The Burlington Magazine’s Travel Bursaries to study collections of European drawings.
We are delighted to announce a new initiative: The Burlington Magazine Travel Bursaries, generously funded by the Rick Mather David Scrase Foundation.
These bursaries are designed to support emerging art historians undertaking research on old master drawings. The awards will fund travel to major collections worldwide to study works of Western art on paper from the Renaissance to 1900.
Typical awards will range from £2,000–£2,500 for travel within Europe and £3,000–£3,500 for intercontinental travel. Applications are welcomed from postgraduate and curatorial researchers worldwide.
The deadline for applications is Sunday, 1 February 2026.
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2 Postdoc Fellowships, Museo del Prado, Madrid
Call for Postdoctoral Research Grants at the Museo del Prado.
Two postdoctoral research grants financed by the Gondra Barandiarán Foundation are hereby announced.
The deadline for submission of applications is open until December 15th, inclusive.
Objective: To facilitate two three-month research stays for PhD researchers at the Centro de Estudios del Museo del Prado (Prado Museum Study Center). The aim is for their study to contribute to the enrichment of knowledge about the collections and/or the history of the Prado Museum. The Study Center offers researchers access to the collections and contact with the Prado Museum’s academic community, access to the resources of . . . → En lire plus
Job Opportunity: Postdoctoral Fellowship in the History of French Art.
Salary: $60,000 CAD / year.
The University of Toronto Department of Art History invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship for graduates of French institutions working on the history of French art. The fellow will play a key role in advancing cultural exchange between Canada and France as part of the University of Toronto–France Art History Partnership (https://arthistory.utoronto.ca/france-partnership).
Description of duties The fellow will be in residence in Toronto, where their primary responsibility will be pursuing an independent research project in any area of French art history. In parallel, the fellow will work with University of Toronto staff to . . . → En lire plus
Apply for a Clements Library Fellowship The William L. Clements Library offers fellowships to help scholars access the Library’s rich primary source collections for research. A Fellowship Review Committee will assign successful applicants to a named fellowship as described below.
The four broad categories are Long-term, Short-term, Week-long, and Digital fellowships. The application requires a selection of which type of fellowship you would like to be considered for and the . . . → En lire plus
Tenure-Sheldon Solow Professorship in the History of Architecture, New York City.
Fine Arts of New York University Application deadline: Dec 15, 2025 apply.interfolio.com/175115
The Institute of Fine Arts of New York University seeks applicants at the rank of Assistant Professor for the Sheldon H. Solow Professorship in the History of Architecture, a tenure track position. We invite applications from architectural historians working on the period after 1400 in any geographic area complementary to those currently represented by Institute faculty and associated faculty. We also encourage candidates with relevant curatorial experience. The successful candidate will contribute to the Institute’s commitment to methodological and theoretical innovation.
The Institute of Fine Arts is a graduate educational institution serving MA and PhD students in art history, archaeology, and fine . . . → En lire plus
Auteur non identifié, Diptyque : la Peinture et la Sculpture (détail : La Sculpture), XIXe siècle, ivoire, 35 × 11 cm, Paris, musée du Louvre (R 1447), en dépôt à la Fondation Salomon-de-Rothschild.© 2009 Grand Palais-RMN (musée du Louvre) / Jean-Gilles Berizzi
Histoire de l’art, no 98 : Sortir de l’anonymat Biographies d’artistes, biographies d’objets
Télécharger l’appel au format PDF.
« Je choisis de garder mon identité cachée parce que, souvent, quand vous connaissez l’artiste, vous pensez aussi connaître son art. » — Banksy
Identités et noms d’artistes sont aux fondements de l’histoire de l’art telle qu’elle s’érige en discipline . . . → En lire plus
Photographic Interiors: between Staging and Documentation
From family pictures to police photographs and social surveys, the photographic documentation of private interiors often finds pictures in front of the lens. It turns the images in the interior, along with their often fleeting arrangements, into fixed coordinates. It also reminds us how our lives are surrounded by images. Photography, along with other printed image technologies, is a major component of the ordinary visual environment that papers domestic surfaces, at the same time at it proves to be a particularly adequate means of documenting interiors.
This conference aims to think through this mirror effect of photographed photographs, by considering together images of domestic worlds and everyday image practices anchored in the dwelling. The aim is twofold: to examine the various ways . . . → En lire plus
Assistant Professor, Medieval Art History, Southern Methodist University
The Department of Art History in the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University seeks a specialist in the art and architecture of the Medieval period, broadly defined. Applications are welcome from scholars specializing in any period from AD 400-1400, whose research focuses on Europe, the Mediterranean, and/or culturally interconnected artistic traditions (Jewish, Islamic, African/Indian Ocean traditions).
The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to interdisciplinarity, strong visual analytic skills, theoretical fluency, and a broad knowledge of Medieval visual culture. Potential research interests may address questions of art and thought; institutional and . . . → En lire plus
Postdoctoral Fellowship, The Morgan Drawing Institute
The Morgan Drawing Institute will award one nine-month Postdoctoral Research Fellowship to a scholar in the first decade of their career following the completion of the Ph.D. or equivalent advanced degree. The Postdoctoral Research Fellowship supports an independent research project, ideally working toward a clearly defined publication relating to some aspect of the history, theory, collecting, function, or interpretation of drawings.
Requirements: The Postdoctoral Research Fellow is expected to spend their fellowship period in residence at the Morgan Library & Museum. The majority of the Fellow’s time will be spent on the research project for which the fellowship is awarded, but the . . . → En lire plus
L’appel à candidatures pour le Prix Marc de Montalembert est en ligne ! Ce prix soutient l’achèvement d’un travail de recherche qui promet un apport à la connaissance des arts et de la culture du monde méditerranéen.
La Fondation Marc de Montalembert et l’École du Louvre se sont associées pour l’attribution du Prix Marc de Montalembert d’un montant de 9000 euros. Ce prix soutient l’achèvement d’un travail de recherche qui promet un apport original à la connaissance des arts et de la culture du monde méditerranéen, depuis les périodes anciennes jusqu’à l’époque contemporaine. La Fondation Marc de Montalembert offre en outre au lauréat la . . . → En lire plus
I Tatti, The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies in Florence, Italy, warmly invites applications for the 2026–2027 academic year. We offer the following ten fellowships (n.b. deadlines vary):
Wallace Fellowship (four or six months; deadline November 15) for scholars who explore the historiography and impact of the Italian Renaissance in the Modern Era (19th-21st centuries). https://itatti.harvard.edu/wallace-fellowship
Berenson Fellowship (four or six months; deadline November 15) for scholars who explore « Italy in the World. » Projects should address the transnational dialogues between Italy and other cultures. https://itatti.harvard.edu/berenson-fellowship
Digital Humanities Fellowship (four or six months; deadline November 15) for projects that cut across traditional disciplinary . . . → En lire plus
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.). https://itatti.harvard.edu/i-tatti-fellowship
Assistant Curator of Provenance, European Art. Temporary Full-Time; 2 year contract (35 hours per week).
Located in Toronto, the Art Gallery of Ontario is one of the largest art museums in North America, attracting approximately one million visitors annually. The AGO Collection of more than 120,000 works of art ranges from cutting-edge contemporary art to significant works by Indigenous and Canadian artists and European masterpieces. We are currently seeking a Temporary Full-Time Assistant Curator of Provenance, European Art to join our Curatorial team. Working with the Associate Curator, European Art and the Registrar, Collections Information and with the Provenance Restitution and Repatriation Committee, the Assistant Curator of Provenance, European Art, leads self-directed, in-depth research related to the history of ownership of art in the AGO collection, proposed purchases, . . . → En lire plus
The Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art welcomes applications for pre-doctoral, post-doctoral, and senior fellowships, and a new non-residential doctoral dissertation completion fellowship.
Applications are open now for a range of fellowship opportunities in the Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Pre-Doctoral Fellowships (two years) are aimed at current PhD students working on their thesis. Post-Doctoral Fellowships (one or two years), for those within seven years of receiving their doctoral degree, are intended for scholars working on a book project. The Senior Fellowship (one year) is for established scholars with a publication record commensurate with their career stage. The one-year Non-Residential Doctoral Dissertation Completion Fellowship is for PhD students in . . . → En lire plus
The American University of Paris invites applications for a full-time position in the Department of Art History and Fine Arts at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning 1 August 2026. The Department seeks a candidate who works on a period pre-1900 and specializes in a geographic region outside Europe such as Asia, Africa, the Middle East, colonial Latin America, or the Indigenous arts of the Americas or Oceania. The ability to teach in more than one geographic area is desirable. Art historians with a disciplinary interest in anthropology, architecture, and/or material culture are especially welcome to apply.
The successful candidate will demonstrate their commitment to a liberal arts education and to global approaches to the field of art history. The applicant’s research and teaching would complement current departmental . . . → En lire plus
Chaque année, l’Académie de France à Rome – Villa Médicis organise un concours international qui vise à sélectionner les pensionnaires qui seront accueillis à la Villa Médicis à Rome pour une résidence de création, d’expérimentation . . . → En lire plus
Le Département d’histoire de l’art et d’archéologie recherche une personne docteure en histoire de l’art pour assurer des cours le second semestre en histoire de l’art moderne sur 12 semaines (avec surveillance des examens liés et correction des copies ensuite …) :
-24h CM introduction à l’histoire de l’art de la Renaissance (12x2h) en L1 (environ 120 étudiants)
– 12h CM et 6h TD sur un sujet au choix au L3, plutôt sur la période XV-XVIe siècle (le sujet des cours peut être assez varié; environ 20 étudiants)
Tous les enseignements peuvent être regroupés sur une demi journée (mais les transports ne sont pas . . . → En lire plus
Pensionnaires en histoire de l’art et restauration du patrimoine Académie de France à Rome – Villa Médicis
2020-2025
2020 Restauration du patrimoine Coralie Barbe (https://villamedici.it/resident/coralie-barbe/) Histoire de l’art Valentina Hristova (https://villamedici.it/resident/valentina-hristova/) Gaylord Brouhot (https://villamedici.it/resident/gaylord-brouhot/) Sara Vitacca (https://villamedici.it/resident/sara-vitacca/) 2021 Histoire de l’art Samir Boumediene (https://villamedici.it/resident/samir-boumediene/) 2022 Restauration du patrimoine Hortense de Corneillan (https://villamedici.it/resident/hortense-de-corneillan/) Histoire de l’art Marion Grébert (https://villamedici.it/resident/marion-grebert/) Ariane Varela Braga (https://villamedici.it/resident/ariane-varela-braga/) 2023 Restauration du patrimoine Laure Cadot (https://villamedici.it/resident/laure-cadot/) Histoire de l’art Morad Montazami (https://villamedici.it/resident/morad-montazami/)
2024 Histoire de l’art Alessandro Gallicchio (https://villamedici.it/resident/alessandro-gallicchio/) Nicolas Sarzeaud (https://villamedici.it/resident/nicolas-sarzeaud/) Pierre Von-Ow (https://villamedici.it/resident/pierre-von-ow/) 2025 Histoire de . . . → En lire plus
Eikones- Center for the Theory and History of the Image at the University of Basel. The center invites applications from outstanding junior and senior researchers in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences for three one-year NOMIS Fellowships beginning September 1, 2026.
Since 2005, eikones has served as a center for graduate and postgraduate research on images. The center is dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of images as instruments of human knowledge and cultural practices. It investigates the functions and effects of images throughout history and in our contemporary society from analytical and empirical perspectives.
The NOMIS Fellowship Program supports groundbreaking research projects related to how images act as models or paradigms in scientific and aesthetic contexts. We are . . . → En lire plus
One post-doctoral or junior researcher fellowship.
The ERC Advanced grant project AGRELITA “The reception of ancient Greece in pre-modern French literature and illustrations of manuscripts and printed books (1320-1550): how invented memories shaped the identity of European communities” , led by Prof. Catherine Gaullier-Bougassas, is now accepting applications for one postdoctoral or junior researcher position (100%), starting on 01/10/2025.
AGRELITA is based at the University of Caen Normandy and is scheduled to conclude on 30th September 2027.
Contract duration: 12 months, renewable.
Project Until now the reception history of ancient Greece (before Alexander the Great) in pre-modern Western Europe has focussed almost exclusively on the transmission of Greek texts. Yet well before the revival of Greek’s teaching, numerous vernacular . . . → En lire plus
