Social Program
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Welcome cocktail
Day Monday, May 18th Hour 19:00-21:00 Place Brno New Townhall - Gothic cloister Address Dominican Square 1, Brno (Google Maps link) You will have an opportunity to refresh yourself with some snacks along with delicious Moravian wine and Czech beer. The baroque New Townhall is a representative seat of the Brno mayor since 1935. Some elements of this building bear the signs of older architectural styles, such as the gothic cloister and the renaissance staircase.
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Sightseeing tour through the old town
Day Wednesday, May 20th Hour 16:30-18:30 The tour goes through major sights of the old city center, including the Old and New Townhalls, churches of St. James and St. Peter and Paul.
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Classical music concert
Day Wednesday, May 20th Hour 19:30-20:30 Location Brno Observatory and Planetarium The concert full of Czech and Moravian music. The selection will be played by the members of the Brno Double Wind Quintet conducted by Filip Urban, whose long-term clarinet player is also the renowned stellar astrophysicist Prof. Zdeněk Mikulášek from Masaryk University.
Preliminary program:
- Antonín Dvořák: Slavonic Dance, Series I, No. 4 in F major
- Leoš Janáček: Suite for the Brno Double Wind Quintet from the opera The Cunning Little Vixen
- Vítězslav Novák: Slovak Suite
1. In the Church
2. Among Children
3. The Lovers
4. At the Music (violin solo)
5. At Night
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Conference Dinner
Day Thursday, May 21st Hour 19:00-24:00 Place Moravian Gallery - Museum of Applied Arts Address Husova Street 14, Brno (Google Maps link) You will have a chance to meet and discuss with your Galactic Center colleagues in the atmosphere of a modern museum of art and design (Art Design Fashion) directly under the castle Špilberk. There will be a rich selection of cold and warm meals, including vegan and vegetarian options as well as different varieties of wine and beer.