Meeting & Conference Venues
Conference Venues Database
In Krakow there are about a hundred and seventy buildings with conference facilities. Organizers of business meetings, conferences and congresses usually look for larger auditoriums. Such facilities can be found at the Gromada Hotel and Conference Centre (total seating capacity of 4880, including a large conference room seating up to 2200 people), the Jagiellonian University's Auditorium Maximum (seating 1200) and the multi-functional conference room at the Krakow University of economics (seating 1500).
Conferences can also be held in the auditoriums of the Krakow opera House (about 800 seats) or philharmonic Hall ( about 700 seats) that can be specially adapted for this purpose. An additional advantage of medium-sized conferences and congresses held in Krakow is the possibility of organizing them in the stylish historic setting, e.g. at the Juliusz Słowacki theatre regarded as Krakow's "exclusive salon". It has a three-tier, air-conditioned auditorium with 570 seats. Conference and symposium participants can also be accommodated at hotels with conference rooms seating up to 700 people. Some of Krakow's museums can also serve as unique venues for Mice events.
The city authorities consistently support the business tourism sector. opposite the Wawel castle, the historic residence of polish kings, one of europe's most modern conference centres is currently being built. It will be completed by the end of 2013. Designed by distinguished architects: Krzystof Ingarden & Jacek Ewý Architekci Sp. z o.o. from Krakow and the world famous Arata Isozaki & Associates from Tokyo, the new centre will comprise three auditoriums, the largest of which will have a capacity of 2090, a 600-seat theatrical auditorium and a more intimate 300-seat conference room. It will also have spacious exhibition facilities, large car parks and a lobby with a VIP reception lounge. The great advantage of the new centre is its location. The three-tier glazed foyer will allow conference participants to have a splendid view of the bend of the Vistula with the Wawel Hill and the Skałka Monastery.
Visitors coming to Krakow can use the services of numerous organizations and firms specializing in business tourism. Within the organizational structure of the city Hall there is a special department called Krakow Convention Bureau which cooperates with reputable PCOs (professional congress organizers) and DMCs (destination management companies) that provide professional conference services.
The largest base of conferences rooms are :
| Centrum Konferencyjne Gromada | 2200 |
| Audytorium Maximum of UJ | 1500 |
| Economy University | 1500 |
| Targi w Krakowie Ltd. | 1500 |
| Tenis Cort AWF | 1400-1700 |
| Chemobudowa | 1200 |
| The Krakow Opera | 850 |
| National Mzeum in Krakow | 800 |
| Cinema Kijów Centrum | 800 |
| Culture Center of Nowa Huta | 700 |
| Karol Szymanowski Philharmonie | 693 |
Conference rooms and halls are also offered by hotels as:
| Best Western Krakow Premier Hotel | 600 |
| Crown Piast Hotel&Park | 500 |
| Park INN Krakow | 460 |
| Hotel and Conference Center Witek |
450 |
| Novotel Krakow Bronowice | 350 |
| Sympozjum Hotel | 300 |
| Qubus Hotel | 300 |
| Sheraton Krakow Hotel | 300 |
| Grand Hotel | 200 |
| Andels Hotel | 190 |
| Novotel Krakow Centrum | 180 |
There are also many historical places adopted for the needs of conference organizers:
| Julius Słowacki Theatre | 530 |
| Tomaszowice Manor | 400 |
| Museum of Municipal Engineering In Krakow | 300 |
| Benedictine Institute of Culture | 220 |
| Korzkiew Castle | 140 |
| Villa Decius | 110 |
| Dom Polonii | 110 |
| The Historical Museum of the City of Kraków | 100 |
| Barge Arlina | 100 |