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.
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Lecture: ‘A Spectrum of Desires: Queering Medieval Art at The Met Cloisters’, with Nancy Thebaut, 17 Dec 2025, 17:30-19:00 (GMT), Courtauld Institute of Art
In this lecture, Dr Nancy Thebaut will discuss their co-curated exhibition “Spectrum of Desire” at The Met Cloisters, which explores medieval perspectives on love, sex, and gender, with a focus on a tapestry of the Queen of Sheba and Solomon.
Online Lecture: ‘Creating Christian Sacred Spaces: The Armenian Case (4th–7th Centuries)’, with Nazénie Garibia, 4 November 2025, 12:00 PM (EST, UTC -5)
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 2025–2026 East of Byzantium lecture series.
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: ‘Episcopal display and the English crozier around the time of the Norman Conquest’, with Sophie Kelly, 22 Oct 2025, 17:30-19:00 (BST), Courtauld Institute of Art
Join Dr Sophie Kelly for a lecture that explores the evolving design and significance of croziers in the context of ecclesiastical authority and political change in England during the 11th century.
Lecture: ‘Video Games & the Work of Medieval Art History: Possibilities for Public Impact Through Industry Collaborations’, with Dr Glaire Anderson, University of York, 12 Nov 2025, 5.30-7pm (GMT)
Join the University of York’s Centre for Medieval Studies for this lecture on medieval art and video games.
Online lecture: ‘Grünewald Remediating Wood from the Panel’ with Gregory Bryda, 8 October 2025, 5pm (CEST)
Gregory Bryda will present an online lecture on October 8, 2025, examining how Matthias Grünewald utilised wood’s dual nature in his altarpieces to intertwine the medicinal properties of Christ and saints with those of trees and plants.
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.
Online Lecture: ‘The Blood of His Flesh? Controversial Relics from Byzantium in Venice’, with Karin Krause, 10 April 2025, 12–1.30 pm (ET)
The upcoming Mary Jaharis Center lecture will be by Karin Krause (University of Chicago), who will discuss the history and veneration of two relics of the Holy Blood of Christ kept in the church of San Marco in Venice.
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