2026 marks the 600th anniversary of the construction of the ‘New Barn’ at Harmondsworth, the largest surviving medieval timber-framed barn in England. To celebrate this remarkable example of medieval architecture, English Heritage and the Friends of the Great Barn at Harmondsworth are hosting a conference in the Barn and the adjacent church of St Mary.
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‘Facing Crisis: Art as Politics in Fourteenth-Century Venice’, Anna Christidou Memorial Lecture by Stefania Gerevini (Bocconi University), CEU – Vienna Campus & Zoom, 26 March 2026 (5:30–8:00 pm Central European Standard Time)
Join the Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies for the Anna Christidou Memorial Lecture by Stefania Gerevini: ‘Facing Crisis: Art as Politics in Fourteenth-Century Venice’.
Lecture: ‘Grid as Ground: Ruled Lines and Manuscript Images’ with Hanna Vorholt, Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies, Friday 17 April 2026, (12:00 – 1:30 pm EDT)
Join the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies for Hanna Vorholt’s lecture: ‘Grid as Ground: Ruled Lines and Manuscript Images’.
Grants for research on Chartres Cathedral, deadline 15 April 2026
The American Friends of Chartres is accepting proposals for its annual research grant to support a research project requiring on-site research in Chartres that promises to advance knowledge and understanding of the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Chartres or its historical contexts in the medieval to early modern period.
CFP: ‘Locus Sacratissimus: From Object to Place. The Eucharistic Reservation between the Fourth Lateran Council and the Council of Trent’, International Conference on Art and Liturgy, University of Cádiz (October 2026), deadline 6 April 2026
The III International Conference on Art and Liturgy at the University of Cádiz invites paper proposals by April 6, 2026, that explore the transformation of the Eucharistic tabernacle between the Fourth Lateran Council and the Council of Trent, emphasising its theological and artistic significance.
British Archaeological Association Travel Grants, deadline 15 March and 15 May 2026
The British Archaeological Association invites applications for their travel grants.
CFP: ‘Queer Sanctity: Contemporary Visions of Medieval and Renaissance Art’, deadline 15 March 2026
Different Visions invites proposals for contributions to a forthcoming special issue, “Queer Sanctity: Contemporary Visions of Medieval and Renaissance Art.”
Lecture: ‘Time, Body and Building: Architecture and Timekeeping in Late Medieval Italy’ with Giosuè Fabiano, 25 Mar 2026, 17:30-19:00 (GMT), Courtauld Institute of Art
In this lecture, Dr Giosuè Fabiano focuses on the interplay between architecture and timekeeping in late medieval Italy.
Fellowship: Wyvern Research Institute-Bilnas Postdoctoral Fellowship, deadline 27 February 2026
The British Institute for Libyan & North African Studies (BILNAS) offers a Wyvern-BILNAS Fellowship of up to £12,000 for early career scholars in the UK to support the writing of research on artistic exchange along the Silk Roads. Deadline is 27 February 2026.
CFP: ‘Forma Scientiarum: Image (&) Translation’ (University of East Anglia, 17 March 2026), deadline 2 March 2026
Expressions of interest are welcome for this upcoming Collaborative Study Day: ‘Forma Scientiarum: Image (&) Translation’ at the University of East Anglia. Deadline is 2 March 2026.
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