Upcoming Seminars & Lectures
The Paul Crossley Memorial Lecture, 2026: ‘The portals of Notre-Dame in Paris. Findings from the current construction site’, with Professor Stephan Albrecht, Wed 11 November 2026, Courtauld Institute
The Paul Crossley Memorial Lecture will feature Professor Stephan Albrecht discussing new research findings on the west portals of Notre-Dame in Paris, focusing on the insights gained from interdisciplinary studies and digital surveying methods following the cathedral’s fire in 2019.
Online Lecture: ‘Metal and Parchment: Intermedial Entanglements’, part of The Virtual Salon at IMAREAL, Wed 28 October 2026, 5pm (CET)
Join the University of Salzburg’s Institute for Material Culture of the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period for the online lecture, ‘Metal and Parchment: Intermedial Entanglements,’ with Joseph Salvatore Ackley and Shannon L. Wearing on October 28, 2026, at 5 p.m. (CET) as they explore the captivating role of gold and silver in medieval…
Online Lecture: ‘Antioch as a Center: New Research on a Dispersed Archaeological Legacy’ with Nicole Berlin, 2 October 2026
The Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture and the Mashtot Chair of Armenian Studies at Harvard University are pleased to announce the first lecture in the 2026–2027 East of Byzantium lecture series.
The Courtauld Institute of Art Medieval Seminars for Autumn 2026
The Courtauld is delighted to announce its Medieval Seminars for Autumn 2026.
Lecture: ‘Making/Matter: The Aetiology of Miraculous Images in Venice, c. 1200–1700’ with Jessica N. Richardson, Courtauld Institute of Art, 17 June 2026, 17:30 – 19:00 (BST)
The lecture by Dr Jessica N. Richardson will explore the origins and cultural significance of miracle-working images in medieval and Renaissance Venice, examining issues of authorship, materiality, and the interplay between artistic practices and devotion.
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’.
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Upcoming Lecture Series
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).
Online lecture: ‘Mediating Touch: Ivory Pyxides and the Eucharist’, with Evan Freeman, 17 November 2025, 12–1:30 pm (EST, UTC -5)
In this lecture, Evan Freeman, Simon Fraser University, will consider the use of ivory pyxides for receiving Communion in church. A large body of these round ivory boxes survive from late antiquity. Several boxes display motifs associated with the Eucharist.
Online Lecture Series: ‘Participation through Prayer in the Late Medieval and Early Modern World’, 21 October 2025 – 10 February 2026, Tuesdays, 4–6 pm (CET)
Join PRAYTICIPYTE for this lecture series on prayer in the Late Medieval and Early Modern World, which takes place online.
Lecture Series: Oxford Medieval Visual Culture Seminar series 2025-2026
Check out the upcoming Oxford Medieval Visual Culture Seminar series. Please note all lectures take place in person.
Lecture Series: British Archaeological Association Programme of Meetings 2025-2026
The British Archaeological Association holds regular monthly lectures on the first Wednesday of each month between October and May in the rooms of the Society of Antiquaries of London, Burlington House and online.
Murray Seminar: ‘Natural Disorder: Art and Unruliness in Norwich Priory’ with Dr Jessica Barker, Birkbeck, 7 May 2025, 17-18:30 (GMT)
Join the next Murray Seminar with Dr Jessica Barker, who will be presenting on representations of the natural world within a particular late-medieval monastic community.
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Recorded Conferences and Seminars
Recorded Conference: British Archaeological Association Postgraduate Conference 2020
This year the conference took place online via Zoom across two days. Whilst we would have loved to have hosted the conference in-person, the silver lining is that we were able to have scholars and academics across the world attend and present their work. So fear not if you missed out – as we recorded…
Recorded Webinar: Race, Racism, and Teaching the Middle Ages
On 20 July 2020, The Medieval Academy of America hosted the webinar Race, Racism, and Teaching in the Middle Ages. In the wake of recent events and ongoing racially motivated violence, there have been many institutional responses to raise awareness of race and racism in the U.S. and beyond. This webinar focused on pedagogy and…
Conference recording: Secret Spaces: Medieval Sacristies, Vestries, Treasure Rooms and their Contents, Society of Antiquaries of London, 25 February 2019
On the 25th February 2019, the Society of Antiquaries of London hosted a one-day conference on Secret Spaces: Medieval Sacristies, Vestries, Treasure Rooms and their Contents. The aim of this conference is to introduce the subject of ecclesiastical treasure houses to both the academic world and the wider public. You can now watch the entire…
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