Medieval Studies at Penn

Practical Information

Representing History, 1000-1300: Art, Music, History

Saturday and Sunday, 28-29 October 2006

Romanesque: Art and Thought in the Twelfth Century

Thursday and Friday, 26-27 October 2006

Registration:

It is possible to register for just one or both of the conferences. Registration is free, but numbers are restricted and admission is by registration only. To register, contact Barbara Shearn (bshearn@princeton.edu) at the Index.

Travel between Conferences:

Bus: A free bus service on Saturday morning from Princeton to Philadelphia will be available on a first come, first served basis. It will leave Princeton at 7:00am. Seats are limited: please contact Barbara Shearn (bshearn@princeton.edu) for further details.

Train: The Penn campus is served by Amtrak (30th Street Station) and local commuter train service (SEPTA, at 30th Street Station and University City stop). Princeton University is served by Amtrak (Princeton Junction stop) and local commuter service (NJ Transit, stopping at Princeton Junction with a shuttle train – the ‘dinky’ – to the edge of campus).

Car: Travel between the locations takes between 45 and 60 minutes.

Campus Maps:

Directions to the University of Pennsylvania campus

Penn Conference Location, Stiteler Hall

Toward the bottom of this page, it says “Quick Search by Building Name.”
Here, enter (or toggle, depending on your browser) “Stiteler” to retrieve a map.

Accommodations:

For accommodations in Philadelphia, please see this University of Pennsylvania website.

Hotel accommodations throughout Philadelphia are very tight. Our conference hotel, Club Quarters, is now fully booked. Rooms for $179 are still available at the Sheraton-Center City (17th and Race Streets). Call: (215) 448-2000.

For accommodations in Princeton, please see this Princeton University website.

Representing History 1000-1300: Art, Music, History has been generously supported by the departments of History of Art, Classics, German Languages & Literatures, History, Music, Religious Studies, Romance Languages, the Center for Italian Studies, and the University Research Fund.