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Museum of University of Opole

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The idea of creating Muzeum Uniwersytetu Opolskiego, a space for storing, documenting, and exhibiting the mementoes, relics and works of art was initiated in 2012 by the Rector of the University, prof Stanisław Sławomir Nicieja. Being a biographical historian, and acting with the sense of responsibility for securing and preserving the heritage of the first institution of higher education in Opole, he decided to start storing the exhibits that testify to the scientific and cultural past of the university and can serve as data for new research and creative initiatives. There are three permanent exhibitions – one devoted to the history of the University – “Alma Mater Opoliensis”, the second to “Palaeontological Trasures of Opole region,” and one is an outdoor walk of the “University Hill” with its collection of statues and architectural objects.