The Gerry Hedley Symposium is an annual student-run conference. Post-graduate students and interns from all three of the UK’s conservation courses, The Hamilton Kerr Institute, Northumbria University and The Courtauld Institute of Art, have the opportunity to present their research.
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Conference: The Intercultural Roots of Early Scholasticism – Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, Latin, 23-24 January 2020
In this connection, papers will be offered on various aspects of the Greek/Arabic/Hebrew tradition that had an influence on early scholastic thought particularly in the late twelfth and first half of the thirteenth century.
Conference: ‘Our Aelred’: Friendship, Leadership and Sainthood at Rievaulx Abbey, 3-4th July 2020
Bringing together leading academics and heritage professionals, this conference provides a unique opportunity to examine Aelred’s impact on the architectural development of Rievaulx, his role in the Cistercian settlement of northern England and his activities as an author.
Conference: Pilgrimage and the Senses, University of Oxford, 7 June 2019
An interdisciplinary conference exploring the sensory experience of pilgrimage throughout history and across cultures.
Conference: Scaling the Middle Ages: Size and Scale in Medieval Art, 24th Annual Medieval Postgraduate Student Colloquium, The Courtauld Institute, 8 February 2019
Size mattered in medieval art. Whether building a grand gothic cathedral or carving a minute boxwood prayer bead, precisely how big to make it was a principal concern for medieval artists, their patrons, and audiences.
Conference: ‘Medieval Seas’, London Medieval Society, 11 Bedford Square, London, November 17, 2018, 10.30-18.00
‘Medieval Seas’ brings together scholars from the fields of history, archaeology and literature to explore our medieval maritime past.
Conference: Iberian (In)tolerance: Minorities, Cultural Exchanges and Social Exclusion in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Era, London, 8–9 November 2018
During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, minorities in the Iberian peninsula experienced both peaceful coexistence and, at times, violent intolerance. But despite restrictions, persecutions, and forced conversions, extensive cultural production and exchange among Jews, Christians and Muslims defined the life in towns and cities across the centuries, particularly in Al-Andalus.
Conference: Mobility and Conflict in the Mediterranean, UNED, Madrid, 26 October 2018
Mobility and conflict in the Mediterranean: sociability networks and artistic creation in the Late Medieval and Early Modern periodsUNED, Madrid 26 de octubre de 2018. 9.30. PresentaciónSESIÓN 1: Alteridades móviles: La visión del otro en la literatura y el arteModera: Juan Carlos Ruiz Souza (UCM)10:00-10:20: Representando al otro: tejidos y vestidos en los espacios deContinue reading “Conference: Mobility and Conflict in the Mediterranean, UNED, Madrid, 26 October 2018”
Conference: New Dialogues in Art History, Warburg Institute, 26 September 2018
This one day conference brings together the next generation of art history scholars to present and discuss their ongoing research. Papers will predominately focus on Italian and Northern Renaissance Art (c.1400–1600) and will encompass diverse media including tapestry, painting, engraving and stained glass.
Conference: The 39th Fifteenth Century Conference, University of Reading, 6-8 September 2018
This year’s conference will be held at the University of Reading’s ICMA Centre from Thursday 6th September to Saturday 8th September. We have a very exciting programme including sessions covering a wide range of late medieval themes, from political to art-historical; and plenary lectures from Chris Briggs, Anne Curry, Chris Given-Wilson and Elizabeth New. We will also be celebrating the fifteenth volume of The Fifteenth Century at a reception jointly hosted by Boydell & Brewer and the ICMA Centre.
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