After a successful inauguration in Brussels, the exhibition “Standing on the Shoulders of Giants. Polish Scientists and Scholars in Europe: Legacy and the Present” continues its European journey. Its next stop is the Polish Academy of Sciences Scientific Centre in Paris, where on 17 October 2025 a special event will take place, dedicated to the legacy and contemporary achievements of Polish science in Europe.
The meeting is organised by the PAS Scientific Centre in Paris, in cooperation with the foreign stations of the Polish Academy of Sciences, including the PolSCA Office in Brussels, the Centre for Historical Research in Berlin, and the PAS Scientific Centres in Rome, Vienna and Kyiv.
The programme will feature popular science presentations, a panel discussion, and networking opportunities aimed at fostering dialogue and reflection on the role of Polish science in the European research landscape. Among the speakers will be outstanding researchers from PAS institutes, also featured in the exhibition, including Prof. Monika Kusiak, Prof. Janusz Lewiński, Prof. Paweł Olko, Prof. Andrzej Gamian, and Prof. Maciej Górny. The exhibition highlights the intergenerational dialogue between eminent figures of Polish science — such as Maria Skłodowska-Curie, Jan Czochralski, and Ludwik Hirszfeld — and their modern successors, who continue their work and ideas in new fields of research.
The exhibition was jointly developed by six foreign PAS stations. It was initiated by Dr Tomasz Poprawka, Director of the PolSCA Office in Brussels, and Prof. Igor Kąkolewski, Director of the PAS Centre for Historical Research in Berlin. The project was first presented in June 2025 in Brussels, during the conference Transnational Science Cooperation: Fostering Collaborative Research in Europe and Poland.
The exhibition will be open to visitors from 1 to 28 October 2025 at the PAS Scientific Centre in Paris, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
We warmly invite you to join the event inaugurating the Paris edition of the exhibition. It will be a unique opportunity to meet leading Polish scientists, listen to their insights, and discuss the place of Polish science within Europe’s academic landscape. Registration form accessible here.
