The conference “Art and Proof in the Ninth Century,” hosted by Princeton University’s Index of Medieval Art on December 5-6, 2025, will explore the significance of images in the Carolingian world, examining their role as proof and the complexities surrounding their representation across various cultures and regions.
Category Archives: Conferences
Conference: ‘Sanguis Christi: Visual Culture / Visionary Culture (13th–18th Centuries)’, Université Catholique de Louvain, 3-5 December 2025
The conference ‘Sanguis Christi: Visual Culture / Visionary Culture (13th–18th Centuries)’ will be held from December 3 to 5, 2025, in Louvain-la-Neuve. It focuses on the relationship between devotion to the Holy Blood of Christ and the development of visual culture in Europe during the Middle Ages through the 18th century.
Conference: ‘Zooming In and Out: Reconsidering Hans Memling’, Musea Brugge, Bruges, 20-21 November 2025
To celebrate its opening in 2025, BRON Research Centre (Musea Brugge), in collaboration with the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA, Brussels), is organising a two-day conference on new and ongoing research on the oeuvre of Early Netherlandish painter Hans Memling.
In-person/online conference: ‘The Challenge of Historical Distance Historicism and Anachronism in the Study of Art’, 6-7 November 2025
Join the international conference “The Challenge of Historical Distance: Historicism and Anachronism in the Study of Art” to honour Prof. Gervase Rosser.
Conference: ‘Boundaries and Encounters in Medieval Art and Architecture: A Conference in Memory of John McNeill’, Oxford, 12-14 December 2025 (Scholarship deadline 16 October)
In memory of our much-missed friend and inspiration, the British Archaeological Association will be holding a conference to celebrate our former secretary, John McNeill, on 12-14 December 2025.
Conference: ‘Communication – Cooperation – Confrontation: Queens, Noblewomen and Burgher Women in the Middle Ages’, 16-17 October 2025, Prague
The conference titled “Communication – Cooperation – Confrontation: Queens, Noblewomen and Burgher Women in the Middle Ages” will be held in Prague on 16-17 October 2025, focusing on the influence and roles of medieval women within various societal networks and exploring themes of patronage, social standing, and material culture.
Conference: 18th International Complutense Conference on Medieval Art, Madrid, 7–8 October 2025
This year’s conference International Complutense Conference on Medieval Art, titled Transculturality and Medieval Art in Dialogue: Negotiating New Identities, will once again offer a specialised forum for scholarly exchange. The conference organisers invite all members of the academic community to attend.
Online conference: British Archaeological Association Post-Graduate Online Conference, 27 Nov 2025, 12.20pm-17.30pm (GMT)
The British Archaeological Association are excited to present a diverse conference which includes postgraduates and early career researchers in the fields of medieval history of art, architecture, and archaeology. The British Archaeological Association postgraduate conference offers an opportunity for research students at all levels from universities across the UK and abroad to present their research and exchange ideas.
Online conference: ‘Islamic Medieval Wall Paintings: towards an Interdisciplinary Approach’, 4-5 September 2025
Across two days, this online conference explores Islamic Medieval Wall Paintings.
Conference: ‘Good Governance and the Built Environment of Late Medieval Cities (1200-1700)’, Royal Library of Belgium in Brussels, 3-5th September 2025
Join the Royal Library of Brussels to discuss and explore how the built environment of late medieval cities was conceptualized and physically shaped in relation to ideals of good governance.
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