CFP: ‘Transforming the Urban Sacred: Christianization and the Reconfiguration of Public Spaces in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages’, deadline 30 September 2026
Papers are invited for this interdisciplinary workshop in Rome from January 19-21, 2027, exploring the transformation of traditional Roman public spaces into sacred urban landscapes. Submissions are due by 30 September 2026.
CFP: ‘Visual Cultures of Surveillance in the Medieval World’, ICMA Sponsored panel at IMC Leeds 2027, deadline 23 September 2026
ICMA is inviting paper submissions for its sponsored panel ‘Visual Cultures of Surveillance in the Medieval World’ at IMC Leeds 2027. Deadline is 23 September 2026.
CFP: ‘Unfinished, Damaged, Reimagined: Rethinking the Fragment’, Kalamazoo IMCS 2027, deadline 15 September 2026
The AVISTA is pleased to invite submissions to its sponsored hybrid session, Unfinished, Damaged, Reimagined: Rethinking the Fragment, at the 2027 International Congress on Medieval Studies (Kalamazoo, MI, 13–15 May 2027)
CFP: ‘Living with the Otherworldly: Feelings, Journeys, and Dialogues in the British Isles, ca. 1300–1550,’ International Medieval Congress, Leeds 2027 (deadline 18 September 2026)
Papers are invited for this IMC Leeds 2027 session that explores the dynamic interactions between otherworldly and earthly communities in the late medieval British Isles, addressing themes of emotion, journeys, and material culture. Deadline is 18 September 2026.
CFP: ‘From the Heavens to the Earth: Honoring Danielle B. Joyner’ ICMS 2027 Session (deadline 15 September 2026)
Papers are invited for the ‘From the Heavens to the Earth: Honoring Danielle B. Joyner’ sessions at ICMS 2027, focusing on her diverse scholarly interests including temporality, eco-criticism, and the study of birds, with a particular encouragement for submissions from her friends and collaborators.
CFP: ‘Going Green: turning an ecological lens on medieval art and architecture’, Leeds IMC, deadline 17 September 2026
Papers are invited for the Leeds IMC 2027 session titled “Going Green: turning an ecological lens on medieval art and architecture,” focusing on the relationship between medieval communities and their environments through art and architecture. Submissions due by September 17, 2026.
CFP: ‘CLAUSTRUM: Art, Iconography and Spirituality in Medieval Franciscan Convents’, 23-24 October 2026 (deadline 4 September 2026)
The International Conference “Claustrum: Art, Iconography and Spirituality in Medieval Franciscan Convents,” scheduled for October 23-24, 2026 in Santarém, Portugal, invites researchers to submit proposals on themes related to medieval Franciscan art, spirituality, and ecology by 4 September 2026.
CFP: ‘Picturing Entanglements: Transcultural Creatures in Medieval Eurasian Art’, CAA 2027 Session (deadline 31 August 2026)
This call for papers invites scholars to explore how zoomorphic imagery in medieval Eurasian art (500-1500 CE) serves as a vehicle for transcultural exchange and artistic innovation, with submissions due by August 31, 2026, for a session at CAA 2027.
CFP: ‘Connected Communities in Motion. Itineraries and Material Culture across the Norman Worlds’, International Medieval Congress, Leeds 2027 (deadline 14 September 2026)
The Route des Normands Association invites proposals for linked sessions at the 2027 International Medieval Congress in Leeds, focusing on the material culture and consequences of mobility across the Norman worlds, exploring themes of architecture, artistic production, liturgy, and networks of patronage. The deadline is 14 September 2026.
CFP: ‘Performing Communities: Regular Canons Between History, Art, and Liturgy (11th–15th Centuries)’, International Medieval Congress, Leeds 2027 (deadline 14 September 2026)
Papers are invited for the Leeds IMC 2027 that explore the identities, practices, and relationships of regular canons from the 11th to 15th centuries, focusing on their communal life and influences across various fields such as history, liturgy, and art.
Call for Papers: The Middle Ages in Modern Games @ Leeds IMC 2027 (Deadline: 13 September 2026)
The Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Research at the University of Winchester is pleased to sponsor The Middle Ages in Modern Games strand at the Leeds International Medieval Congress, 5 to 8 July 2027. This strand examines the use of social groups, hierarchies, and other themes related to the congress theme of “Communities” in the…
CFP: ‘The Art of the Choir in the Medieval and Early Modern Mediterranean World’, deadline 30 September 2026
The University of Cyprus is inviting submissions for a hybrid international conference on ‘The Art of the Choir in the Medieval and Early Modern Mediterranean World,’ focusing on art, performance, and cultural exchange in choir spaces from c. 1000 to 1600, with abstracts due by 30 September 2026.
CFP: ‘Tapestry, Power and Representation in the Sixteenth-Century Low Countries’, Tournai, deadline 8 July 2026
Contributions are invited for an international study day on the theme of “Tapestry, Power and Representation” focusing on two armorial tapestries from the 1530s, exploring their significance within the context of noble representation, chivalric culture, and visual language in the sixteenth-century Low Countries.
CFP: ‘Medieval Art in Silesia’ (Wrocław, 3-5 December 2026), deadline 28 June 2026
The call for papers invites submissions for ‘Medieval Art in Silesia’, focusing on new research and interpretative approaches to Silesian medieval art within the context of broader Central European art history.
‘Ritualizing Rome: Visual Culture, Space, and Liturgy’, The Norwegian Institute in Rome (University of Oslo), deadline 15 June 2026
The workshop invites scholars to submit contributions exploring the interplay between ritual practices, visual culture, and architecture in Rome from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages, with a focus on interdisciplinary research. Deadline is 15 June 2026.
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.
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.
CFP: ‘Lacuna. Conservation, Law, and the Ethics of the Incomplete’, Bibliotheca Hertziana in Rome, deadline 11 May 2026
Submissions are invited for the conference ‘Lacuna. Conservation, Law, and the Ethics of the Incomplete,’ taking place at the Bibliotheca Hertziana in Rome from December 2-5, 2026.
CFP: 9th Interdisciplinary Doctoral Workshop on Medieval Sacred Spaces (MiSaR), deadline 30 April 2026
The 9th Interdisciplinary Doctoral Workshop on Medieval Sacred Spaces (MiSaR) invites early-career researchers to present their work and engage in discussions about medieval sacred spaces.
CFP: ‘Material Culture in Transformation: The Afterlives of Premodern Stone and Metal Objects’, deadline 13 April 2026
This workshop invites contributions to explore the complex histories of medieval stone and metal objects and their transformations in relation to socio-political and ideological contexts.
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