The Forum at the University of Texas at Austin

The Forum is an inclusive space designed for community building and collaboration, featuring seating, tech tables for charging devices and free WiFi. Open seven days a week to students from all majors.

Antiquity's term for multipurpose, centrally located open areas surrounded by colonnades and public buildings was known as a forum - an orderly adaptation of Greek agora marketplace and Acropolis.

Roman cities' Forum was at the heart of daily life and served as the location for political, judicial, commercial and religious activities - such as elections, public speeches, criminal trials, religious ceremonies, educational events and gladiator fights. Additionally, this gathering place hosted several significant government structures like Senate House's Curia; Temple of Saturn for prayers to one of their gods; Rostra as a platform where senators would deliver their speeches to citizens gathered there; etc.

The Forum has also hosted many legendary musicians over time, such as Jethro Tull (five sold-out shows in seven days in 1975), Kiss (two consecutive nights from February 23-25 1976 and three sold out shows during 1977 - recorded and later released as Alive II live album), and many others.