Cognitive Futures of the Arts and Humanities
Cognitive Approaches to Art:
A Reassessment of Results and Articulating New Possibilities
University of Warsaw
12-16 July 2023
“The Cognitive Futures of the Arts and Humanities” is part of a network of conferences that have taken place previously at the Universities of Durham, Oxford, New York, and others. It brings together scholars and scientists using interdisciplinary methods to study art and various cultural practices.
This year’s conference will take place at the University of Warsaw, between 12-16 July, 2023 and its title is:
“Cognitive Approaches to Art: A Reassessment of Results and Articulating New Possibilities”.
Organizers
Yanna Popova
(Centre Q: Centre for Research on Culture, Language, and Mind)
in association with
Joanna Rączaszek Leonardi, Agnieszka Libura, Joanna Jurewicz, Jacek Rogala
- July 12 – 17.30-19.30: registration
- July 13-15, conference: full days
- July 15 – evening: conference dinner
- July 16 – morning: social programme
…a detailed programme will be announced later
Ellen Dissanayake (University of Washington, Seattle)
Merlin Donald (Queen’s University, Kingston)
Ladislav Kesner (Masaryk University, Brno)
Tomasz Kubikowski (Theatre Academy, Warsaw)
Alva Noe (University of California, Berkeley)
These are all hotels in the vicinity of the conference venue, which is the main campus of the University of Warsaw, situated on Krakowskie Przedmieście street in the heart of the city centre.
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One of the closest hotels (12 min walk) within the middle range category is Gomada Centrum ***/****: www.gromada.pl
There is a discount rate for conference attendees and you will need to quote the password: centreq when booking. You can also use the link: https://booking.profitroom.com/pl/hotelgromadadomchlopa/details/offer/414326?code=centreq&no-cache=¤cy=PLN quoting the same password.
Please note that there will be building work going on outside this hotel in July between the hours of 9am till 5 pm during the week. Also note that there are two discounted rates quoted in the offer: for the days 12-13 July and 14-15 July. This is due to the fact that Pink is having a concert in Warsaw on July 16 so a lot of the hotels are beginning to get booked. I also advise booking a business class (****) room in this hotel as this type of room has air conditioning and it can get very hot in July in Warsaw.
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For other hotels, please see the list below and use password: Centre Q when booking
Sofitel Warsaw Victoria *****
https://all.accor.com/hotel/3378/index.pl.shtml
Novotel Warszawa Centrum ****
https://all.accor.com/hotel/3383/index.pl.shtml
Hotel Mercure Grand ****
https://all.accor.com/hotel/3384/index.pl.shtml
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For Motel One which is within 10 min walk from the conference venue, please mail your reservation to res1.warchop@motel-one.com which will be open till 31 May 2023, quoting password: Centre Q
Motel One ***
https://www.motel-one.com/pl/hotele/warszawa/hotel-warszawa-chopin/
As a conference attendee you will receive at least 10-15% discount on the prices of the hotels, but always, please, check other special offers for the days you are booking.
1. Registration
We look forward to welcoming you to the international Cognitive Futures in the Arts and Humanities 2023 Conference in Warsaw.
Conference registration begins from 5.30 pm on Wednesday 12 July. Please go to the big gate at the entrance to the main campus of the University of Warsaw on Krakowskie Przedmieście 26-28, Warsaw 00-927. Walk straight on until you reach the History Faculty on the right, which will be signposted. The registration and welcome reception will take place in the Column Room (Sala Kolumnowa) on the ground floor. On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, registration will be in the building of the Old University Library – main campus (Stary BUW) between 8-9am and during the breaks. We anticipate a crowd on Monday morning. Please arrive as early as you can.
2. Address and contact details
The address of the main campus is:
26-29 Krakowskie Przedmieście
Warszawa 00-927
Poland
For directions or other questions regarding your arrival, please email: cognitivefutures2023@uw.edu.pl or centrumq@uw.edu.pl or call
3. Arriving by air and by bus
If arriving at Warsaw Airport, you can take a direct bus, number 175, which stops directly in front of the University main campus. Most of the recommended hotels are situated within a short walking distance from there.
4. Parking if arriving by car
There is no parking available at the main campus. If you arrive by car, we suggest you ask your hotel for parking availability.
5. Book Display
Speakers and Chairs are invited to bring to the conference any copies of books, articles and/or chapters on cognitive themes that they’ve published (or are about to publish, proofs welcome). We shall have a table set up to display these.
Guided Walking Tour of Warsaw Old Town
morning of July 16th (included in the conference fee)
Warsaw’s Old Town delights visitors with its colourful tenement houses and the unique atmosphere of its narrow streets. It has been entered on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
You will be able to see the Royal Castle, where the Constitution of 3 May was passed – the first in Europe. On Castle Square stands the column of King Sigismund III Vasa, who in the 16th century moved the capital of Poland from Krakow to Warsaw. The Old Town Square is the oldest and one of the most charming squares in Warsaw. It was laid out at the turn of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, destroyed after the WWII and completely rebuilt. In the middle of the square stands a statue of the Warsaw Mermaid, the emblem and guardian of the city.
You can also see the barbican and the bell on Kanonia street, take a stroll along the old city walls and take a photo of the Vistula from the observation point at Gnojna Góra. The cathedral houses the tombs of the medieval Mazovian princes, the last king of Poland, Stanisław August Poniatowski, and the outstanding pianist and politician Ignacy Jan Paderewski.
Drinks Reception in the Column Room (Main University Campus)
July 12th at 17:30 (included in the conference fee)
Conference dinner (Palace Kazimierzowski, Main University Campus)
July 15th (not included in the conference fee)
Visits to the Chopin Museum
morning of July 16th (not included in the conference fee)
Visit to the Polin Museum of Jewish History
morning of July 16th (not included in the conference fee)
The conference registration will take place between 1 June and 5 July 2023.
The registration fee includes welcome reception on July 12th, coffee breaks and lunches on July 13th, 14th and 15th and a guided walking tour of Warsaw Old town on the morning of July 16th, as well as all conference materials. The conference dinner on July 15th is payable separately, as are the visits to the Chopin Museum or the Polin Museum of Jewish History on July 16th.
The registration fee is as follows:
- registration fee
- early bird (registration from June 1st to June 25th) — 750 PLN
- standard (registration from June 26th to July 5th) — 880 PLN
- Conference dinner (registration from June 1st to July 5th) — 180 PLN
- Guided Tour – Old Town (registration from June 1st to July 5th) — Free
- Visit to the Chopin Museum (registration from June 1st to July 5th) — 50 PLN
- Visit to Polin Museum of Jewish History (registration from June 1st to July 5th) — 50 PLN
Registration form
