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The Warburg Institute is dedicated to the study of global cultural history and the role of images in society.
https://warburg.sas.ac.uk/
The Warburg Institute is dedicated to the study of global cultural history and the role of images in society.
https://warburg.sas.ac.uk/
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How have books shaped the way we think? In January Anna Somfai will teach an online short course on books about science and philosophy in the Middle Ages. Book now 👇 #MedievalSky @ies-sas.bsky.social @warburginstitute.bsky.social @sas-news.bsky.social palaeography.uk/study/short-...
Medieval Philosophical and Scientific Manuscripts – an online short course taught by Anna Somfai
This course will run online from 14:00-17:00: Monday 26 January – Thursday 29 January 2026. The course explores medieval Western philosophical and scientific manuscripts produced over the spa…
palaeography.uk
November 21, 2025 at 10:39 AM
How have books shaped the way we think? In January Anna Somfai will teach an online short course on books about science and philosophy in the Middle Ages. Book now 👇 #MedievalSky @ies-sas.bsky.social @warburginstitute.bsky.social @sas-news.bsky.social palaeography.uk/study/short-...
"In both my museum jobs I’ve seen the benefits of the kind of interdisciplinary and collaborative environment that the Warburg promotes."
In our latest 'Life after the Warburg' we caught up with Warburg alumna Paloma Ley:
In our latest 'Life after the Warburg' we caught up with Warburg alumna Paloma Ley:
Life after the Warburg: Paloma Ley
Warburg alumna Paloma Ley discusses her AHRC-funded PhD, her experiences of working in museums, and how her MA at the Warburg continues to influence her research and career.
warburg.sas.ac.uk
November 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
"In both my museum jobs I’ve seen the benefits of the kind of interdisciplinary and collaborative environment that the Warburg promotes."
In our latest 'Life after the Warburg' we caught up with Warburg alumna Paloma Ley:
In our latest 'Life after the Warburg' we caught up with Warburg alumna Paloma Ley:
Now available to watch!
To coincide with his exhibition Black Atlas, Edward George presented a live performance-lecture entitled The Strangeness of Warburg.
Watch and listen here:
To coincide with his exhibition Black Atlas, Edward George presented a live performance-lecture entitled The Strangeness of Warburg.
Watch and listen here:
Edward George: The Strangeness of Warburg
To coincide with his exhibition Black Atlas, Edward George presented a live performance-lecture entitled The Strangeness of Warburg.
warburg.sas.ac.uk
November 21, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Now available to watch!
To coincide with his exhibition Black Atlas, Edward George presented a live performance-lecture entitled The Strangeness of Warburg.
Watch and listen here:
To coincide with his exhibition Black Atlas, Edward George presented a live performance-lecture entitled The Strangeness of Warburg.
Watch and listen here:
Winter wardrobe inspiration from the 15th century - this is how we’ll be dressed now that the weather is getting chilly 🥶
This illustrated horoscope comes from an astrological treatise written by Joannes Angelus in 1488 (our copy of the book is a later edition printed in 1540)
This illustrated horoscope comes from an astrological treatise written by Joannes Angelus in 1488 (our copy of the book is a later edition printed in 1540)
November 20, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Winter wardrobe inspiration from the 15th century - this is how we’ll be dressed now that the weather is getting chilly 🥶
This illustrated horoscope comes from an astrological treatise written by Joannes Angelus in 1488 (our copy of the book is a later edition printed in 1540)
This illustrated horoscope comes from an astrological treatise written by Joannes Angelus in 1488 (our copy of the book is a later edition printed in 1540)
At the next Warburg Director’s Seminar (3 Dec), Professors Juliet Simpson and Jeanne Nuechterlein discuss Gothic Modern with Bill Sherman — the international project, book and touring exhibition exploring the Gothic as a pivotal site for re-imagining modern art.
#GothicArt #ArtHistory #Gothic
#GothicArt #ArtHistory #Gothic
Warburg Director's Seminar - Creating ‘Gothic Modern’: Medieval Afterlives as Modernity Re-Imagined
This event explores the discoveries, insights and inspiration of the Gothic as a pivotal site for re-imagining modern art.
warburg.sas.ac.uk
November 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
At the next Warburg Director’s Seminar (3 Dec), Professors Juliet Simpson and Jeanne Nuechterlein discuss Gothic Modern with Bill Sherman — the international project, book and touring exhibition exploring the Gothic as a pivotal site for re-imagining modern art.
#GothicArt #ArtHistory #Gothic
#GothicArt #ArtHistory #Gothic
Join us next week for an evening of conversation with writer Ella Finer and eminent, writer, mythographer and cultural historian Marina Warner.
Exploring feminist cosmologies, Charles Jencks’ Cosmic House + more.
Find out more and book: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
📍 Warburg | Free
Exploring feminist cosmologies, Charles Jencks’ Cosmic House + more.
Find out more and book: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
📍 Warburg | Free
November 18, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Join us next week for an evening of conversation with writer Ella Finer and eminent, writer, mythographer and cultural historian Marina Warner.
Exploring feminist cosmologies, Charles Jencks’ Cosmic House + more.
Find out more and book: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
📍 Warburg | Free
Exploring feminist cosmologies, Charles Jencks’ Cosmic House + more.
Find out more and book: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
📍 Warburg | Free
In our latest Life after the Warburg interview, alumna Paloma Ley discusses her AHRC-funded PhD, her experiences working at leading museums, and how her MA at the Warburg continues to shape her research and career.
Read the full interview: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Read the full interview: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
November 17, 2025 at 11:28 AM
In our latest Life after the Warburg interview, alumna Paloma Ley discusses her AHRC-funded PhD, her experiences working at leading museums, and how her MA at the Warburg continues to shape her research and career.
Read the full interview: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Read the full interview: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
"Watching 'Black Atlas', one is struck by the oscillation between intimacy and distance."
Read this @ocula.com feature on Edward George’s 'Black Atlas', on view at the Warburg Institute until 17 January 2026.
ocula.com/magazine/spo...
Read this @ocula.com feature on Edward George’s 'Black Atlas', on view at the Warburg Institute until 17 January 2026.
ocula.com/magazine/spo...
Who Are You Looking At? Opening up Edward George’s ‘Black Atlas’
Artist and filmmaker Edward George’s cinematic reactivation of the ‘Image of the Black’ archive spotlights how curation affects our interpretation of images, Finn Blythe writes.
ocula.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:28 AM
"Watching 'Black Atlas', one is struck by the oscillation between intimacy and distance."
Read this @ocula.com feature on Edward George’s 'Black Atlas', on view at the Warburg Institute until 17 January 2026.
ocula.com/magazine/spo...
Read this @ocula.com feature on Edward George’s 'Black Atlas', on view at the Warburg Institute until 17 January 2026.
ocula.com/magazine/spo...
Listen now to our latest Renaissance Lives talk with @reaktionbooks.bsky.social
'Memling and the Merchants' explores the social and material aspects of Memling’s career and workshop.
#CulturalHistory
'Memling and the Merchants' explores the social and material aspects of Memling’s career and workshop.
#CulturalHistory
Renaissance Lives | Memling and the Merchants
'Memling and the Merchants' explores the social and material aspects of Memling’s career and workshop.
warburg.sas.ac.uk
November 13, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Listen now to our latest Renaissance Lives talk with @reaktionbooks.bsky.social
'Memling and the Merchants' explores the social and material aspects of Memling’s career and workshop.
#CulturalHistory
'Memling and the Merchants' explores the social and material aspects of Memling’s career and workshop.
#CulturalHistory
Professors Juliet Simpson and Jeanne Nuechterlein in conversation with Bill Sherman exploring the discoveries, insights and inspiration of the Gothic as a pivotal site for re-imagining modern art.
📅 3 Dec, 5.30–7pm | 📍 Warburg
warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
#GothicModern #ArtHistory #Modernity
📅 3 Dec, 5.30–7pm | 📍 Warburg
warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
#GothicModern #ArtHistory #Modernity
Warburg Director's Seminar - Creating ‘Gothic Modern’: Medieval Afterlives as Modernity Re-Imagined
This event explores the discoveries, insights and inspiration of the Gothic as a pivotal site for re-imagining modern art.
warburg.sas.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Professors Juliet Simpson and Jeanne Nuechterlein in conversation with Bill Sherman exploring the discoveries, insights and inspiration of the Gothic as a pivotal site for re-imagining modern art.
📅 3 Dec, 5.30–7pm | 📍 Warburg
warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
#GothicModern #ArtHistory #Modernity
📅 3 Dec, 5.30–7pm | 📍 Warburg
warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
#GothicModern #ArtHistory #Modernity
Distilling The Alchemical Feminine
📅 19 Nov, 6–8pm
Dr M.E. Warlick explores how changing ideas of gender and sexuality shaped alchemical imagery from late antiquity to the early modern period — marking the launch of The Alchemical Feminine (Fulgur Press, 2025).
📅 19 Nov, 6–8pm
Dr M.E. Warlick explores how changing ideas of gender and sexuality shaped alchemical imagery from late antiquity to the early modern period — marking the launch of The Alchemical Feminine (Fulgur Press, 2025).
Distilling The Alchemical Feminine
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warburg.sas.ac.uk
November 11, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Distilling The Alchemical Feminine
📅 19 Nov, 6–8pm
Dr M.E. Warlick explores how changing ideas of gender and sexuality shaped alchemical imagery from late antiquity to the early modern period — marking the launch of The Alchemical Feminine (Fulgur Press, 2025).
📅 19 Nov, 6–8pm
Dr M.E. Warlick explores how changing ideas of gender and sexuality shaped alchemical imagery from late antiquity to the early modern period — marking the launch of The Alchemical Feminine (Fulgur Press, 2025).
📚 The new acquisitions table in the Library's Reading Room has been updated!
With books on gardens and academies in Early Modern Italy, Bellini, and medieval love letters, there is something for everyone. 📚
#EarlyModern #Medieval #Library #LibraryBooks
With books on gardens and academies in Early Modern Italy, Bellini, and medieval love letters, there is something for everyone. 📚
#EarlyModern #Medieval #Library #LibraryBooks
November 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
📚 The new acquisitions table in the Library's Reading Room has been updated!
With books on gardens and academies in Early Modern Italy, Bellini, and medieval love letters, there is something for everyone. 📚
#EarlyModern #Medieval #Library #LibraryBooks
With books on gardens and academies in Early Modern Italy, Bellini, and medieval love letters, there is something for everyone. 📚
#EarlyModern #Medieval #Library #LibraryBooks
Join us tomorrow to explore the life and ideas of Franz Boas with Noga Arikha and John Tresch.
🗓️ 11 Nov 2025, 6pm | 📍 Warburg Institute | Free with advance booking
warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
#FranzBoas #CulturalAnthropology
🗓️ 11 Nov 2025, 6pm | 📍 Warburg Institute | Free with advance booking
warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
#FranzBoas #CulturalAnthropology
Franz Boas: In Praise of Open Minds
warburg.sas.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Join us tomorrow to explore the life and ideas of Franz Boas with Noga Arikha and John Tresch.
🗓️ 11 Nov 2025, 6pm | 📍 Warburg Institute | Free with advance booking
warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
#FranzBoas #CulturalAnthropology
🗓️ 11 Nov 2025, 6pm | 📍 Warburg Institute | Free with advance booking
warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
#FranzBoas #CulturalAnthropology
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The Warburg makes its late night debut
‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’ took an unexpected turn with Florence Welch’s recent shout-out to Aby Warburg’s unique book classification system
apollo-magazine.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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We are looking forward to the launch of Conversation Time by Rey Conquer and Klutz by Tom Hastings at the Warburg Institute ( @warburginstitute.bsky.social) in London next week on November 13th, 6.30-8.30pm.
🎟️ Book your free ticket here: bit.ly/43aUH7n
🎟️ Book your free ticket here: bit.ly/43aUH7n
November 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
We are looking forward to the launch of Conversation Time by Rey Conquer and Klutz by Tom Hastings at the Warburg Institute ( @warburginstitute.bsky.social) in London next week on November 13th, 6.30-8.30pm.
🎟️ Book your free ticket here: bit.ly/43aUH7n
🎟️ Book your free ticket here: bit.ly/43aUH7n
Join us for an evening of conversation with writer Ella Finer and eminent, writer, mythographer and cultural historian Marina Warner.
Exploring feminist cosmologies, Charles Jencks’ Cosmic House + more.
Find out more and book: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
📍 Warburg Institute | Free
Exploring feminist cosmologies, Charles Jencks’ Cosmic House + more.
Find out more and book: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
📍 Warburg Institute | Free
The Cosmic Oval: Ella Finer and Marina Warner in Conversation
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warburg.sas.ac.uk
November 7, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Join us for an evening of conversation with writer Ella Finer and eminent, writer, mythographer and cultural historian Marina Warner.
Exploring feminist cosmologies, Charles Jencks’ Cosmic House + more.
Find out more and book: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
📍 Warburg Institute | Free
Exploring feminist cosmologies, Charles Jencks’ Cosmic House + more.
Find out more and book: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
📍 Warburg Institute | Free
From God the Geometer to Brunelleschi’s dome — architect Mojan Kavosh traces how measurement shaped perspective, and asks what happens when geometry gives way to the digital.
Read her Warburg blog: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
#Architecture #ArchitecturalHistory
Read her Warburg blog: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
#Architecture #ArchitecturalHistory
November 6, 2025 at 11:28 AM
From God the Geometer to Brunelleschi’s dome — architect Mojan Kavosh traces how measurement shaped perspective, and asks what happens when geometry gives way to the digital.
Read her Warburg blog: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
#Architecture #ArchitecturalHistory
Read her Warburg blog: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
#Architecture #ArchitecturalHistory
The new acquisitions table in our Library's Reading Room has been updated!
Find books on #Optics, #Astronomy, #Hegel, and #Artemisia. You can also explore 'An Anthology of British Neo-Latin Literature', which has been co-edited and includes chapters by the Warburg’s own Lucy R. Nicholas!
Find books on #Optics, #Astronomy, #Hegel, and #Artemisia. You can also explore 'An Anthology of British Neo-Latin Literature', which has been co-edited and includes chapters by the Warburg’s own Lucy R. Nicholas!
November 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The new acquisitions table in our Library's Reading Room has been updated!
Find books on #Optics, #Astronomy, #Hegel, and #Artemisia. You can also explore 'An Anthology of British Neo-Latin Literature', which has been co-edited and includes chapters by the Warburg’s own Lucy R. Nicholas!
Find books on #Optics, #Astronomy, #Hegel, and #Artemisia. You can also explore 'An Anthology of British Neo-Latin Literature', which has been co-edited and includes chapters by the Warburg’s own Lucy R. Nicholas!
"... the Image of the Black archive provides a valuable insight into how people of African descent specifically have been racialised in art"
Hannah Lee discusses her research on race and representation in early modern Italy and her work with the archive:
warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Hannah Lee discusses her research on race and representation in early modern Italy and her work with the archive:
warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Researching race through the Image of the Black archive: an interview with Hannah Lee
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow Hannah Lee discusses her research on race and representation in early modern art, her work with the Image of the Black archive, and upcoming events exploring the…
warburg.sas.ac.uk
November 5, 2025 at 11:28 AM
"... the Image of the Black archive provides a valuable insight into how people of African descent specifically have been racialised in art"
Hannah Lee discusses her research on race and representation in early modern Italy and her work with the archive:
warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Hannah Lee discusses her research on race and representation in early modern Italy and her work with the archive:
warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Join us on November 13th, 6.30-8.30pm as we celebrate the launch of Conversation Time by Rey Conquer and Klutz by Tom Hastings at The Warburg Institute ( @warburginstitute.bsky.social) in London.
Book your free ticket here: bit.ly/43aUH7n
Book your free ticket here: bit.ly/43aUH7n
November 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Join us on November 13th, 6.30-8.30pm as we celebrate the launch of Conversation Time by Rey Conquer and Klutz by Tom Hastings at The Warburg Institute ( @warburginstitute.bsky.social) in London.
Book your free ticket here: bit.ly/43aUH7n
Book your free ticket here: bit.ly/43aUH7n
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‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’ took an unexpected turn recently with Florence Welch’s shout-out to Aby Warburg’s unique book classification system – and Apollo’s roving correspondent couldn’t be happier. @warburginstitute.bsky.social
The Warburg makes its late night debut
‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’ took an unexpected turn with Florence Welch’s recent shout-out to Aby Warburg’s unique book classification system
apollo-magazine.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’ took an unexpected turn recently with Florence Welch’s shout-out to Aby Warburg’s unique book classification system – and Apollo’s roving correspondent couldn’t be happier. @warburginstitute.bsky.social
We loved hearing Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine talk about using the Warburg Library while researching for her new album on @latenightseth.bsky.social 💫
Congratulations to Florence on the release of Everybody Scream!
Watch “Evelyn’s daughter” (from 2:40): youtu.be/M_mc_gErXX0?...
Congratulations to Florence on the release of Everybody Scream!
Watch “Evelyn’s daughter” (from 2:40): youtu.be/M_mc_gErXX0?...
November 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
We loved hearing Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine talk about using the Warburg Library while researching for her new album on @latenightseth.bsky.social 💫
Congratulations to Florence on the release of Everybody Scream!
Watch “Evelyn’s daughter” (from 2:40): youtu.be/M_mc_gErXX0?...
Congratulations to Florence on the release of Everybody Scream!
Watch “Evelyn’s daughter” (from 2:40): youtu.be/M_mc_gErXX0?...
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All welcome (online & in person) to our seminar on Tues 4 November, 5.30pm @warburginstitute.bsky.social. Jason McElligott's topic is 'Books for Old Soldiers. The Pensioners' Library at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, 1833-1929'. Info: bit.ly/BooksForOldS.... Image: heritageireland.ie/places-to-vi...
October 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
All welcome (online & in person) to our seminar on Tues 4 November, 5.30pm @warburginstitute.bsky.social. Jason McElligott's topic is 'Books for Old Soldiers. The Pensioners' Library at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, 1833-1929'. Info: bit.ly/BooksForOldS.... Image: heritageireland.ie/places-to-vi...
How did artists of the early modern period depict African people?
Join our online course (13 Nov–11 Dec) to explore how these images shaped ideas about race and ethnicity in Europe — from saints and magi to portraiture and decorative arts.
warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
#ArtHistory
Join our online course (13 Nov–11 Dec) to explore how these images shaped ideas about race and ethnicity in Europe — from saints and magi to portraiture and decorative arts.
warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
#ArtHistory
The Representation of African People in Early Modern European Art & Culture
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warburg.sas.ac.uk
November 3, 2025 at 11:28 AM
How did artists of the early modern period depict African people?
Join our online course (13 Nov–11 Dec) to explore how these images shaped ideas about race and ethnicity in Europe — from saints and magi to portraiture and decorative arts.
warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
#ArtHistory
Join our online course (13 Nov–11 Dec) to explore how these images shaped ideas about race and ethnicity in Europe — from saints and magi to portraiture and decorative arts.
warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
#ArtHistory
Ever wanted to see inside the Warburg Library?
On Saturday 29 November we’re offering a public tour of our Library, Photographic Collection and Archive.
Free, but booking essential: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
#WarburgLibrary
On Saturday 29 November we’re offering a public tour of our Library, Photographic Collection and Archive.
Free, but booking essential: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
#WarburgLibrary
Warburg Library and Collections Tours
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warburg.sas.ac.uk
November 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Ever wanted to see inside the Warburg Library?
On Saturday 29 November we’re offering a public tour of our Library, Photographic Collection and Archive.
Free, but booking essential: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
#WarburgLibrary
On Saturday 29 November we’re offering a public tour of our Library, Photographic Collection and Archive.
Free, but booking essential: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
#WarburgLibrary