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Jasna Gora's treasures are kept in three separate buildings. The most valuable liturgical items can be seen in the Skarbiec (Treasury; daily 9am-5pm) above the sacristy, entered from the southeastern corner of the ramparts. There's usually a long queue for entry, so be there well before it opens. At the southwestern end of the monastery is the Arsenal (daily 9am-5pm), devoted to the military history of the fortress and containing a superb array of weapons, including Turkish war loot donated by King Jan Sobieski. Alongside is the Muzeum Szescsetlecia (600th Anniversary Museum; daily 9am-5pm), which tells the monastery's story from a religious standpoint. Exhibits include the seventeenth-century backing of the Black Madonna, which illustrates the history of the picture, and votive offerings from famous Poles, prominent among which is Lech Walesa's 1983 Nobel Peace Prize, along with the oversize pen he used to sign the landmark August 1980 Gdansk Agreements. Completing the displays is the Sala Maryjna (Marian Hall; daily same hours), a collection of contemporary artists' impressions of the Black Madonna and similarly iconic representations of the pope. Finally, it's worth strolling around the ramparts to the eastern end of the complex, which is where the big festival Masses are celebrated before the mass of pilgrims assembled in the park below, as evidenced by the large rock-stadium-style platform in place during the spring and summer
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