This multidisciplinary volume explores the rich history, techniques, and ritual uses of medieval Western embroidery through expert essays and over 100 vivid colour illustrations.

The Misericordia International 17th Colloquium invites interdisciplinary paper proposals on the thematic exploration of visual and sensory dimensions of choir stalls, with a submission deadline of 30 October 2026.

Explore the rich tapestry of history and creativity in this collection of essays that delve into the Bayeux Tapestry’s creation, preservation, and enduring influence on art and culture across Europe, written in honour of Shirley Ann Brown.

The UCLA CMRS Center for Early Global Studies is pleased to announce a John W. Baldwin Post-Doctoral Fellowship for a recent Ph.D. whose work focuses on European medieval studies within the global comparative context.

The Medieval Academy of America's podcast ‘The Multicultural Middle Ages’ is inviting episode proposals for its sixth season, focusing on the diverse aspects of the Middle Ages, with a submission deadline of 15 October 2026.

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 2026–2027 East of Byzantium lecture series.

The Courtauld is delighted to announce its Medieval Seminars for Autumn 2026.

Papers are invited for this interdisciplinary workshop in Rome from January 19-21, 2027, exploring the transformation of traditional Roman public spaces into sacred urban landscapes. Submissions are due by 30 September 2026.

ICMA is inviting paper submissions for its sponsored panel ‘Visual Cultures of Surveillance in the Medieval World’ at IMC Leeds 2027. Deadline is 23 September 2026.

The AVISTA is pleased to invite submissions to its sponsored hybrid session, Unfinished, Damaged, Reimagined: Rethinking the Fragment, at the 2027 International Congress on Medieval Studies (Kalamazoo, MI, 13–15 May 2027)

Papers are invited for this IMC Leeds 2027 session that explores the dynamic interactions between otherworldly and earthly communities in the late medieval British Isles, addressing themes of emotion, journeys, and material culture. Deadline is 18 September 2026.

Papers are invited for the 'From the Heavens to the Earth: Honoring Danielle B. Joyner' sessions at ICMS 2027, focusing on her diverse scholarly interests including temporality, eco-criticism, and the study of birds, with a particular encouragement for submissions from her friends and collaborators.

Papers are invited for the Leeds IMC 2027 session titled “Going Green: turning an ecological lens on medieval art and architecture,” focusing on the relationship between medieval communities and their environments through art and architecture. Submissions due by September 17, 2026.

The British Archaeological Association is seeking paper proposals for sponsored sessions at the 2027 International Medieval Congress, themed ‘Communities,’ which will explore the formation, identity, and interaction of various communal groups in the medieval period.

Heather Pulliam's new publication, ‘Art, Nature and the Body in Early Medieval Britain and Ireland,’ explores how early medieval art objects shaped spiritual experiences and interactions with the natural world through phenomenological and eco-critical lenses.

The International Conference "Claustrum: Art, Iconography and Spirituality in Medieval Franciscan Convents," scheduled for October 23-24, 2026 in Santarém, Portugal, invites researchers to submit proposals on themes related to medieval Franciscan art, spirituality, and ecology by 4 September 2026.

This call for papers invites scholars to explore how zoomorphic imagery in medieval Eurasian art (500-1500 CE) serves as a vehicle for transcultural exchange and artistic innovation, with submissions due by August 31, 2026, for a session at CAA 2027.

The Route des Normands Association invites proposals for linked sessions at the 2027 International Medieval Congress in Leeds, focusing on the material culture and consequences of mobility across the Norman worlds, exploring themes of architecture, artistic production, liturgy, and networks of patronage. The deadline is 14 September 2026.

Papers are invited for the Leeds IMC 2027 that explore the identities, practices, and relationships of regular canons from the 11th to 15th centuries, focusing on their communal life and influences across various fields such as history, liturgy, and art.

The new book, "Fifteenth-Century Burgundian Sculpture: Works, Artists, Questions," offers an in-depth exploration of Burgundian sculpture through various studies that examine its artists, works, iconography, and cultural influence across Europe and beyond.

The Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Research at the University of Winchester is pleased to sponsor The Middle Ages in Modern Games strand at the Leeds International Medieval Congress, 5 to 8 July 2027. This strand examines the use of social groups, hierarchies, and other themes related to the congress theme of “Communities” in the design, representation, reception, and discussion of the Middle Ages in modern games.

The Medieval Southern Italy Working Group, founded by Maria Harvey and the Center for the Art and Architectural History of Port Cities “La Capraia,” aims to foster collaboration among art historians focused on medieval southern Italy through workshops and annual meetings in Naples.

The new book provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary overview of the roofing systems of Italian churches from the Middle Ages to the early modern period, highlighting their technological, artistic, and symbolic significance while addressing their limited scholarly attention in the field.

This new publication explores the diverse roles of textiles in manuscripts from late antiquity to the early modern period, highlighting their connections to global trade and cultural interactions across various regions.

The Editorial Board of the peer-reviewed Metropolitan Museum Journal invites submissions of original research on works of art in the Museum’s collection.

The publication 'Collezioni del Museo Civico d'Arte Antica di Torino' presents a comprehensive catalogue of the Museo Civico's illuminated manuscripts and fragments, showcasing a diverse collection dated between 1270 and 1510, enriched by collaborative research and advanced analysis techniques.

Ranging in subject from cathedrals and castles to seal matrices and illuminated manuscripts, these essays pay tribute to T. A. Heslop’s wide-ranging impact as a scholar and a teacher, charting new paths for the study of the material culture of medieval Britain.

The University of Cyprus is inviting submissions for a hybrid international conference on 'The Art of the Choir in the Medieval and Early Modern Mediterranean World,' focusing on art, performance, and cultural exchange in choir spaces from c. 1000 to 1600, with abstracts due by 30 September 2026.

Contributions are invited for an international study day on the theme of "Tapestry, Power and Representation" focusing on two armorial tapestries from the 1530s, exploring their significance within the context of noble representation, chivalric culture, and visual language in the sixteenth-century Low Countries.

This volume illuminates how the role of patron or acts of patronage bring attention to the bishop as a person around whom the community revolves.

This conference, coordinated by Martin Schwarz and Daniel Tischler, is organized in conjunction with the exhibition Gothic by Design: The Dawn of Architectural Draftsmanship at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which features key sheets from the Basel Goldschmiedrisse.

The call for papers invites submissions for ‘Medieval Art in Silesia’, focusing on new research and interpretative approaches to Silesian medieval art within the context of broader Central European art history.

The Tucher-Fellowship at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg offers a €1,500 monthly stipend for a six-month research project focused on German art or cultural history, particularly relating to the Tucher family, with applications due by July 13, 2026.

The workshop invites scholars to submit contributions exploring the interplay between ritual practices, visual culture, and architecture in Rome from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages, with a focus on interdisciplinary research. Deadline is 15 June 2026.

This new publication by Paul Williamson is the first monograph dedicated to the Judgement Porch of Lincoln Cathedral, one of the greatest buildings of medieval Europe.

The lecture by Dr Jessica N. Richardson will explore the origins and cultural significance of miracle-working images in medieval and Renaissance Venice, examining issues of authorship, materiality, and the interplay between artistic practices and devotion.

The Harlaxton Medieval Symposium 2026, focusing on ‘The Rural Parish in Late Medieval England,’ will be held from August 17-20 at Madingley Hall, Cambridge, with deadlines for bookings approaching in late June.

The conference at the University of Vienna from June 18-20, 2026, explores the cultural significance and visual representations of giants in medieval and Early Modern art, examining themes such as scale, the marvellous, and political imagery.

This new book by Justin Kroesen offers the first visual account of the wealth of medieval art works surviving in Lutheran churches in Germany.

This workshop is for anyone from pre-doctoral to senior level in any discipline who is contemplating applying for external funding for premodern research from the major bodies or who has been successful with one of these funders and is looking for further opportunities with the same or other funders.

Join the CRSBI for their Annual Lecture at the Courtauld Institute of Art with Dr Agata Gomółka and Professor Sandy Heslop who will be speaking about ‘The Romanesque Sculpture of Norwich Castle Keep’.

You can now read the latest journal issue of Convivium: 'Scent and Sense in Medieval Material Culture', edited by Elina Gertsman, online now!

Join The Medieval Dress And Textile Society for an insightful one-day symposium titled "The Bayeux Tapestry Now," on November 7, 2026, at Swedenborg House, London.

The British Archaeological Association, the Friends of Barts Heritage and the Friends of Great St Bartholomew are delighted to invite you to this event on Friday, 26 June 2026 in aid of the fundraising campaign for new loos at the church of Great St Bartholomew and in memory of Professor Peter Fergusson.

Papers are invited to for ‘Ruling, Building, and Praying,’ an interdisciplinary conference exploring the intersection of secular power and religious architecture in the 12th- and 13th-century Mediterranean. Deadline 15 June 2026.

Join Birkbeck on 19 May 2026 for the Murray Seminar by Robert Brennan. In this seminar, Robert will share their research on ‘The Weaver as Polymath: A Mamluk Artist in Renaissance Ferrara’.

Join UCL for the interdisciplinary seminar 'Inventing Animals - Inventing Humans' with Pierre-Olivier Dittmar. Discover how the concept of 'the animal' evolved in the later Middle Ages, influencing both human identity and societal views.

The BAA invites proposals by postgraduates and early career researchers in the field of medieval history of art, architecture, and archaeology. Papers can be on any aspect of the medieval period, from antiquity to the Later Middle Ages, across all geographical regions.

Join Professor Leslie Brubaker (University of Birmingham) on May 8, 2026, for a deep dive into the complex world of Byzantine manuscripts (9th–12th centuries).

Exploring the intersection of gender, movement, and sensory history, the ‘Dancing Women, Performing Bodies’ conference (Paris, 5–7 May 2026) investigates the cultural significance of the female body in dance from the 10th to the 17th centuries.