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SYMPOSIUM: Neurodivergence and Art Museums
SYMPOSIUM Neurodivergence and Art Museums Thursday, October 23 – Friday, October 24 Yale Center for British Art This symposium will consider how art museums can be reimagined as public spaces that embrace and engage individuals with a diverse range of neuro-abilities,...
African Art Now
Join African Art Now this November — an online ten-week course at Imperial College London that explores the dynamic world of modern and contemporary African art, from iconic paintings to ground-breaking photography and sculpture. Throughout the sessions, we’ll look at...
Global New Voices 2025
Identity and the Construction of Space Thursday, 13 November 2025 Online via Zoom Attendance free with advance booking BOOK NOW Understanding the complex relationship between space and identity has become increasingly urgent in the context of ever widening geopolitical conflict....
Beyond the frame: Incorporating Art History into the Curriculum (Teaching Ancient Egypt)
Magic Lantern and The Association for Art History present this free online CPD workshop for Primary School Teachers. Thursday, 20 November 2025, 4:00-5.00pm Online via Zoom Attendance free with advance booking BOOK NOW This session will be led by Magic...
CFP | ASSOCIATION FOR ART HISTORY 2026 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Call for Papers | Association for Art History 2025 Annual Conference 8-10 April, 2026 University of Cambridge Call for Papers deadline: Sunday 2 November 2025 We are delighted to announce Call for Papers for our next year’s conference which will...
RCP Museum Late: a body of knowledge
Explore new exhibition ‘A body of knowledge’ will be open to visitors after hours at our Museum Late on 2 October. Discover the doctors’ library, an enthralling collection that has shaped the minds, practice and identity of physicians for over 500...
Modern, Minimal, Practical and Social: the Art of Rasheed Araeen, Paul Mellon Lectures 2025
Modern, Minimal, Practical and Social: the Art of Rasheed Araeen, Paul Mellon Lectures 2025 Delivered by Courtney J. Martin Book tickets 17 October: Rasheed Araeen: “What Is Black Art?” Opening the series, this lecture offers an overview of Araeen’s practice...
Conference: Art, Luxury, and Sustainability: Markets in Transition
Art, Luxury, and Sustainability: Markets in Transition Conference We are delighted to announce the programme for our forthcoming conference Art, Luxury, and Sustainability: Markets in Transition taking place on 7 November 2025 at Sotheby's Institute of Art, London, 30 Bedford...
Creating a Primary School Art History Resource
Open Invitation to Primary School Teachers We’d be delighted if you would join us for a special in-person roundtable event exploring the potential for a scalable digital resource to introduce art history into primary schools. This is a chance for primary...
AUTUMN SYMPOSIUM 2025
BEYOND THE VISUAL: FULL BODY IN BRITISH ART HISTORY – PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE Tuesday, 7 October 2025, 10am-6.30pm Free, booking essential Bring your own lunch. We will close with a Drinks Reception. The Gallery, 70 Cowcross Street, London, EC1M...
Centralising National Heritage: The London Market in Medieval Manuscripts and Competition between Local, National, and International interests in 1920
14th October 2025 5.30 – 7.00pm Hybrid | Online-via Zoom & IHR Pollard Seminar Room, N301, Third Floor, IHR, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU Book here! Olivia Baskerville (School of Advanced Study, University of London) In 1920 two illuminated...
Careers with Art History: Breaking into the Art World
Are you an aspiring art world professional? Learn how to stand out from the crowd, with tips and guidance from leading industry experts Saturday, 20 September 2025, 11am-12:30pm Online via Zoom Attendance free with advance booking BOOK NOW Thinking about...
Hidden Histories of the Museum: Women Transforming Art Collections
When and where Thursday 23 October 2025 9.30 am – 5 pm, doors open at 9am (drinks reception 5pm–6pm for in-person attendees) Pigott Theatre, National Gallery and online Booking link for in-person tickets Booking link for online tickets About This...
Wild Forms: Hermits and Medieval Rock Art
Join Bob Mills for this in-person Art History Festival talk at UCL on medieval hermits and the wild art they inspired. Wednesday, 17 September 2025, 12:30-2pm Free, in person event at: Institute of Advanced Studies, Common Ground (G11), South Wing, University...
Tour of Linklaters Art Collection
A rare chance to see the Linklaters Art Collection Thursday, 18 September 2025, 5:30-6:30pm 1 Silk Street, EC2Y 8HQ Attendance free with advance booking BOOK NOW A tour of the art collection of one of the largest law firms: a...
Van Dongen’s Studios and the Avant-Garde — with Anita Hopmans
Van Dongen’s Studios and the Avant-Garde — with Anita Hopmans Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at 12:00 pm ET (18h CET) Register here The Dutch-French artist Kees van Dongen (1877-1968) moved from the Netherlands to Paris when he was twenty and...
Monet & Morisot with Emily Beeny
Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 1:00 pm ET (10:00 am PT, 19:00 CET) Register here Join Emily Beeny, Chief Curator of the Legion of Honor and originating curator of the exhibition Manet & Morisot, for an exploration of the friendship...
CFP: Revolution, Revelation, Reconciliation / Revolución, Revelación, Reconciliación
Call for Papers Revolution, Revelation, Reconciliation / Revolución, Revelación, Reconciliación International Nineteenth Century Studies Association (INCSA) Biennial Conference: July 21-24, 2026 | National Union Building | Washington, DC Languages: English and Spanish Proposal Deadline: October 31, 2025 Conference will be...
Call for Papers: The Hand: Emotions, Embodiment, Identity
A 2-day interdisciplinary conference exploring research into the human hand in cultural contexts, embodied histories and representations of identity. 8 – 9 January 2026, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London We invite abstracts for papers of 15-20...
Friday Lates: James Fox’s ‘Craftland’, Britain’s lost arts and vanishing trades
This event is part of Art History Festival 2025 organised by the Association for Art History.. Friday, 19 September 2025, 6:30 -7:30pm Pigott Theatre, The National Gallery, Attendance free with advance booking BOOK NOW About Britain has always been a...
