Hybrid International Conference, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, 4–6 June 2027
The Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Cyprus invites submissions for the hybrid international conference The Art of the Choir in the Medieval and Early Modern Mediterranean World, to be held in Nicosia and online on 4–6 June 2027.
The conference will explore the display, performance, and experience of art in choir spaces, with a particular interest in instances of transconfessional encounter across the Mediterranean, between c. 1000 and 1600. Aiming to bring together scholars of the Latin West and the Byzantine East, it encourages comparative perspectives on the ways the sacred space of the choir and its experience were shaped by liturgy, artistic expression, devotional practice, and cultural exchange.
The programme will feature keynote lectures by Prof. Donal Cooper (University of Cambridge) and Prof. Sharon Gerstel (UCLA). Topics of interest include liturgical and paraliturgical uses of church choirs, choir furnishings and ritual, movement and access within choir precincts, the display of relics and images, pilgrimage, and digital approaches to the study of sacred space.
Abstracts of approximately 300 words for 20-minute papers in English should be submitted by 30 September 2026 to Michalis Olympios (olympios.michalis@ucy.ac.cy) and Maria Parani (parani.maria@ucy.ac.cy).
The conference will be held in a hybrid format. There is no registration fee. For full details, please consult the accompanying Call for Papers.
For more information on how to apply, please see the call for papers PDF below.
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