Summer School: University and Diversity (Bologna, 6-14 Oct 17)

Summer School: University and Diversity, Bologna, October 6 – 14, 2017 Deadline: May 1, 2017 University and Diversity: The Bolognese Experience (1088-2017) Studienkurs of the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz –Max-Planck-Institut In 2013, the Municipality of Bologna set up a competition to find a logo that represents ‘at a local, national and international level’ all the ‘features andContinue reading “Summer School: University and Diversity (Bologna, 6-14 Oct 17)”

CFP: The Art of Ornament. Meaning, Archetypes, Forms and Uses, Lisboa, November 23 – 25, 2017

Conference: The Art of Ornament. Meaning, Archetypes, Forms and Uses, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisboa, November 23 – 25, 2017 Deadline for abstract submission: 30 April 2017 Notification of acceptance of abstract: 31 May 2017 Provisional Programme: 30 June  2017 Deadline for registration: 31 August 2017 The topics suggested for proposals for participating in this Conference are genericallyContinue reading “CFP: The Art of Ornament. Meaning, Archetypes, Forms and Uses, Lisboa, November 23 – 25, 2017”

CFP: Final Conference of the BMBF Project “Portals as Places of Transformation” Bamberg, January 11 – 14, 2018

CFP: Final Conference of the BMBF Project “Portals as Places of Transformation” Bamberg, January 11 – 14, 2018 Deadline: 15 June 2017. The medieval church portal is in many respects a place of transformation. At the threshold of a church, various spheres converge and meet: secular – ecclesiastic, corporeal – spiritual, earthly – divine. IconographyContinue reading “CFP: Final Conference of the BMBF Project “Portals as Places of Transformation” Bamberg, January 11 – 14, 2018”

Conference: Mendicant Orders in the Eastern Mediterranean: Art, Architecture and Material Culture (13th-16th c.), Nafplion, Wednesday 19th-Sunday 23rd April 2017

Conference: Mendicant Orders in the Eastern Mediterranean: Art, Architecture and Material Culture (13th-16th c.), Nafplion, Wednesday 19th-Sunday 23rd April 2017 Free, booking required: http://mendicants.weebly.com/registration.html Conference website: http://mendicants.weebly.com/ Programme: Wednesday, 19 April 2017 9:30 – 10:00      Registration 10:00 – 10:30    Welcoming Addresses 10:30 – 11:00    Ioanna Christoforaki (Academy of Athens) Mendicant Orders in theContinue reading “Conference: Mendicant Orders in the Eastern Mediterranean: Art, Architecture and Material Culture (13th-16th c.), Nafplion, Wednesday 19th-Sunday 23rd April 2017”

Conference: Max J. Friedländer (1867-1958): art-historian, museum director, connoisseur, Amsterdam, 8th of June 2017

  Conference: Max J. Friedländer (1867-1958): art-historian, museum director, connoisseur, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, June 8, 2017 Registration deadline: Jun 5, 2017 The 5th of June 2017 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Max J. Friedländer (1867-1958). This milestone offers an excellent opportunity to reflect on the legacy of this still well-esteemed art historian. FriedländerContinue reading “Conference: Max J. Friedländer (1867-1958): art-historian, museum director, connoisseur, Amsterdam, 8th of June 2017”

CFP: Early Netherlandish Art in the Long 19th Century (Ghent, 24 – 26 May 18)

CFP: Early Netherlandish Art in the Long 19th Century (Ghent, 24 – 26 May 18), Ghent, May 24 – 26, 2018 Deadline: Jun 1, 2017 To submit a proposal for consideration, please send a 250 word abstract, a 100 word bio, and a 1-2 page CV to rediscoveryhna@gmail.com by June 1, 2017. Francis Haskell famously argued thatContinue reading “CFP: Early Netherlandish Art in the Long 19th Century (Ghent, 24 – 26 May 18)”

Conference: After Chichele: Intellectual and Cultural Dynamics of the English Church, 1443-1517, St Anne’s College, Oxford, 28th June 2017 – 30th June 2017

Conference: After Chichele: Intellectual and Cultural Dynamics of the English Church, 1443-1517, St Anne’s College, Oxford, 28th June 2017 – 30th June 2017 Fees: Standard Registration Fee – £160.00; graduate Registration Fee – £120.00; dinner – £60.00 Register by June 21 After Chichele adopts an investigative and interdisciplinary approach. The period has been chosen precisely because theContinue reading “Conference: After Chichele: Intellectual and Cultural Dynamics of the English Church, 1443-1517, St Anne’s College, Oxford, 28th June 2017 – 30th June 2017”

CFP: 4th International Conference the Middle Ages: A Global Context? (Portugal, Lisbon (Medieval Europe in Motion Research Group), 13-15 December 2017), deadline 15 June 2017

How to Apply: Proposals for either 3-paper sessions or individual papers will be equally welcome. Individual papers should be 20 minutes in length. Please submit an abstract of no more that 250 words and a brief CV to mem2017@fcsh.unl.pt Deadline: 15 June 2017. NB: Conference Registration Fees:• Participation with Paper: 75€ (Registration fee includes documentationContinue reading “CFP: 4th International Conference the Middle Ages: A Global Context? (Portugal, Lisbon (Medieval Europe in Motion Research Group), 13-15 December 2017), deadline 15 June 2017”

Workshop: Arts and Court Cultures in the Iberian World (1400-1650), Harvard University, 28 April 2017

Workshop: Arts and Court Cultures in the Iberian World (1400-1650), Real Colegio Complutense at Harvard University (RCC Conference Room, 26 Trowbridge St., Cambridge MA), April 28, 2017 Visual strategies of legitimization became increasingly important for Iberian monarchies during the late medieval and early modern periods,  Mediterranean dynastic, diplomatic, and military endeavors called for effective propaganda,Continue reading “Workshop: Arts and Court Cultures in the Iberian World (1400-1650), Harvard University, 28 April 2017”

SAH/Mellon Author Awards, Deadline 1 June 2017

SAH/Mellon Author Awards Deadline: Jun 1, 2017 These awards are designed to provide financial relief to scholars who are publishing their first monograph on the history of the built environment, and who are responsible for paying for rights and permissions for images or for commissioning maps, charts or line drawings in their publications. The publicationContinue reading “SAH/Mellon Author Awards, Deadline 1 June 2017”