venues of the SIC symposium 2023
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The monumental complex of the Steri hosts the core of the administration and managing activities of the University of Palermo, including the headquarters of the rectorate. The complex was formed over time around the palace of the powerful Chiaramonte family,...
The Theatines arrived in Palermo in 1602 at the invitation of the city Senate. From 1619, Giacomo Besio, a Genoese architect, drafted the architectural project of the convent which was completed in 1640. The structure has a large cloister with...
In the 1930s, the university physics department moved from the Theatins’ complex to a new site, which hosted the Physics Institute and the Mineralogy Institute (on the second floor). In the Physics Institute is preserved the historical collection of scientific...
Palazzo Asmundo is a noble residence built in 1767 by the Marquis of Sessa Giuseppe Asmundo. The construction of the building began in 1615; the palace is located in the ancient street “Cassaro” (today’s Corso Vittorio Emanuele) in front of...
The Museo della Specola is located on the top of a tower of the Royal Palace, in the premises of the Palermo Astronomical Observatory, a research institution that today is part of the National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF). The museum...