbywały się kolejno w Toruniu, Krakowie i Olsztynie i z powrotem w Toruniu.