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’.

Seminar: ‘Inventing Animals – Inventing Humans’, An interdisciplinary seminar with Pierre-Olivier Dittmar, UCL, London, 1 June 2026, 13:45–17:00 (BST)

Join UCL for the interdisciplinary seminar ‘Inventing Animals – Inventing Humans’ with Pierre-Olivier Dittmar. Discover how the concept of ‘the animal’ evolved in the later Middle Ages, influencing both human identity and societal views.

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).

ICMA Annual Lecture: ‘Judgments in Nuremberg: The 1950s Trade in Medieval Christian and Jewish Manuscripts in the “Most German of All German Cities”’, with Professor William J. Diebold, Courtauld Institute of Art, 20 May 2026, 17:30-19:00 (BST)

The ICMA Annual Lecture by William J. Diebold will explore the significance of 1950s transactions involving medieval illuminated manuscripts in post-Shoah Nuremberg, examining their political and social implications as Germany sought to redefine its cultural identity.

Lecture: ‘“at the name of Jesus every knee should bow”: A Byzantine icon of Christ Pantepoptes and its inscriptions’ with Dr George Bartlett, Courtauld Institute, 22 April 2026, 17:30-19:00 (BST)

Join Dr. George Bartlett at the Courtauld Institute on April 22, 2026, for a lecture exploring the Byzantine Icon of Christ Pantepoptes and its theological significance through naming inscriptions.

2026 Jane and Andrew Martindale Lecture: ‘Encountering Early Medieval Embroideries’ with Dr Alexandra Makin, UEA, 22 April 2026, 5pm (BST)

This year’s lecture in honour of Jane and Andrew Martindale at the University of East Anglia will be by Dr Alexandra Makin on ‘Experiencing Early Medieval Embroideries.’

‘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’.

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.

Lecture: ‘The Fabrication of Borders: Tailoring and Cartography in Early Modern Europe’, with Emanuele Lugli, Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies, 12 February 2026 (5:15 – 6:30 pm EST)

Join the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies for Emanuele Lugli’s lecture, “The Fabrication of Borders”. Professor Lugli will explore the interconnected evolution of fashion and cartography in early modern Europe.