The MIT Department of Architecture is welcoming applications for its second Summer Teaching Workshop, hosted by the History, Theory, and Criticism of Architecture and Art Group.
This intimate four-day intensive Workshop will give early- and mid-career instructors teaching architectural history at the undergraduate level the opportunity to collaboratively discuss and develop materials and methods for survey and introductory courses. The goal is to create space and time for intimate dialogue about pedagogy, and to allow early- and mid-career teacher-scholars to learn from one another and reimagine the syllabus and other course materials.
The theme of this year’s Workshop is Global Environmental History. We understand by the . . . → En lire plus
Saint Sebastian: the Image of a Saint between Art, Literature, and Visual Culture. International Conference.
Deadline: Mar 31, 2026
In 1976 the British filmmaker Derek Jarman chose the bay of Cala Domestica in Sardinia as the setting for his film Sebastiane, a work that decisively shaped the contemporary reinterpretation of Saint Sebastian, projecting him into an aesthetic, political, and queer dimension. Fifty years after that experience, scholars are invited to the University of Cagliari to reflect on the iconography of the Saint and the imagery it has generated, from its medieval origins to the present day, from a global and interdisciplinary perspective. The aim is to . . . → En lire plus
The Association of Friends of the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, Munich (CONIVNCTA FLORESCIT), offers an annual award for early career research in the field of applied arts. The award is funded by Claudia Oetker.
The purpose of this award, funded by Claudia Oetker, is to encourage younger scholars to address neglected topics and to bring the results of their work to the attention of a broader public. Consideration will be given to a Ph.D. dissertation, M.A. thesis, or scholarly publication, completed within the last three years and dealing with art historical questions which involve the applied arts. Applicants should have graduated within the last five years. The winning candidate chosen by an independent committee of scholars, will receive € 7,000, . . . → En lire plus
The Association of Friends of the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, Munich (CONIVNCTA FLORESCIT), offers an annual award for early career research in the field of the history of architecture. The purpose of this award, named after the architect Theodor Fischer (1862-1938), is to encourage younger scholars to bring the results of their work to the attention of a broader public.
Consideration will be given to a Ph.D. dissertation, M.A. thesis, or scholarly publication, completed within the last three years and dealing with art historical questions in the history of architecture. Applicants should have graduated within the last five years.
The winning candidate, chosen by . . . → En lire plus
The Wolfgang Ratjen Award is an annual award for early career research in the field of graphic arts. The prize, funded by the Foundation Wolfgang Ratjen, is curated and presented by CONIVNCTA FLORESCIT Friends of the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte.
The purpose of this award, which honours the memory of the collector Wolfgang Ratjen (1943-1997), is to encourage younger scholars to address neglected topics and to bring the results of their work to the attention of a broader public.
Consideration will be given to a Ph.D. dissertation, M.A. thesis, or publication, completed within the last three years and dealing with art historical questions which involve drawings or prints in Western art. Applicants should have been graduated within the last five years. The winning candidate, chosen by an independent . . . → En lire plus
The Willibald Sauerländer Award honours and supports early career research in the history of art history. The prize, funded by CONIVNCTA FLORESCIT Friends of the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, honours the memory of Willibald Sauerländer (1924–2018), from 1970 to 1989 director of the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte and an honorary professor at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich.
Consideration will be given to a Ph.D. dissertation, M.A. thesis, or publication completed within the last three years. Applicants should have been graduated within the last five years. The winning candidate, chosen by an independent committee of scholars, will receive € 7,000, and is expected to spend three months conducting research at the Zentralinstitut . . . → En lire plus
The Creative Space Fellowship, funded by the Association of Friends of the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte CONIVNCTA FLORESCIT e.V., gives freelance curators and art historians employed in museums the opportunity of pursuing research in connection with a collection or an exhibition. The fellowship is meant to create a “creative scientific space” in order to reflect on collections and exhibitions and to develop ideas and concepts. Fellows are expected to partake in the activities of the ZI and to present the fellowship project.
The fellowship lasts one to two months and consists of an allowance of 1.800 € per month. An independent expert committee decides on the award. The fellowship can be scheduled individually by arrangement but should start within one year of acceptance.
Application:
Applicants with a PhD and a permanent . . . → En lire plus
The Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte will award two Juliane and Franz Roh Fellowships in Modern and Contemporary Art (20th–21st century) at the Studienzentrum zur Kunst der Moderne und Gegenwart at the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte.
The fellowships are intended for doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars who have graduated within the last five years who are working on a project related to modern or contemporary art. Fellows are expected to partake in the activities of the ZI and to present the fellowship project. The fellowships last three months and can commence between April and October 2026. Graduate fellows will receive a monthly stipend of €2,000. Postgraduate fellows will receive €2,300 per month.
Application:
Applications are accepted in German, English, French or Italian. Please submit a CV and a project description (no more than . . . → En lire plus
The Jutta Held Award honours and supports early career research in art history with a socio-political focus.
The prize, funded by Stiftung Kritische Kunst- und Kulturwissenschaften, honours the memory of Jutta Held (1933–2007), one of the first female professors of art history. The award is made in recognition of her commitment to social issues and gender studies in art and cultural history, and aims to promote such critical approaches in early-career scholarship.
Consideration will be given to a Ph.D. dissertation, M.A. thesis, or publication completed within the last three years. Applicants should have graduated within the last five years. The winning candidate, chosen by an independent committee of scholars, will . . . → En lire plus
The Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte will award a James Loeb Fellowships for the Classical Tradition in Art and Architecture for the year 2026.
The fellowship commemorates James Loeb (1867 New York – 1933 München), graduate of Harvard University, initiator of the Loeb Classical Library project and art collector. The fellowship is intended to support research that reflect Loeb’s central interests.
The fellowship is intended for doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars who have graduated within the last five years and who are working on a project related to the classical tradition in art and architecture, from the Middle Ages to the present.
Fellows are expected to . . . → En lire plus
PANOFSKY FELLOWSHIP 2026 : Byzantine-Latin Artistic Interactions in the Late Medieval and Early Modern Periods
Prof. Dr. Michele Bacci, Université Fribourg, will hold the Panofsky Professorship at the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte Munich in 2026. In connection with this professorship the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte seeks applications for a Panofsky Fellowship.
The fellowship is intended for doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars (who have graduated within the last five years) who are working on a project related to the topic “Byzantine-Latin Artistic Interactions in the Late Medieval and Early Modern Periods”. Fellows are expected to maintain a presence at the ZI, to present the Fellowship project, and to partake in the activities of the ZI. The fellowship lasts three months and commences between April and July 2026.
Graduate fellows will receive a monthly . . . → En lire plus
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Bourses/postes/prix, Europe 
Byzance, Cultural Studies, Doctorat, Moyen-Âge, Post-doctorat, Renaissance 
Albert Ottenbacher Fellowship for Provenance Research 2026
The Albert Ottenbacher Fellowship, sponsored by the Association of Friends of the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte e.V. CONIVNCTA FLORESCIT, supports research projects on provenance research in the broadest sense. The fellowship is named in memory of Albert Ottenbacher (1950–2022) and honors his commitment to provenance research at the ZI.
The fellowship enables a research stay of up to three months at the Central Institute for Art History. Fellows are expected to partake in the activities of the ZI and to present the fellowship project. The amount of the scholarship is € 2,000 per month (doctoral students) or € 2,300 (postdocs). . . . → En lire plus
Doktorierendenkolloquium | Kunstgeschichtliche Forschungen zum 15. und 16. Jahrhundert: Projekte, Traditionen, Methoden
The colloquium offers insights into current dissertation projects in art history on the 15th and 16th centuries and aims to provide a forum for doctoral candidates to exchange ideas and network. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss their projects on the art of the 15th and 16th centuries and the associated critical discourses.
The colloquium will be held partly at the Carl Friedrich von Siemens Stiftung and partly at the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte in Munich. Doctoral candidates are invited to present their dissertation topics in a presentation of up to 20 minutes. Presentations should devote . . . → En lire plus
Humboldt-Universität x Bibliotheca Hertziana x Warburg Institute. Application deadline: Jan 31, 2026
The Institut für Kunst- und Bildgeschichte, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, the Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max Planck Institute for Art History, and the Warburg Institute, School of Advanced Study, University of London, are pleased to announce a fellowship in Berlin, Rome, and London, offered at either the predoctoral or postdoctoral level. These fellowships grow out of the longstanding collaboration between the Humboldt, the Hertziana, and the Warburg in the research project Census of Antique Works of Art and Architecture Known in the Renaissance (https://www.census.de).
The fellowships extend the traditional chronological boundaries of the Census and are dedicated to research and intellectual exchange on topics related to the . . . → En lire plus
Les commentaires sont clos Bourses/postes/prix, Europe Antiquité, Archéologie, Cultural Studies, Doctorat, Post-doctorat, XIXe, XV-XVIIIe 
Catherine Limousin, Henri Désiré Gauquié (1858-1927). Catalogue raisonné, Lille, Éditions Invenit, 2023,
45 euros 213 p., ill. ISBN : 978-2-37680-101-6
Lien pour commander l’ouvrage sur le site de l’éditeur :https://www.invenit.fr/produit/henri-desire-gauquie-1858-1927/
Dans ce catalogue, Catherine Limousin rassemble 159 œuvres d’Henri Gauquié (22 octobre 1858 – 19 août 1927), et les accompagne d’études préparatoires et de versions remaniées par le sculpteur lui-même ou réédi-tées après sa mort. De ce modeleur de talent né à Flers-lez-Lille, on connaît peu de dessins, mais il s’inspire avec bonheur de ceux qu’ont réalisés les architectes avec lesquels il travaille tout au . . . → En lire plus
[Ant]Arctique en objets : fabrique de l’imaginaire du voyage vers les pôles (Montréal, 5-6 mai 2026)
Colloque interdisciplinaire international sur les objets et les images des pôles
[Ant]Arctique en objets : fabrique de l’imaginaire du voyage vers les pôles
Colloque — les mardi 5 et mercredi 6 mai 2026 à l’Université du Québec à Montréal
Date limite d’envoi des propositions — le lundi 9 février 2026
L’appel est ouvert aux chercheur·euses, créateur·ices, collectionneur·euses, conservateur·ices, et éditeur·ices. Ce colloque se veut interdisciplinaire et ouvert aux intervenant·es de tous horizons disciplinaires et de toutes pratiques.
PRÉSENTATION
Si l’imaginaire des pôles a fait l’objet de nombreuses études, il a rarement été interrogé à partir des objets et images qui matérialisent l’imaginaire . . . → En lire plus
Carrache, Annibal (Carracci, Annibale), Musée du Louvre, Département des Arts graphiques, INV 7183, Recto – https://collections.louvre.fr/ark:/53355/cl020004092 – https://collections.louvre.fr/CGU
« L’exposition Dessins des Carrache. La Fabrique de la Galerie Farnèse présentera trois plafonds au public : celui de la Galerie et du Camerino du palais Farnèse ainsi que celui de la Galerie des Ambassadeurs, une réplique de la Galerie Farnèse voulue par Louis XIV au palais des Tuileries, dont les grands cartons préparatoires conservés au Louvre constituent les derniers vestiges. A cette occasion, proposition est faite de porter notre regard au-delà des seuls Carrache et de nous étonner : comment . . . → En lire plus
Recherches sur l’art du dix-septième siècle .Université d’été
Appel à candidatures*
*Versions PDF à télécharger : Université d’été 2026. Appel à candidatures (français) Université d’été 2026. Appel à candidatures (anglais)
« Docere, Delectare, Movere »
La seconde édition de l’Université d’été sera accueillie par la Bibliothèque nationale de France (Site Richelieu – Salle des conférences) et l’Inha. L’événement offrira un lieu et un temps privilégiés de rencontres entre professionnels et jeunes chercheurs, accueillant les recherches interdisciplinaires les plus stimulantes consacrées à l’art européen et extra-européen du XVIIe siècle (entendu largement, des années 1580 à 1720).
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Résidence INHALAB 2026 « Aux origines du regard écologique : les imaginaires du XIXe siècle »
Séance 1 : Méthodologie écocritique (mercredi 28 janvier)
Auditorium de l’INHA et salle Warburg pour le cocktail (17h-20h)
Modération : Violaine Gourbet, Maîtresse de conférences en histoire de l’art, Université Polytechnique des Hauts-de-France (UPHF)
Depuis une vingtaine d’années, les représentations picturales et graphiques occupent une place croissante dans le champ pluriel des études écocritiques. En faisant dialoguer des chercheuses et chercheurs aux disciplines et aux approches diverses, cette première table ronde, pensée comme une introduction à la résidence, posera la question des méthodologies qui font actuellement émerger une histoire de l’art écocritique.
Estelle Zhong Mengual – Docteure en histoire de l’art, enseignante à Sciences Po Paris et responsable de la chaire « . . . → En lire plus
Les commentaires sont clos Conférences, séminaires art et écologie, Cultural Studies, Théorie et interprétation 
Journées d’étude : Paris au temps de l’Art déco (Paris, 22-23 janvier 2026)
Les commentaires sont clos Colloques, journées d'études Architecture, Arts décoratifs, France, XXe siècle 