Opole University Museum

The University of Opole Museum began operations in March 2014, initiated by then-rector Prof. Stanislaw Slawomir Niciej, as part of the 20th anniversary of the university, which was formed from the merger of the Higher School of Pedagogy in Opole and the Faculty of Theology of the Catholic University of Lublin. The museum’s mission is to preserve monuments and documents testifying to the history of the university and to promote knowledge in selected fields of science, culture and art through exhibitions, meetings and lectures. The museum’s holdings include rector’s insignia, medals, works of art from the 17th to the 20th centuries and archives related to the university’s activities. Permanent exhibitions, such as “Alma Mater Opoliensis 1994-2014” and “Paleontological Treasures of the Opole Region,” are housed in the historic building of the Collegium Maius, which also includes St. Adalbert’s Chapel dating back to the 10th century.