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From 31 August to 4 September 2026, Poznań will become one of the most important centres of world archaeology. The 21st World Congress of the International Union of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences – UISPP 2026 will be held at the Faculty of Archaeology of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań.
It is one of the most important international scientific events devoted to prehistoric and protohistoric archaeology. This year’s Congress will be held under the theme “Archaeology in Motion: Past Lessons, Future Responsibilities” and under the honorary patronage of Her Magnificence the Rector of Adam Mickiewicz University, Prof. Bogumiła Kaniewska.
Around 800 participants from all over the world will come to Poznań. The event is particularly significant, as for the first time in its history, the UISPP World Congress will be held in Poland.
The programme includes as many as 80 scientific sessions, plenary lectures, scientific excursions, and an exhibition prepared by the Archaeological Museum in Poznań. The Congress will provide a forum for presenting the latest research results, exchanging international experience, and discussing the challenges facing contemporary archaeology.
The Archaeological Museum in Poznań at UISPP 2026
A special highlight of the Congress will be an exhibition prepared by the Archaeological Museum in Poznań:
Its curators – Dr Danuta Żurkiewicz and Olga Adamczyk, MA – offer a look at the last three decades of Polish archaeology through the lens of rescue excavations carried out across the country.
The exhibition will feature more than 1,250 artefacts provided by nine institutions. These include selected finds from excavations conducted prior to the construction of motorways, gas pipelines, water reservoirs, underground car parks and power lines, as well as from sites threatened by intensive agriculture.
The exhibition highlights the vast body of new archaeological evidence recovered through rescue archaeology – material that will continue to be analysed and studied for many years to come.
Congress participants are also warmly invited to visit the main seat of the Archaeological Museum in Poznań at Górka Palace, located in the heart of the Old Town. Here, visitors can explore exhibitions devoted to the prehistory and Middle Ages of Greater Poland, the archaeology of Sudan, and the rock art of North Africa.
It is also well worth visiting the Genius Loci Archaeological Reserve on Cathedral Island, where the remains of the stronghold of Poland’s first historical rulers from the second half of the 10th century are presented.
The official opening of the 21st UISPP Congress will take place on 31 August 2026 in the Adam Mickiewicz University Auditorium.
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