This workshop is for anyone from pre-doctoral to senior level in any discipline who is contemplating applying for external funding for premodern research from the major bodies or who has been successful with one of these funders and is looking for further opportunities with the same or other funders.
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The CRSBI Annual Lecture: ‘The Romanesque Sculpture of Norwich Castle Keep’ with Dr Agata Gomółka & Professor Sandy Heslop, 24 June 2026, 6-7.30pm (BST)
Join the CRSBI for their Annual Lecture at the Courtauld Institute of Art with Dr Agata Gomółka and Professor Sandy Heslop who will be speaking about ‘The Romanesque Sculpture of Norwich Castle Keep’.
Journal Issue: Convivium 12.1: Scent and Sense in Medieval Material Culture, edited by Elina Gertsman
You can now read the latest journal issue of Convivium: ‘Scent and Sense in Medieval Material Culture’, edited by Elina Gertsman, online now!
Conference: ‘The Bayeux Tapestry Now’, Swedenborg House, London, 7 November 2026
Join The Medieval Dress And Textile Society for an insightful one-day symposium titled “The Bayeux Tapestry Now,” on November 7, 2026, at Swedenborg House, London.
Conference: ‘‘Filth and health’: hygiene and sanitation in the Middle Ages’, Great Hall at Barts Hospital, London, Friday 26 Jun 2026
The British Archaeological Association, the Friends of Barts Heritage and the Friends of Great St Bartholomew are delighted to invite you to this event on Friday, 26 June 2026 in aid of the fundraising campaign for new loos at the church of Great St Bartholomew and in memory of Professor Peter Fergusson.
CFP: ‘Ruling, Building, and Praying. Secular Authority and Religious Architecture in the Mediterranean between the 12th and 13th Centuries’, deadline 15 June 2026
Papers are invited to for ‘Ruling, Building, and Praying,’ an interdisciplinary conference exploring the intersection of secular power and religious architecture in the 12th- and 13th-century Mediterranean. Deadline 15 June 2026.
Murray Seminar: ‘The Weaver as Polymath: A Mamluk Artist in Renaissance Ferrara’ with Robert Brennan, Birkbeck and online, 19 May 2026, 17:00—18:30 (BST)
Join Birkbeck on 19 May 2026 for the Murray Seminar by Robert Brennan. In this seminar, Robert will share their research on ‘The Weaver as Polymath: A Mamluk Artist in Renaissance Ferrara’.
Seminar: ‘Inventing Animals – Inventing Humans’, An interdisciplinary seminar with Pierre-Olivier Dittmar, UCL, London, 1 June 2026, 13:45–17:00 (BST)
Join UCL for the interdisciplinary seminar ‘Inventing Animals – Inventing Humans’ with Pierre-Olivier Dittmar. Discover how the concept of ‘the animal’ evolved in the later Middle Ages, influencing both human identity and societal views.
CFP: BAA Post-Graduate Conference, deadline 31st July 2026
The BAA invites proposals by postgraduates and early career researchers in the field of medieval history of art, architecture, and archaeology. Papers can be on any aspect of the medieval period, from antiquity to the Later Middle Ages, across all geographical regions.
Online Lecture: ‘Painting in the Margins: Intervisuality (and Intertextuality) in Byzantine Manuscripts, 9th-12th Century’ with Leslie Brubaker, 8 May 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM (EDT) / 5:00 PM (BST)
Join Professor Leslie Brubaker (University of Birmingham) on May 8, 2026, for a deep dive into the complex world of Byzantine manuscripts (9th–12th centuries).
Medieval Art Research 