Journée d’étude – Cultural Crossroads: Artistic Encounters between the Low Countries and Spain, 15th-17th Centuries. III. Echoes of Flemish Sculpture in Spain from Gothic to Baroque.
Since 2020, the Moll Institute (Madrid) and the Fondation Périer-D’Ieteren (Brussels) have been conducting a research program aimed at identifying and studying the art that developed in the Low Countries between the 15th and 17th centuries and that is preserved in Spanish collections. As part of this collaboration, a series of study days has been organized since 2023 to stimulate and disseminate research conducted in this field. The . . . → En lire plus
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CANDIDATEZ JUSQU’AU 30 MAI 2025
À l’occasion des 42e Journées européennes du patrimoine, l’Institut national d’histoire de l’art invite les étudiants et récents diplômés de master 2 en histoire de l’art et archéologie à présenter leurs sujets de recherche en public, le dimanche 21 septembre 2025.
Les orateurs et oratrices sélectionnés, dans la limite de 20 places, auront 3 minutes pour faire l’exposé de leurs travaux de façon claire et engageante, sans lire ni s’appuyer sur des notes, afin de convaincre . . . → En lire plus
Appel à communication : « Autres objets, autres enjeux ? Les catalogues d’exposition hors du champ des arts visuels » (Grenoble, 6-7 novembre 2025)
Appel à communications pour une journée d’étude qui se tiendra à Grenoble (Université Grenoble Alpes et Musée dauphinois) les 6 et 7 novembre 2025
Après plusieurs journées d’études appréhendant le catalogue d’exposition d’arts visuels comme un objet d’étude en soi (Paris 2023 et 2024, Bordeaux 2025), ce titre sous forme de question est volontairement provocateur. Il reprend en effet, pour évidemment le questionner, un partage entre musées des Beaux-arts et musées autres qui a structuré la vision des musées du point de vue de l’action publique, et qui a renvoyé dans une catégorie définie par défaut des musées extrêmement . . . → En lire plus
Colloque international 22-23-24 octobre 2025 Marseille – Centre de la vieille Charité, salle du miroir
Dans le cadre du groupe de travail Collections et collectionneurs d’objets extra-occidentaux en Méditerranée Projet lauréat 2025 du programme de l’INHA Carte blanche : histoire de l’art en région
Ports et territoires méditerranéens : circulation des biens culturels, constitution des collections extra-européennes (XVIIe-XXIe siècles)
Ce colloque propose d’analyser la constitution des collections publiques et privées des biens culturels extra-européens autour du bassin méditerranéen. Depuis l’Antiquité, et jusqu’au monde contemporain, la Méditerranée demeure un carrefour stratégique de la circulation des biens, des personnes et des idées, un « espace-mouvement » comme l’a défini Fernand Braudel. Les villes ports (Marseille, Toulon, Gênes, Barcelone…) constituent les plaques tournantes pour l’arrivée des objets et leur diffusion auprès des marchands, . . . → En lire plus
Artists and Collections: Histories, Practices and Interactions, International Scientific Conference
The establishment of preferential relationships between artists and the possession of objects and works of art can be a complex matter. These relationships may be distant in terms of formal characteristics, or, conversely, they may be the primary reference models for the artists’ production. Conversely, artists have frequently engaged in various activities with collectors, contributing to the formation and understanding of collections.
The objective of the conference, scheduled for 2-3 December 2025 at Università IULM in Milan, is to investigate the intricacies of the relationships between artists and collections of objects and works of art from the Middle Ages to the contemporary era. The investigation will adopt an interdisciplinary approach, integrating traditional research into the history of art . . . → En lire plus
Southern Netherlandish Art Summer School (Antwerp/Cambridge 1-10 Jul 25)
This is a call for applications to a Summer School in Antwerp/Brussels and Cambridge/London from Tuesday, 1st July to Thursday, 10th July. The focus will be Southern Netherlandish Art, 1500-1700. The summer school is organised by the History of Art Department and Trinity Hall, the University of Cambridge, and the Rubenshuis, Antwerp. The programme is kindly funded by the Government of Flanders.
We offer a unique, object-oriented opportunity for four promising researchers to participate in the summer school, alongside eight early-career researchers from the Rubenshuis and the University of Cambridge.
Open to: MA students, PhD candidates, and early career post-doctoral researchers or museum professionals
When and where: Antwerp and Brussels (1-5 July), Cambridge and London (6-10 July 2025)
About . . . → En lire plus
Cultural Entanglements: European and Ibero-American Baroque Architecture (Mexico, 15-19 avril 2026)
Society of Architectural Historians 2026 Annual International Conference. Session: Cultural Entanglements: European and Ibero-American Baroque Architecture. Berthold Hub.
Ibero-American historiography tends to explain Spanish Baroque architecture as the outcome of purely internal Iberian developments. The rich surface decoration, which covers façades and retablos in particular, but sometimes also entire rooms, are explained by the Islamic and Morisco or Mudejar ornamentation and its continuation in the so-called Plateresque style of the sixteenth century, in short: by “invariantes castizos,” according to Fernando Chueca Goitia.
Numerous motifs, however, appear to originate from the so-called “column books” of northern Alpine carpenter architects such as Wendel Dietterlin and Vredeman de Vries. Although John Moffitt rightly attributed the Spanish form of the Estípide . . . → En lire plus
International Working Group on Medical Wax Models
Medical wax model collections have been the subject of renewed scientific interest since the turn of the millennium. As part of the material turn, scholars in history and cultural studies increasingly study historical objects in museums and university collections. Wax moulages in particular, with their specific characteristics, have attracted attention from medical professionals and historians alike. A German-speaking Moulages Working Group was formed in Berlin in 2013, following a major international conference in Dresden 2009. Ten years later, at a meeting in Zurich in 2023, the circle of participants was expanded to represent collections from all over the world. As an international working group, we now take the next step and join the newly founded International Association of . . . → En lire plus
Appel à communication : British Archeological Association 9th Romanesque Conference, « Romanesque: Transmission, Reception, Imitation » (Toulouse, Hôtel d’Assézat, 13-17 avril 2026)
The British Archaeological Association will hold the ninth in its series of biennial International Romanesque conferences in Toulouse from 13-17 April, 2026.
The theme of the conference is Romanesque: Transmission, Reception, Imitation and the aim is to examine not only the ways in which techniques, iconographic motifs and styles moved around Romanesque Europe but also the ways and reasons they were adopted, and particularly how they were transformed in their new environment. Some aspects of the question are well-researched: the movement of artists or masons, patronal activity and monastic affiliation are obvious examples, and perhaps in . . . → En lire plus
Appel à communication : « Redoublement(s) : Dispositifs de duplication et rhétorique visuelle dans l’image des Tre-Quattrocento » (Paris, INHA, 1er-2 décembre 2025)
Colloque organisé par Anne-Laure Imbert et Naïs Virenque, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (HiCSA) en collaboration avec l’UCLouvain.
La peinture italienne des Tre-Quattrocento regorge de dispositifs de redoublement dont la visée est de renforcer l’efficacité discursive de l’image : réduplication de personnages, échos des gestes et positions des corps, cadres fictifs et architectures signifiantes, jeux d’écho de l’iconographie symbolique… Ces renforcements sémiotiques de l’image par l’image requièrent des choix compositionnels qui s’appuient tant sur l’érudition des peintres que sur une culture et des habitudes visuelles qu’ils partagent avec le spectateur. Ils impliquent une attention portée aux procédés de juxtaposition, de continuité ou de rupture, mais aussi de mise . . . → En lire plus
The 32nd International Colloquium of the Corpus Vitrearum will take place in Krakow from 6 to 9 July 2026, overlapping with the 13th International Forum for the Conservation and Technology of Historic Stained Glass of the Corpus Vitrearum from 8 to 10 July 2026 in Krakow.1) 32nd International Colloquium of the Corpus Vitrearum RESEARCH ON STAINED GLASS: HISTORY AND METHODS
The Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi was founded in 1952. In the year before the 75th anniversary of the inauguration of this international undertaking – whose aims currently encompass the study of stained-glass heritage . . . → En lire plus
The Future of the Antique: Interpreting the Sculptural Canon.
The University of Buckingham, the Census of Antique Works of Art and Architecture Known in the Renaissance (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin), the Warburg Institute, and the Institute of Classical Studies (University of London), are organising a two-day interdisciplinary conference to celebrate the publication of the new edition of Francis Haskell and Nicholas Penny’s seminal work Taste and the Antique (Harvey Miller/Brepols, December 2024).
This landmark publication provides an opportunity to review and coordinate recent achievements and new initiatives in the study and interpretation of the Greek and Roman sculptural legacy.
The original 1981 Yale University Press edition of Taste and the Antique significantly shaped the field’s direction over four decades, influencing both academic research and curatorial practices. The revised and . . . → En lire plus
Appel à participation Les assises de l’histoire de l’art en France (Les rencontres du CFHA)
Médiathèque du patrimoine et de la photographie, Vendredi 4 juillet 2025 Charenton-le-Pont
Le succès des premières Assises du CFHA qui s’étaient déroulées à Sceaux en 2023 a incité le conseil du CFHA à renouveler ces rencontres cette année. Leur but est de réunir toute la communauté de l’histoire de l’art en France : aussi bien le monde de la recherche universitaire que les professionnels du patrimoine et de sa conservation-restauration, ainsi que les acteurs du marché de l’art, de l’édition, de la critique . . . → En lire plus
Appel à communication : «Perspectives on Art Histories in the Balkans: Actors, Networks, and Practices from the Early Modern to the Contemporary » (Paris, INHA, 18-20 mars 2026)
The symposium “Perspectives on Art Histories in the Balkans: Actors, Networks, and Practices from the Early Modern to the Contemporary” is designed to be a forum for dialogue between academic researchers and cultural players. Devoted to the visual art of the Balkans, this will be the first of a series of triannual meetings bringing together in one place the fields of art research and artistic creation. The . . . → En lire plus
Appel à communication : « Inventing Images » (Universität Stuttgart, 21-22 novembre 2025)
Argumentaire
The medieval Christian image is not only a statement and an argument but also serves to visualize specific perspectives; it could furthermore possess a documentary value. The authenticity sometimes attributed to images made them powerful agents for dogmatic, propagandistic, or representative purposes. The conference Erste Bilder / Inventing Images focuses on newly conceived images and explores the conditions under which such innovations were granted credibility.
Since Late Antiquity, depictions of Christ and the saints have been subject to discussions about their legitimacy and status. These debates also involved controversies concerning the authenticity of images. By the authenticity of images, we mean that they . . . → En lire plus
Journée d’étude internationale
8 et 9 octobre 2025, INHA, Paris
Télé-Phonies : l’écoute à distance dans les arts et les cultures auditives
Association IMAGO-Cultures Visuelles, groupe de recherche Télé-Visions (ED441/HiCSA)
L’invention du téléphone, de la télégraphie électrique et de la radio a profondément transformé les modalités de l’écoute. Ces technologies ont accompagné le développement d’approches physiologiques et la mesure de plus en plus précise des phénomènes sonores. Elles ont favorisé l’émergence d’un ensemble de compétences sonores, et ont structuré l’écoute comme une pratique corporelle et sociale spécifique. Le développement des outils de reproduction et de transmission sonore a également conduit . . . → En lire plus
Summer School « Connected Spaces – Networks, Contact Zones, Infrastructures ».
Prof. Dr. Tanja Michalsky, Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max Planck Institute for Art History, Rome. Prof. Dr. Bernd Nicolai, Emeritus Architecture History and Monument Conservation, University of Bern.
The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Müstair Monastery, one of the most important Carolingian and Romanesque monastery complexes, is located at a historical interface between north and south in the Grisons Alps, close to the main Roman road from Verona to Augsburg, the Via Claudia Augusta, where diverse contacts and transfer processes between the Mediterranean and northern Alpine worlds can be identified.
The CONNECTED SPACES summer school would like to use this inspiring location to discuss dissertation projects and advanced master’s theses on the topics of
– artistic/architectural networks, – . . . → En lire plus
Urban Images and Their Unpredictable Narratives, 1450–1950: Stakeholders, Authorities, and ‘the Others’.
Cities have long been complex sites of intersection, conflict, and negotiation. Their visual representations—whether in maps, vedute, paintings, engravings, or other media—have carefully articulated the diverse contexts, interests, and power structures that operated in the city. Far from being neutral, these representations were directly shaped by their creators’ perspectives and the environments they were part of. Within this tension, further narratives were at play.
Starting from the image, this session aims to understand how representing cities has functioned both as political instrument capable of normalizing power structures and as means of capturing the intrinsic unruly nature of urban space for a broader audience. How was power articulated in images in response to the unpredictability of (daily) urban life? . . . → En lire plus
Workshop “Nicholas of Verdun‘s Pulpit for Klosterneuburg”
The paneling of the pulpit originally in the collegiate church in Klosterneuburg (Lower Austria), executed in enamel techniques by the Maasland goldsmith Nicholas of Verdun and completed in 1181 is an outstanding work in many respects: it is one of the largest surviving works of goldsmithing from the High Middle Ages. The donor’s inscription explains the theological concept and names not only the patron and the date of completion but also—unusually for the period—the goldsmith. Through a style that innovatively adapts ancient models, the work conveys multiple layers of meaning simultaneousely: its typological structure forms the foundation, with harmonized pictorial compositions clearly illustrating the relationship between the First and Second Testaments. At the same time, significant attention is given to the world of . . . → En lire plus
PATRIMOINE, COLLECTIONS, MUSÉES. UNE CONFRONTATION ENTRE PROFESSIONNELS D’EUROPE ET D’AFRIQUE (ICOM Europe-ICOM Afrique, ICOM Arabe, Ministère italien de la Culture DIVA, ICOM Italie, ICOFOM, SUSTAIN, MPR, AVICOM, ICOM WGD) Conférence. Appel à propositions d’interventions et affiches.
Les débats qui concernent les musées sur les pratiques de décolonisation sont permanents et évoluent, prenant en compte les conséquences globales du colonialisme dans les sociétés contemporaines, notamment les inégalités sociales et économiques, la marginalisation de certaines populations, les menaces persistantes pesant sur les peuples autochtones et leurs terres traditionnelles, le racisme institutionnel et le sexisme sous toutes leurs formes. La décolonisation, dans ses nombreuses significations données par les musées et les conservateurs, est une pratique et une entreprise qui s’inscrit dans . . . → En lire plus
