benedictines
International Discussions on the Culture and Art of the Benedictine Order in central Europe, 800-1300 Programme
Date and Time: 21 June 2011, 10:00 a.m. Place: Conference Centre of the AV ČR, Husova 4a (Jilská 1), Prague 1 Language for the Discussions: English (or German) 10.00–11.00 Welcome, presentation of the project and its partial outputs 11.00–11.30 Presentation and statements of the representatives of the invited institutions 11.30–12.00 Presentation of the places planned for the exhibition and the thematic areas connected with them 12.00–13.30 Presentation of the libretto of the exhibition ‘Benedictines and the Birth of Central Europe: Christianity, Culture and Society, 800–1300’ and discussion 13.30–14.40 Lunch 14.40–15.00 Presentation of the database and GIS 15.00–15.20 Welcome of Archbishop of Prague Mons. Dominik Duka OP 15.20–17.00 Presentation of the collective monograph and discussions 19.00 Dinner Arrival: If You travel by train to Praha - Main station (Hlavní nádraží) you can reach your hotel by yellow metro line B (station Národní třída) or by green line A (station Staroměstská). Either way you first have to travel by red metro line C (from Hlavní nádraží metro station) and then change at Florenc station for Národní třída or at Muzeum station for Staroměstská. If you are
planning to use the public transport, please consult the web page of the
Prague transport company beforehand.
If you travel by car, you can park it in the inner yard of the Centre for Medieval Studies, Jilská street number 1. There is an entrance on the corner of Na Perštýně and Jilská streets. To open the gate, please call our secretary 00420 221183245 (8.00-16.00) or the gatekeeper 00420 221183111/555 (after 16.00). Accomodation: The name of the booked hotel is U Staré paní and it is situated on Michalská street number 9. For how-to-get-there from both Staroměstská and Národní třída metro stations, please see the maps below (red arrow) or visit the hotel's webpage.
Conference venue: The conference will take place at the Academic Conference Centre. You can use the entrance from Husova 4a or enter the building of the Centre for Medieval Studies at Jilská 1 and follow the direction signs. The Centre is situated next to the Saint Giles church (kostel svatého Jiljí), only two minutes away from the hotel U Staré paní. Please, see the maps below.
Background papers for the discussion: These will be prepared for You, but You may want to read the texts in advance...
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