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Join the British Archaeological Association for the December lecture by Lloyd de Beer on ‘The Many Lives of the Asante Ewer’. This will be followed by a celebratory drinks reception for a new volume honouring Professor Sandy Heslop.
📆 3 Dec 2025
📍 Society of Antiquaries, Burlington House, London
📆 3 Dec 2025
📍 Society of Antiquaries, Burlington House, London
Lecture: ‘The Many Lives of the Asante Ewer’ with Lloyd de Beer, British Archaeological Association, 3 December 2025, online and Society of Antiquaries, 5.30pm (GMT)
Join the British Archaeological Association for the December lecture by Lloyd de Beer on ‘The Many Lives of the Asante Ewer’. This will be followed by a celebratory drinks reception for a new volume honouring Professor Sandy Heslop.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Join the British Archaeological Association for the December lecture by Lloyd de Beer on ‘The Many Lives of the Asante Ewer’. This will be followed by a celebratory drinks reception for a new volume honouring Professor Sandy Heslop.
📆 3 Dec 2025
📍 Society of Antiquaries, Burlington House, London
📆 3 Dec 2025
📍 Society of Antiquaries, Burlington House, London
The conference "Art and Proof in the Ninth Century," hosted by Princeton University's Index of Medieval Art on December 5-6, 2025, will explore the significance of images in the Carolingian world.
Conference: ‘Art and Proof in the Ninth Century’, Index of Medieval Art, Princeton University, 5-6 December 2025
The conference "Art and Proof in the Ninth Century," hosted by Princeton University's Index of Medieval Art on December 5-6, 2025, will explore the significance of images in the Carolingian world, examining their role as proof and the complexities surrounding their representation across various cultures and regions.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The conference "Art and Proof in the Ninth Century," hosted by Princeton University's Index of Medieval Art on December 5-6, 2025, will explore the significance of images in the Carolingian world.
A new interdisciplinary seminar series for postgraduate students and early career researchers on the Long Middle Ages invites submissions for 20-30 minute papers, with seminars commencing in early 2026 at the University of Leeds, in a hybrid format.
CFP: The Long Middle Ages (A New Seminar Series Hosted at the University of Leeds), deadline 28 November 2025
A new interdisciplinary seminar series for postgraduate students and early career researchers on the Long Middle Ages invites submissions for 20-30 minute papers, with seminars commencing in early 2026 at the University of Leeds, in a hybrid format.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:05 AM
A new interdisciplinary seminar series for postgraduate students and early career researchers on the Long Middle Ages invites submissions for 20-30 minute papers, with seminars commencing in early 2026 at the University of Leeds, in a hybrid format.
The DFG-Centre for Advanced Studies 'Imaginaria of Force' is calling for papers for a workshop on 'Tractive Forces' in fourteenth-century Italian art, exploring the dynamics of attraction and engagement between art and its viewers, to be held in May 2026. Deadline for submissions is 15 December 2025
CFP: ‘Tractive Forces’ Potentials of Art in the Trecento Workshop of the DFG-Centre for Advanced Studies ‘Imaginaria of Force’, Warburg-Haus Hamburg (6-8 May 2026), deadline 15 December 2025
The DFG-Centre for Advanced Studies 'Imaginaria of Force' is calling for papers for a workshop on 'Tractive Forces' in fourteenth-century Italian art, exploring the dynamics of attraction and engagement between art and its viewers, to be held in May 2026. Deadline for submissions is 15 December 2025.
medievalartresearch.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The DFG-Centre for Advanced Studies 'Imaginaria of Force' is calling for papers for a workshop on 'Tractive Forces' in fourteenth-century Italian art, exploring the dynamics of attraction and engagement between art and its viewers, to be held in May 2026. Deadline for submissions is 15 December 2025
The conference ‘Sanguis Christi: Visual Culture / Visionary Culture (13th–18th Centuries)’ will be held from December 3 to 5, 2025, in Louvain-la-Neuve. It focuses on the relationship between devotion to the Holy Blood of Christ and the development of visual culture in Europe during the Middle Ages.
Conference: ‘Sanguis Christi: Visual Culture / Visionary Culture (13th–18th Centuries)’, Université Catholique de Louvain, 3-5 December 2025
The conference ‘Sanguis Christi: Visual Culture / Visionary Culture (13th–18th Centuries)’ will be held from December 3 to 5, 2025, in Louvain-la-Neuve. It focuses on the relationship between devotion to the Holy Blood of Christ and the development of visual culture in Europe during the Middle Ages through the 18th century.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The conference ‘Sanguis Christi: Visual Culture / Visionary Culture (13th–18th Centuries)’ will be held from December 3 to 5, 2025, in Louvain-la-Neuve. It focuses on the relationship between devotion to the Holy Blood of Christ and the development of visual culture in Europe during the Middle Ages.
The IX Congreso Internacional ‘O Camiño do Medievalista’ in Santiago de Compostela invites submissions from PhD students and recent graduates on various aspects of Medieval Studies, with proposals due by December 1, 2025.
CFP: IX Congreso Internacional ‘O Camiño do Medievalista: ‘Ex labore fructus’, Santiago de Compostela, deadline for submission 1 December 2025
The IX Congreso Internacional ‘O Camiño do Medievalista’ in Santiago de Compostela invites submissions from PhD students and recent graduates on various aspects of Medieval Studies, with proposals due by December 1, 2025.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The IX Congreso Internacional ‘O Camiño do Medievalista’ in Santiago de Compostela invites submissions from PhD students and recent graduates on various aspects of Medieval Studies, with proposals due by December 1, 2025.
The Courtauld is offering a a new fully funded Peter Fergusson PhD Scholarship in English Medieval Architecture for eligible projects focusing on England from the eleventh to the early sixteenth centuries. Statement of intents are due by 17 November 2025.
Peter Fergusson PhD Scholarship in English Medieval Architecture, Courtauld, statement of intent deadline 17 November 2025
The Courtauld is offering a a new fully funded Peter Fergusson PhD Scholarship in English Medieval Architecture for eligible projects focusing on England from the eleventh to the early sixteenth centuries. Statement of intents are due by 17 November 2025.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The Courtauld is offering a a new fully funded Peter Fergusson PhD Scholarship in English Medieval Architecture for eligible projects focusing on England from the eleventh to the early sixteenth centuries. Statement of intents are due by 17 November 2025.
Please join Birkbeck on 17 November, at Birkbeck and online, for the Murray Seminar by Paul Binski. In this seminar, Paul Binski will share his research on 'Imago Dei, Imago Mundi: Matthew Paris’s saints, relics, maps and wonders'.
📆 17 November 2025
⏰ 17:00-18:30 (GMT)
📆 17 November 2025
⏰ 17:00-18:30 (GMT)
Murray Seminar: ‘Imago Dei, Imago Mundi: Matthew Paris’s saints, relics, maps and wonders’ with Paul Binski, Birkbeck, 17 November 2025, 17:00-18:30 (GMT)
Please join Birkbeck on 17 November, at Birkbeck and online, for the Murray Seminar by Paul Binski. In this seminar, Paul Binski will share his research on 'Imago Dei, Imago Mundi: Matthew Paris’s saints, relics, maps and wonders'.
medievalartresearch.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Please join Birkbeck on 17 November, at Birkbeck and online, for the Murray Seminar by Paul Binski. In this seminar, Paul Binski will share his research on 'Imago Dei, Imago Mundi: Matthew Paris’s saints, relics, maps and wonders'.
📆 17 November 2025
⏰ 17:00-18:30 (GMT)
📆 17 November 2025
⏰ 17:00-18:30 (GMT)
In this lecture, Evan Freeman, Simon Fraser University, will consider the use of ivory pyxides for receiving Communion in church. A large body of these round ivory boxes survive from late antiquity. Several boxes display motifs associated with the Eucharist.
📆 17 Nov 2025, 12–1:30 pm (EST, UTC-5)
📆 17 Nov 2025, 12–1:30 pm (EST, UTC-5)
Online lecture: ‘Mediating Touch: Ivory Pyxides and the Eucharist’, with Evan Freeman, 17 November 2025, 12–1:30 pm (EST, UTC -5)
In this lecture, Evan Freeman, Simon Fraser University, will consider the use of ivory pyxides for receiving Communion in church. A large body of these round ivory boxes survive from late antiquity. Several boxes display motifs associated with the Eucharist.
medievalartresearch.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
In this lecture, Evan Freeman, Simon Fraser University, will consider the use of ivory pyxides for receiving Communion in church. A large body of these round ivory boxes survive from late antiquity. Several boxes display motifs associated with the Eucharist.
📆 17 Nov 2025, 12–1:30 pm (EST, UTC-5)
📆 17 Nov 2025, 12–1:30 pm (EST, UTC-5)
In this lecture, Dr Nancy Thebaut will discuss their co-curated exhibition "Spectrum of Desire" at The Met Cloisters, which explores medieval perspectives on love, sex, and gender, with a focus on a tapestry of the Queen of Sheba and Solomon.
📆 17 Dec 2025, 17:30-19:00 (GMT)
📍Courtauld Institute
📆 17 Dec 2025, 17:30-19:00 (GMT)
📍Courtauld Institute
Lecture: ‘A Spectrum of Desires: Queering Medieval Art at The Met Cloisters’, with Nancy Thebaut, 17 Dec 2025, 17:30-19:00 (GMT), Courtauld Institute of Art
In this lecture, Dr Nancy Thebaut will discuss their co-curated exhibition "Spectrum of Desire" at The Met Cloisters, which explores medieval perspectives on love, sex, and gender, with a focus on a tapestry of the Queen of Sheba and Solomon.
medievalartresearch.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM
In this lecture, Dr Nancy Thebaut will discuss their co-curated exhibition "Spectrum of Desire" at The Met Cloisters, which explores medieval perspectives on love, sex, and gender, with a focus on a tapestry of the Queen of Sheba and Solomon.
📆 17 Dec 2025, 17:30-19:00 (GMT)
📍Courtauld Institute
📆 17 Dec 2025, 17:30-19:00 (GMT)
📍Courtauld Institute
The Courtauld Medieval Postgraduate Colloquium invites PhD candidates to submit proposals exploring the intricate relationship between memory and medieval material culture, with a focus on artworks, buildings, and the socio-political agendas surrounding them, by December 14, 2025.
CFP: ‘Memory and Medieval Material Culture’, Courtauld Medieval Postgraduate Colloquium, deadline 14 December 2025
The Courtauld Medieval Postgraduate Colloquium invites PhD candidates to submit proposals exploring the intricate relationship between memory and medieval material culture, with a focus on artworks, buildings, and the socio-political agendas surrounding them, by December 14, 2025.
medievalartresearch.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:25 AM
The Courtauld Medieval Postgraduate Colloquium invites PhD candidates to submit proposals exploring the intricate relationship between memory and medieval material culture, with a focus on artworks, buildings, and the socio-political agendas surrounding them, by December 14, 2025.
The Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture and the Mashtot Chair of Armenian Studies at Harvard University are pleased to announce the first lecture in the 2025–2026 East of Byzantium lecture series.
Online Lecture: ‘Creating Christian Sacred Spaces: The Armenian Case (4th–7th Centuries)’, with Nazénie Garibia, 4 November 2025, 12:00 PM (EST, UTC -5)
The Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture and the Mashtot Chair of Armenian Studies at Harvard University are pleased to announce the first lecture in the 2025–2026 East of Byzantium lecture series.
medievalartresearch.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture and the Mashtot Chair of Armenian Studies at Harvard University are pleased to announce the first lecture in the 2025–2026 East of Byzantium lecture series.
To celebrate its opening in 2025, BRON Research Centre (Musea Brugge), in collaboration with the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA, Brussels), is organising a two-day conference on new and ongoing research on the oeuvre of Early Netherlandish painter Hans Memling.
📆 20-21 Nov 2025
📆 20-21 Nov 2025
Conference: ‘Zooming In and Out: Reconsidering Hans Memling’, Musea Brugge, Bruges, 20-21 November 2025
To celebrate its opening in 2025, BRON Research Centre (Musea Brugge), in collaboration with the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA, Brussels), is organising a two-day conference on new and ongoing research on the oeuvre of Early Netherlandish painter Hans Memling.
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October 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
To celebrate its opening in 2025, BRON Research Centre (Musea Brugge), in collaboration with the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA, Brussels), is organising a two-day conference on new and ongoing research on the oeuvre of Early Netherlandish painter Hans Memling.
📆 20-21 Nov 2025
📆 20-21 Nov 2025
"The Social Lives of Medieval Rings," edited by Jitske Jasperse, explores the intricate roles of medieval rings as social artifacts that connect people, places, and cultural practices from 1100 to 1500 across Europe, revealing their significance in historical and contemporary contexts.
New Publication: ‘The Social Lives of Medieval Rings’, edited by Jitske Jasperse
"The Social Lives of Medieval Rings," edited by Jitske Jasperse, explores the intricate roles of medieval rings as social artifacts that connect people, places, and cultural practices from 1100 to 1500 across Europe, revealing their significance in historical and contemporary contexts.
medievalartresearch.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
"The Social Lives of Medieval Rings," edited by Jitske Jasperse, explores the intricate roles of medieval rings as social artifacts that connect people, places, and cultural practices from 1100 to 1500 across Europe, revealing their significance in historical and contemporary contexts.
Join the international conference "The Challenge of Historical Distance: Historicism and Anachronism in the Study of Art" to honour Prof. Gervase Rosser.
📆 6-7 November 2025
📍 Online & Nederlands Interuniversitair Kunsthistorisch Instituut (NIKI), Florence, Italy
📆 6-7 November 2025
📍 Online & Nederlands Interuniversitair Kunsthistorisch Instituut (NIKI), Florence, Italy
In-person/online conference: ‘The Challenge of Historical Distance Historicism and Anachronism in the Study of Art’, 6-7 November 2025
Join the international conference "The Challenge of Historical Distance: Historicism and Anachronism in the Study of Art" to honour Prof. Gervase Rosser.
medievalartresearch.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Join the international conference "The Challenge of Historical Distance: Historicism and Anachronism in the Study of Art" to honour Prof. Gervase Rosser.
📆 6-7 November 2025
📍 Online & Nederlands Interuniversitair Kunsthistorisch Instituut (NIKI), Florence, Italy
📆 6-7 November 2025
📍 Online & Nederlands Interuniversitair Kunsthistorisch Instituut (NIKI), Florence, Italy
Join PRAYTICIPYTE for this lecture series on prayer in the Late Medieval and Early Modern World, which takes place online.
📆 21 October 2025 - 10 February 2026, Tuesdays
⏰ 4–6 pm (CET)
📆 21 October 2025 - 10 February 2026, Tuesdays
⏰ 4–6 pm (CET)
Online Lecture Series: ‘Participation through Prayer in the Late Medieval and Early Modern World’, 21 October 2025 – 10 February 2026, Tuesdays, 4–6 pm (CET)
Join PRAYTICIPYTE for this lecture series on prayer in the Late Medieval and Early Modern World, which takes place online.
medievalartresearch.com
October 19, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Join PRAYTICIPYTE for this lecture series on prayer in the Late Medieval and Early Modern World, which takes place online.
📆 21 October 2025 - 10 February 2026, Tuesdays
⏰ 4–6 pm (CET)
📆 21 October 2025 - 10 February 2026, Tuesdays
⏰ 4–6 pm (CET)
Check out the upcoming Oxford Medieval Visual Culture Seminar series. Please note all lectures take place in person.
Lecture Series: Oxford Medieval Visual Culture Seminar series 2025-2026
Check out the upcoming Oxford Medieval Visual Culture Seminar series. Please note all lectures take place in person.
medievalartresearch.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Check out the upcoming Oxford Medieval Visual Culture Seminar series. Please note all lectures take place in person.
The University of Padua is hosting the 4th International Multidisciplinary Conference on "Materialising the Holy," exploring the interplay of materiality, sensory experience, and spiritual practices in the Middle Ages from 6-8 May 2026, with proposals due by 31 October 2025.
CFP: ‘Materialising the Holy. Matter, Senses, and Spiritual Experience in the Middle Ages (12th-15th century)’, University of Padua (6-8 May 2026), deadline 31 October 2025
The University of Padua is hosting the 4th International Multidisciplinary Conference on "Materialising the Holy," exploring the interplay of materiality, sensory experience, and spiritual practices in the Middle Ages from 6-8 May 2026, with proposals due by 31 October 2025.
medievalartresearch.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The University of Padua is hosting the 4th International Multidisciplinary Conference on "Materialising the Holy," exploring the interplay of materiality, sensory experience, and spiritual practices in the Middle Ages from 6-8 May 2026, with proposals due by 31 October 2025.
The international conference seeks paper proposals by October 31, 2025, focusing on the acoustic and architectural dimensions of the Bimah, Ambo, and Minbar.
CFP: ‘Elevating the Word. Bimah – Ambo – Minbar – Pulpit as Spaces of Sacred Speech’, deadline 31 October 2025
The international conference seeks paper proposals, focusing on the acoustic and architectural dimensions of the Bimah, Ambo, and Minbar.
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October 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The international conference seeks paper proposals by October 31, 2025, focusing on the acoustic and architectural dimensions of the Bimah, Ambo, and Minbar.
This session at the AAH 2026 Annual Conference invites papers exploring how portable objects function as means of translation across cultural and temporal boundaries.
Deadline for submissions is 2 November 2025.
Deadline for submissions is 2 November 2025.
CFP: ‘Carrying Across: Translation as Material Practice in the Pre/Early Modern World,’ AAH 2026 Annual Conference (8–10 April 2026), deadline 2 November 2025
This session at the AAH 2026 Annual Conference invites papers exploring how portable objects function as means of translation across cultural and temporal boundaries.
medievalartresearch.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This session at the AAH 2026 Annual Conference invites papers exploring how portable objects function as means of translation across cultural and temporal boundaries.
Deadline for submissions is 2 November 2025.
Deadline for submissions is 2 November 2025.
The edited volume "The Medieval in Museums" seeks short abstracts for contributions that explore the presentation and interpretation of medieval objects, texts, and histories in museums and related institutions, emphasising global perspectives and the cultural implications of these representations.
Call for Contributions: ‘The Medieval in Museums’, deadline 3 November 2025
The edited volume "The Medieval in Museums" seeks short abstracts for contributions that explore the presentation and interpretation of medieval objects, texts, and histories in museums and related institutions, emphasising global perspectives and the cultural implications of these representations.
medievalartresearch.com
October 13, 2025 at 10:56 AM
The edited volume "The Medieval in Museums" seeks short abstracts for contributions that explore the presentation and interpretation of medieval objects, texts, and histories in museums and related institutions, emphasising global perspectives and the cultural implications of these representations.
Please join Birkbeck for the first Murray Seminar of this academic year. Katarzyna Murawska-Muthesius will share her research on 'The artist’s new body, burle, and the praise of caricature in early modern Italy'.
📆 20 October 2025, 17:00-18:30 (GMT)
📍Online & Birkbeck University, London
📆 20 October 2025, 17:00-18:30 (GMT)
📍Online & Birkbeck University, London
Murray Seminar: ‘The artist’s new body, burle, and the praise of caricature in early modern Italy’, with Katarzyna Murawska-Muthesius, Birkbeck, 20 October 2025, 17:00-18:30 (GMT)
Please join Birkbeck for the first Murray Seminar of this academic year. Katarzyna Murawska-Muthesius will share her research on 'The artist’s new body, burle, and the praise of caricature in early modern Italy'.
medievalartresearch.com
October 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Please join Birkbeck for the first Murray Seminar of this academic year. Katarzyna Murawska-Muthesius will share her research on 'The artist’s new body, burle, and the praise of caricature in early modern Italy'.
📆 20 October 2025, 17:00-18:30 (GMT)
📍Online & Birkbeck University, London
📆 20 October 2025, 17:00-18:30 (GMT)
📍Online & Birkbeck University, London
In memory of our much-missed friend and inspiration, the British Archaeological Association will be holding a conference to celebrate our former secretary, John McNeill, on 12-14 December 2025.
Conference: ‘Boundaries and Encounters in Medieval Art and Architecture: A Conference in Memory of John McNeill’, Oxford, 12-14 December 2025 (Scholarship deadline 16 October)
In memory of our much-missed friend and inspiration, the British Archaeological Association will be holding a conference to celebrate our former secretary, John McNeill, on 12-14 December 2025.
medievalartresearch.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
In memory of our much-missed friend and inspiration, the British Archaeological Association will be holding a conference to celebrate our former secretary, John McNeill, on 12-14 December 2025.
Join Dr Sophie Kelly for a lecture that explores the evolving design and significance of croziers in the context of ecclesiastical authority and political change in England during the 11th century.
📆 22 Oct 2025, 17:30-19:00 (BST)
📍 Courtauld Institute of Art
📆 22 Oct 2025, 17:30-19:00 (BST)
📍 Courtauld Institute of Art
Lecture: ‘Episcopal display and the English crozier around the time of the Norman Conquest’, with Sophie Kelly, 22 Oct 2025, 17:30-19:00 (BST), Courtauld Institute of Art
Join Dr Sophie Kelly for a lecture that explores the evolving design and significance of croziers in the context of ecclesiastical authority and political change in England during the 11th century.
medievalartresearch.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Join Dr Sophie Kelly for a lecture that explores the evolving design and significance of croziers in the context of ecclesiastical authority and political change in England during the 11th century.
📆 22 Oct 2025, 17:30-19:00 (BST)
📍 Courtauld Institute of Art
📆 22 Oct 2025, 17:30-19:00 (BST)
📍 Courtauld Institute of Art
The conference titled "Communication – Cooperation – Confrontation: Queens, Noblewomen and Burgher Women in the Middle Ages" will be held in Prague on 16-17 October 2025, focusing on the influence and roles of medieval women within various societal networks.
📆 16-17 October 2025
📆 16-17 October 2025
Conference: ‘Communication – Cooperation – Confrontation: Queens, Noblewomen and Burgher Women in the Middle Ages’, 16-17 October 2025, Prague
The conference titled "Communication – Cooperation – Confrontation: Queens, Noblewomen and Burgher Women in the Middle Ages" will be held in Prague on 16-17 October 2025, focusing on the influence and roles of medieval women within various societal networks and exploring themes of patronage, social standing, and material culture.
medievalartresearch.com
October 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The conference titled "Communication – Cooperation – Confrontation: Queens, Noblewomen and Burgher Women in the Middle Ages" will be held in Prague on 16-17 October 2025, focusing on the influence and roles of medieval women within various societal networks.
📆 16-17 October 2025
📆 16-17 October 2025