Scientific Center the Polish Academy of Science

in Vienna

- Chronicle of events -

    In order to inaugurate the reading room of the library of the center, a celebration took place in the center of the PAS on 15th January. In course of the  this ceremony, the director of the center Prof. Herman gave a lecture. He presented the present library stock as well as further projects regarding the development and  specialization of the library.
  
    Additionally,  a historical-scientific seminar concerning the following topic took place.  

Topic:
The role of  count Ossolinski and the Ossolinski's National Institute for creating the Polish culture 
in the 19. and 20. century on the area of the Austrian-Hungarian monarchy
Lecturer: 
Dr. Adolf Juzwenko - director of the Ossolinski's National Institute , Wroclaw
Dr. Jakub Forst Battaglia - Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Austria
Number of participants: 40, among them 10 Austrians 

    Additionally,  the three-lateral  agreement was signed by Dr. Adolf Juzwenko ( Ossolinski's National Institute), Dr. Jakub Forst Battaglia and Prof. Herman ( PASc) in order to hand over the book collection of the family Forst Battaglia to the Ossolinski's National Institute, provided  its preservation and its public access. 
(Due to  the present Treaty the center was also relieved  by the  obligation to restore the damaged  books of the collection). Pic. 1 shows  the signing of the agreement, pic. 2. the toast with a Glass Champagne  after the signing of the agreement

Pic.1  Signing of the agreement

From left: Prof.Marian Herman, Dr Adolf Juzwenko, Dr Jakub Forst Battaglia.

Pic. 2 Toast  by the signers of the three-lateral agreement,   count Mieczysław  Ledóchowski can be seen in the back