3 Postdoc Research Positions, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

Open call for applications for postdoctoral research positions in the ERC group Coded Secrets: Artistic Interventions Hidden in the Digital Fabric (COSE) [codedsecrets.eu]. COSE studies net art since the 1990s, develops methodologies and strategies to communicates born-digital art’s aesthetic dimensions, technical aspects, and its position within the different strata of the internet in an integrated way. The project is funded by the European Union until end of 2028 and seeks to fill three postdoc positions asap.

Responsibilities: You conduct independent research into internet art, with a special focus on technical aspects and the situatedness of such programmed online artworks. You engage in . . . → En lire plus

Tablinum Fellowships, Stiftung Bibliothek Werner Oechslin and CISA Palladio

The Centro Internazionale di Studi di Architettura Andrea Palladio (Vicenza) and the Stiftung Bibliothek Werner Oechslin (Einsiedeln) offer the opportunity to develop a research project in the humanities thanks to the TABLINUM Fellowships. The aim of this initiative is to promote rigorous research, and in particular historical research on sources and the investigation of contexts. The programme has been running since 2024 thanks to the support of Friends of Palladio and the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.

The fellowships, which last between one and three months, will preferably be awarded to researchers born on or after 1 January 1987, regardless of their nationality or background.

Scholarship description

The fellowship is for the purpose of developing a research project in the humanities involving two institutions, possibly with a stay in . . . → En lire plus

PhD opportunities, AI and Visual Culture, Bibliotheca Hertziana, Rome

The Machine Visual Culture research group at the Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max Planck Institute for Art History in Rome is looking for prospective PhD candidates interested in applying to the Max Planck AI + X programme (MP-AIX) and potentially working with Leonardo Impett as a supervisor.

The MP-AIX programme funds PhD students to work on interdisciplinary research around artificial intelligence, co-supervised across two different Max Planck Institutes. Eligible Max Planck faculty are visible here: https://ai.mpg.de/members

We are interested in ambitious interdisciplinary projects at the intersection of AI with visual culture, art history, image theory, critical AI studies, or visual digital humanities. We are looking . . . → En lire plus

STAGE AU DÉPARTEMENT D’HISTOIRE DE L’ART DE L’ACADÉMIE DE FRANCE À ROME – VILLA MÉDICIS

STAGE AU DÉPARTEMENT D’HISTOIRE DE L’ART DE L’ACADEMIE DE FRANCE À ROME – VILLA MÉDICIS

Fondée en 1666 par Louis XIV, l’Académie de France à Rome – Villa Médicis est un établissement français installé depuis 1803 à la Villa Médicis, villa du XVIe siècle entourée d’un parc de sept hectares et située sur le mont Pincio, au cœur de Rome.

Établissement public national relevant du ministère de la Culture, l’Académie de France à Rome – Villa Médicis remplit aujourd’hui trois missions qui se complètent: accueillir des artistes, créateurs et créatrices, historiens et historiennes de l’art de haut niveau en résidence pour des séjours longs d’une durée d’un an ou des séjours plus courts ; mettre en place une programmation culturelle et artistique qui intègre tous les champs des arts et . . . → En lire plus

PhD opportunities, AI and Visual Culture, Bibliotheca Hertziana, Rome

The Machine Visual Culture research group at the Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max Planck Institute for Art History in Rome is looking for prospective PhD candidates interested in applying to the Max Planck AI + X programme (MP-AIX) and potentially working with Leonardo Impett as a supervisor.

The MP-AIX programme funds PhD students to work on interdisciplinary research around artificial intelligence, co-supervised across two different Max Planck Institutes. Eligible Max Planck faculty are visible here: https://ai.mpg.de/members

We are interested in ambitious interdisciplinary projects at the intersection of AI with visual culture, art history, image theory, critical AI studies, or visual digital humanities. We are looking for . . . → En lire plus

I Tatti/Dumbarton Oaks Joint Fellowship

I Tatti, The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies in Florence, Italy, warmly invites applications for the 2027–2028 academic year. We offer the following post-doctoral fellowships (n.b. deadlines vary):

I Tatti/Dumbarton Oaks Joint Fellowship (ten months; deadline November 1) for early and mid-career scholars who explore cross-cultural contacts in and beyond the late medieval and early modern Mediterranean. Fellows will spend the fall term in Florence and the spring term in Washington, D.C.

For more information on all fellowships at Villa I Tatti please visit http://itatti.harvard.edu/programs

Bourses à la Villa I Tatti

I Tatti, The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies in Florence, Italy, warmly invites applications for the 2027–2028 academic year. We offer the following post-doctoral fellowships (n.b. deadlines vary):

Wallace Fellowship (four or six months; deadline November 16) for scholars who explore the historiography and impact of the Italian Renaissance in the Modern Era (19th-21st centuries).

Berenson Fellowship (four or six months; deadline November 16) for scholars who explore « Italy in the World. » Projects should address the transnational dialogues between Italy and other cultures.

Digital Humanities Fellowship (four or six months; deadline November 16) for projects that cut across traditional disciplinary boundaries and . . . → En lire plus

I Tatti Fellowship

I Tatti, The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies in Florence, Italy, warmly invites applications for the 2027–2028 academic year. We offer the following post-doctoral fellowships (n.b. deadlines vary):

I Tatti Fellowship (twelve months; deadline: October 15) for post-doctoral research in any aspect of the Italian Renaissance, broadly understood historically to include the period from the 14th to the 17th century and geographically to include transnational dialogues between Italy and other cultures (e.g. Latin American, Mediterranean, African, Asian etc.).

For more information on all fellowships at Villa I Tatti please visit http://itatti.harvard.edu/programs

Professor of the History of Art, University of Oxford

Professor of the History of Art. University of Oxford in association with Trinity College.

We are seeking applications for the Professorship of the History of Art, available from 1 October 2027. This is a prestigious professorship which has an important leadership role within and beyond Oxford in maintaining and enhancing the University’s global reputation in the field of the History of Art. The Professor will join the Department of the History of Art at an exciting moment in its development, with the recent creation of new academic posts and expansion in postgraduate numbers.

We are looking to appoint an art historian who has an . . . → En lire plus

Head of the Library, Florence, KHI

The Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max-Planck-Institut (KHI) is seeking a Head of the Library for a permanent position with a preferred start date of November 1st 2027.

We are looking for a committed, forward-thinking person with a PhD in art history or a neighboring discipline, with strong management and communication skills, a collaborative working style and substantial leadership experience, for a position requiring high levels of responsibility and creativity in an internationally outstanding research institute for art history.

As a member of the Institute’s leadership team, the Head of the Library contributes to the strategic development of . . . → En lire plus

Doctoral Assistant, Faculty of Architecture, University of Liège

The Faculty of Architecture of the University of Liège is recruiting as of 1 October 2026 1 full-time doctoral assistant.

Two-year appointment, renewable twice. Subject to approval by the ULiège Board of Directors.

Description of duties – Pedagogical supervision of bachelor’s students, in Blocks 1 and 3, and master’s students, in Years 1 and 2, in courses related to architectural theory, architectural history, and visual culture from the 19th to the 21st century ; introduction to research. – Contribution to and participation in administrative tasks related to teaching. – Development of a doctoral research project examining the relationships between architecture, the arts, and visual culture from a contemporary perspective.

Admission requirements – Hold a master’s degree in architecture, art history, or a degree deemed equivalent. – Have distinguished . . . → En lire plus

Concours pour être pensionnaire à la Villa Médicis

Résidence d’artistes, centre d’art pluridisciplinaire et site patrimonial hérité de la Renaissance, l’Académie de France à Rome – Villa Médicis accueille chaque année plus de 70 artistes, auteurs et chercheurs pour des séjours de durées variables, dont 16 pensionnaires en résidence pendant un an.

Du 4 septembre au 16 octobre 2026, l’Académie de France à Rome ouvre le concours qui vise à sélectionner les seize pensionnaires qui seront accueillis pendant 12 mois à la Villa Médicis à Rome à partir de septembre 2027 pour une résidence de création, d’expérimentation ou de recherche.

Le concours s’adresse à des artistes, autrices et auteurs, chercheuses et chercheurs . . . → En lire plus

Appel à candidatures : Bourse « François Daulte » année universitaire 2026 -2027

CONTEXTE – LE MUSÉE FABRE

Le musée Fabre, une place unique dans la constellation des musées français et européens

Le musée de Montpellier, créé en 1825 par la volonté de son fondateur, le peintre néoclassique François-Xavier Fabre, compte parmi les plus belles collections publiques françaises, sans cesse enrichi grâce à des donations ou des legs de collectionneurs et artistes avisés : Antoine Valedau, Alfred Bruyas, Jules Bonnet-Mel, Alexandre Cabanel, Frédéric Bazille. Pierre Soulages, de cette manière, a témoigné en 2005 de son attachement au musée Fabre et à la ville de Montpellier par un exceptionnel don d’œuvres de sa collection, offrant un aperçu de l’ensemble de . . . → En lire plus

Direktor:in (m/w/d) Kunstmuseum Bern – Zentrum Paul Klee

Direktor:in (m/w/d) Kunstmuseum Bern – Zentrum Paul Klee, Vorsitzende:r der Geschäftsleitung mit künstlerischer und operativer Gesamtleitung (100%).

Das Kunstmuseum Bern wurde im Geist der Aufklärung des ausgehenden 18. Jahrhunderts heraus gegründet. Unsere Sammlung umspannt Werke vom Spätmittelalter bis zur Gegenwartskunst und gehört heute zu den bedeutendsten der Schweiz. Das Zentrum Paul Klee ist das internationale Kompetenzzentrum für das künstlerische Gesamtwerk von Paul Klee in einem aussergewöhnlichen architektonischen Rahmen. Gleichzeitig ist es ein Ort der interdisziplinären Kunst- und Kulturvermittlung sowie ein einzigartiges Begegnungs-, Event- und Kongresszentrum.

In dieser Schlüsselposition tragen Sie die Gesamtverantwortung für die künstlerische und operative Leitung der beiden grössten Kunstinstitutionen im Kanton Bern. Sie . . . → En lire plus

Bourse de recherche doctorale de la FARMO (2027-2029)

Pour la cinquième année consécutive, la Fondation des Amis pour le rayonnement des musées d’Orsay et de l’Orangerie (FARMO), abritée à la Fondation de France, est très heureuse d’annoncer l’appel à candidature pour sa bourse de recherche. En lien étroit avec l’ambition de l’établissement public du musée d’Orsay et du musée de l’Orangerie –Valéry Giscard d’Estaing en matière de recherche, la FARMO destine cette bourse aux doctorantes et doctorants en histoire de l’art.

La FARMO soutient la recherche d’excellence en histoire de l’art En 2025, la FARMO a financé deux bourses de 30 000 euros sur trois ans et une gratification de . . . → En lire plus

The Medici Archive Project — short-term Fellowships (2026-2027)

The Medici Archive Project is offering twelve (12) short-term fellowships for graduate and pre-doctoral students, working on fields related to early modern Italy (preferably with an emphasis on Tuscany or Medici history).

TWO SAMUEL H. KRESS FELLOWSHIPS (2) Thanks to the continued support of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, the Medici Archive Project is offering two fellowships for graduate and/or pre-doctoral students to undertake specialized archival research on-site at the Archivio di Stato as well as other archival collections housed in Florence and across Tuscany. These fellowships are especially aimed to provide graduate and pre-doctoral students in Art and Architectural History with the opportunity to examine original source materials, receive scholarly guidance from MAP Staff, present their findings at MAP-sponsored conferences and workshops, and enroll in MAP’s Paleography and Archival . . . → En lire plus

Einjähriges Postdoc-Venedig-Stipendium der Fritz Thyssen Stiftung

Appel à candidatures pour une bourse postdoctorale d’un an à Venise, octroyée par la Fondation Fritz Thyssen au Centre d’études allemand de Venise (DSZV) pour l’année 2027/2028

Date limite de candidature : 15 juillet 2026 Début de la bourse : 1er mai 2027 (ou plus tard)

Le Centre d’études allemand de Venise est un établissement interdisciplinaire dédié à la promotion de la recherche et des arts, situé dans le Palazzo Barbarigo della Terrazza sur le Grand Canal. Il octroie des bourses à de jeunes chercheurs dont les projets ont un lien avec Venise, ainsi qu’à des artistes.

Pour l’année 2027/28, . . . → En lire plus

“Alvise Trincanato” Prize: Research in the History of Early Modern Architecture

“Alvise Trincanato” Prize: Research in the History of Early Modern Architecture

The “Alvise Trincanato” Prize is established by the non-profit association “A testa in su”, in collaboration with the Centro Internazionale di Studi di Architettura Andrea Palladio, with the aim of supporting young scholars in memory of Alvise Trincanato, a doctoral researcher in the History of Architecture at IUAV Venice who passed away prematurely in 2019.

The purpose of the Prize is the publication of an original study in the field of the history of early modern architecture. Eligible are scholars of any nationality who have been awarded a doctoral degree with a dissertation in the History of Architecture within the last five years, that is, no earlier than 1 January 2019.

Eligible submissions are doctoral dissertations that must be . . . → En lire plus

Study Course « Drawings in Theory and Practice » (Vienna, 27-31 Jul 26)

International Study Course – Drawings in Theory and Practice. Connoisseurship – Collecting – Curatorial Practice.

Organized by the Albertina and the Institute of Art History at the University of Vienna with generous support from the Wolfgang Ratjen Foundation.

We are pleased to announce our 8th annual study course on drawings. The course is designed for doctoral students and early post-doc-researchers which are working in the field of drawings and prints, and are interested in exploring curatorial practices. The course offers the opportunity to discuss current research on the graphic arts and, at the same time, to gain insight into one of the most renowned collections of . . . → En lire plus

Premio internazionale di saggistica “Sir Denis Mahon” 2026

Premio internazionale di saggistica “Sir Denis Mahon” 2026

 

Torna il Premio internazionale di saggistica “Sir Denis Mahon, istituito nel 2010 dagli amici e colleghi del famoso critico d’arte e collezionista britannico, in suo onore e in occasione della celebrazione del suo centenario. Promosso fino al 2023 dalla The Sir Mahon Foundation di Londra, dal 2025 è gestito e organizzato dal Centro Studi Internazionale « Il Guercino » – Comune di Cento, che ne ha raccolto l’eredità morale, con il contributo della Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Cento.

Il Premio prevede l’assegnazione di una borsa di studio di 2.000,00 Euro per l’autore/autrice del saggio di maggior . . . → En lire plus