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Julia Emmerling

Office Administration

+43 1 4230102 100

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Anja Böck

Head of Communications

+43 664 23 23 802

Eliza Muto

Public Relations Officer: International Media

+43 664 22 01 407

Where to find us

Visits to Palais Springer-Rothschild are possible by prior arrangement.
Please contact Julia Emmerling (Monday to Thursday).

Our location

The CSH is located in the historic Palais Springer-Rothschild, right in the heart of Vienna

In December 2024, we started relocating from Vienna’s Josefstadt to the Palais Springer-Rothschild in Vienna’s Landstraße district. Our grand opening was celebrated on March 4, 2025.

The Palais Springer-Rothschild was built between 1891 and 1893. Commissioned by Baron Bourgoing, the project was entrusted to an Austrian-French architect duo. Today’s architectural style still reflects their influence, visible in the main façade and the fact that the palace is set back from the street, for example. Shortly thereafter, Baron Sigismund von Springer and his wife Valentine, née Rothschild, acquired the palais and carried out several renovations, including the addition of a winter garden and an atelier. They resided in the building from 1912 onwards.

Due to persecution by the Nazis, Valentine Springer was forced to flee. Although she retained official ownership of the palais due to her British citizenship, much of its contents were sold or confiscated. After the war, only some of the content was returned to her. In 1950, Valentine Springer leased the building to the Republic of Austria for an indefinite period. The building was purchased by the Bundesimmobiliengesellschaft (BIG), the Austrian Federal Real Estate Company, in 1983. Prior to the Complexity Science Hub’s relocation, the Palais had been used by the University of Music and Performing Arts (mdw).

We are looking forward to meeting you there!

The
Giordano Bruno
sculpture

Since June 2, 2025, the Giordano Bruno sculpture has stood at the Complexity Science Hub’s Palais Springer-Rothschild driveway.

This six-meter, 600-kilogram bronze statue—carved from a single spruce trunk—depicts the Renaissance philosopher known for his religious rebelliousness and radical ideas about infinity and cosmic diversity.

Rather than a heroic figure, Bruno appears as a tormented, unbound form with outstretched limbs, six fingers on one hand, and a head pressed into the ground, standing both literally and symbolically in the way.

The sculpture by Alexander Polzin was a gift from the Central European University, where it had stood for over 20 years before CEU relocated its headquarters to Vienna in 2019.

About the artist
Born in East Berlin in 1973, Alexander Polzin is an artist whose work transcends boundaries and defies categorisation. From the massive Paul Celan Monument in Paris to captivating stage designs for prestigious opera houses, his creations merge art, philosophy, and storytelling.

A trained stonemason, Polzin combines technical mastery with intellectual depth. His public sculptures, paintings, and immersive stage designs reflect collaborations with leading composers, writers, and thinkers, offering profound insights into the human condition.

Polzin’s art is not just to be seen-it invites conversation. Both timeless and contemporary, his vision redefines how we connect with culture, history, and form.