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Latest News
Call for Applications: Mary Jaharis Center Grants 2026–2027, deadline 1 February 2026
The Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture is pleased to announce its 2026–2027 grant competition.
Student scholarships: British Archaeological Association’s Toulouse Romanesque Conference, deadline 31 January 2026
The British Archaeological Association are excited to announce that they have a number of Student scholarships for those wishing to attend the ninth biennial International Romanesque Conference. Deadline for applications is 31st January 2026.
Murray Seminar: ‘Like himself and no other: The Story of Morgante Nano at the Florentine Court of Cosimo I de’ Medici’ with Sarah McBryde, 9 December 2025, Birkbeck, 17:00—18:30 (GMT)
Please join Birkbeck on 9 December 2025, at Birkbeck and online, for the Murray Seminar by Sarah McBryde. In this seminar, Sarah McBryde will share her research on ‘Like himself and no other: The Story of Morgante Nano at the Florentine Court of Cosimo I de’ Medici’.
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Seminars and Lectures
Online Lecture: ‘Learning Late Antiquity: The Quarry Church at Deir al-Ganadla and the Lost Timber Nave’, with Mikael Muehlbauer, 9 December 2025, 12:00–1:30 pm (Eastern Standard Time, UTC -5)
The Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture and the Mashtot Chair of Armenian Studies at Harvard University is hosting an online lecture by Mikael Muehlbauer on December 9, 2025, focusing on the Quarry Church at Deir al-Ganadla and its significance for understanding Late Antique architecture in Egypt and the Mediterranean.
Online Lecture: ‘Worshipping the Mother Goddess: An Underground Cult Complex in Late Antique Aphrodisias’ with Ine Jacobs, 2 December 2025, 12:00–1:30 pm (Eastern Standard Time, UTC -5)
Ine Jacobs from the University of Oxford will discuss the discovery of a well-preserved underground cult complex dedicated to the mother goddess Kybele in Late Antique Aphrodisias, exploring its architecture, cultic artifacts, and the persistence of pagan worship until the 7th century, during a lecture hosted by the Mary Jaharis Center on December 2, 2025.
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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Call for Papers
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.
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.
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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Conferences
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.
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.
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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New Publications
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.
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.
New Publication: ‘The Digital Medieval Manuscript: Material Approaches to Digital Codicology’ by Suzette van Haaren
This new book explores the digital medieval manuscript as a unique cultural artifact, not just a copy of its physical counterpart.
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Medieval Jobs
Job announcement: Elizabeth A.R. Brown Archivist, University of Pennsylvania Libraries
The Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts at the University of Pennsylvania is seeking to hire the inaugural Elizabeth A. R. Brown archivist.
Project Manager Job: ‘The reception of ancient Greece in pre-modern French literature and illustrations of manuscripts and printed books (1320-1550)’ Project, deadline 12 May 2024
The ERC Advanced grant project AGRELITA “The reception of ancient Greece in pre-modern French literature and illustrations of manuscripts and printed books (1320-1550)” seeks applications for their project manager position.
Job: The American University of Paris seeks Temporary Art History Instructors
The American University of Paris is excited to announce openings for temporary Art History instructors for the academic year 2024-2025.
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Journal Publications
Call for submissions: Metropolitan Museum Journal, deadline 15 September 2025
The Editorial Board of the peer-reviewed Metropolitan Museum Journal invites submissions of original research on works of art in the Museum’s collection.
Call for journal submissions: Venezia Arti 2025, vol. 34, theme: Soglia / Threshold, deadline 31 March 2025
Ca’ Foscari’s (Venice) art history journal Venezia Arti invites journal submissions for their theme ‘Soglia / Threshold’.
Call for Submissions: Belvedere Research Journal, deadline 30 September 2024
The Belvedere Research Journal (BRJ), a peer-reviewed, open-access e-journal, invites new submissions. We are interested in articles that shed light on the visual culture of the former Habsburg Empire and Central Europe broadly defined from the medieval period to the present.
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Funding & Scholarships
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.
John W. Baldwin Post-Doctoral Fellowship, deadline 3 November 2025
The UCLA CMRS Center for Early Global Studies is pleased to announce a John W. Baldwin Post-Doctoral Fellowship for a recent Ph.D. whose work focuses on European medieval studies within the global comparative context.
Scholarship: The Dowley/Retford Studentship in History of Art, Birkbeck University of London, deadline 16 June 2025
Birkbeck, University of London, invites application for the their Dowley/Retford Studentship in History of Art.
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Exhibitions & Art Fairs
Exhibition: ‘Wonderful Treasure of Oignies: 13th century sparks of brilliance’, Musée de Cluny, Paris, from 19 March to 20 October 2024
Discover ‘The Wonderful Treasure of Oignies’ at Musée de Cluny, Paris, showcasing 13th-century gold and silver masterpieces, from March 19 to October 20, 2024.
Virtual Exhibition: ‘Opus Venetum: The Forgotten Venetian Heritage’
This new exhibition gives an insight into Venetian 14th-century embroidery workshop practice and provides a comprehensive catalogue of embroideries crafted in Venice during the 14th century.
Exhibition: ‘Arts in France During the Time of Charles VII (1422-1461)’, Musée de Cluny, Paris, from 12 March to 16 June 2024
Explore the artistic rebirth of France under Charles VII at the Musée de Cluny, showcasing the transition from Gothic to Renaissance art from March 12 to June 16, 2024.
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Resources
Study day: ‘La sculpture monumentale médiévale à l’épreuve du musée: enjeux, conceptions, réceptions’, Musée du Louvre (30 June-1 July 2025) and Université de Toulouse (2-3 October 2025)
This study day, both at the Musée du Louvre and Université de Toulouse, focuses on how medieval sculpture is exhibited.
Join the London Society for Medieval Studies seminar committee in 2025/2026, deadline 21 June 2025
The London Society for Medieval Studies (LSMS) is seeking new members to join its steering committee for the 2025/26 academic year.
Oxford Medieval Manuscripts Group, Trinity Term 2025, Fridays 5pm (BST)
Check out the upcoming events and visits with the Oxford Medieval Manuscripts Group this Trinity Term 2025.
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