The Gothic edifice of Collegium Maius, the oldest building of the Jagiellonian University, used to house the Faculty of Law and Faculty of Liberal Arts. The rooms inside Collegium Maius served various roles. Two small rooms in the first floor were used as the treasury where the most valuable documents, books, and valuables were kept safe.

Exhibit of the Month is a series initiated by the Jagiellonian University Museum with the beginning of the new academic year. Each month we will explain the Museum collection to you, choosing a single exhibit or a group of exhibits which usually are not shown to the open public. This month's feature are two cigars lit by Adam Mickiewicz and Antoni Edward Odyniec inside the Vesuvius crater.