Venue

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Location

The city of Krakow in Poland combines a strong historical, cultural and astronomical heritage. The city dates to the 7th century; the Old Town was one of two cities on the very first UNESCO World Heritage list.  Many of the old buildings and churches in the city centre still survive. The Jewish quarter retains sacred architecture and a living Jewish culture  which is unmatched anywhere in Poland. The Symposium will be held at the  main building of the historic Jagiellonian University, in the Old Town,  where Nicolaus Copernicus studied mathematical astronomy in the 1490’s. Copernicus’ personal original copy of De Revolutionibus is in the Jagiellonian library.

Collegium Novum of the Jagiellonian University

The Collegium Novum (Latin: “New College”) is the Neo-Gothic main building of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland, originally built between the year 1363 and 1365 and after its destruction, rebuilt in between 1873-1887. Based on a design by architect Feliks Księżarski to match the oldest building of the University, it was opened for the 500th anniversary of the University’s foundation. The Collegium Novum replaced a former academic boarding school called Jeruzalem, consumed by fire in the mid-19th century.

The building contains lecture rooms including an impressive assembly hall (called Aula), Rector’s, Deans’, and other university authorities’ offices as well as those of a number of prominent professors. It is the Jagiellonian University’s administrative centre.

Lecture room (Assembly Hall) and poster room (Room 52)

Virtual tour around Collegium Novum