House of Nicolas Copernicus Museum, Torun, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
The museum is located in two Gothic tenement houses at 15/17 Kopernika Street. They used to belong to Nicolaus Copernicus senior, a merchant from Krakow, who moved to Toruń circa 1456, and by marrying Barbara Watzenrode from Toruń’s patrician family, entered the elite of the town. The houses are considered to be the birthplace of the astronomer. They make a splendid Gothic complex of outstanding beauty as well as stylistic unity, especially after the conservation work.
It made them possible to establish the museum of Copernicus’ epoch, where visitors get acquainted with: the life and work of Copernicus, interiors of burghers’ houses from the 14th to the 19th century, the look of mediaeval Toruń (the model) and gingerbread making. The burgher’s house at 15 Kopernika Street is considered to be one of the most beautiful Gothic tenement houses in Poland. It is a representative of a popular dwelling-warehouse, common in the 15th century in towns along the south coast of the Baltic Sea, members of Hanseatic League (the association of merchant towns). There are several 14th century elements preserved in the building.
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