Events

  • August 25, 2022
  • Online
Symposium

Emerging Issues in Medieval Iberian Studies

Past event

The Medieval Academy of America hosts a Speculum webinar to launch the July-themed issue of the journal: “Emerging Issues in Medieval Iberian Studies.”

  • Aug 14, 2022 – Jan 8, 2023
  • Austin, TX
Exhibition

Painted Cloth: Fashion and Ritual in Colonial Latin America

Past event

This exhibition addresses the social roles of textiles and their visual representations in different media produced in Bolivia, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela during the 1600s and 1700s.

  • June 23, 2022
  • Online
Lecture
Diego Velázquez: Portrait of Mariana of Austria (1634-1696), Queen of Spain

The Face of Queenship at the Court of Philip III & Philip IV

Past event

In this virtual talk, María Cruz de Carlos Varon, Professor of History and Theory of Art at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, will analyze the visual representation of Queenship at the courts of Philip III (1598–1621) and Philip IV (1621–1665).

  • Feb 26, 2022 – Jun 12, 2022
  • Washington, D.C.
Exhibition
“The Blue Room” by Pablo Picasso, 1901.

Picasso: Painting the Blue Period

Past event

This major exhibition provides new insight into the creative process of Picasso at the outset of his career, focusing on his early works just at the beginning of his international career.

  • Feb 20, 2022 – Jun 12, 2022
  • Dallas, TX
Exhibition
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617–1682), “The Prodigal Son Feasting,” 1660s. Oil on canvas, National Gallery of Ireland.

Murillo: Picturing the Prodigal Son

Past event

Murillo: Picturing the Prodigal Son features some of the painter’s most famous works sharing some new information thanks to the restoration processes carried by the National Gallery of Ireland.

  • February 12, 2022
  • Online
Symposium
Ronny Quevedo ( Quevedo (b. 1981, Guayaquil, Ecuador), “Los desaparecidos (the arbiter of time),” 2018, Denver Art Museum, ©Ronny Quevedo.

ReVisión: A New Look at Art in the Americas

Past event

Inspired by the exhibition ReVisión: Art in the Americas, the 20th Annual Mayer Center Symposium will explore the art of the Americas as a single interwoven story by connecting history, legend, memory, and the present.

  • Jan 15, 2022 – Jul 31, 2022
  • Houston, TX
Exhibition
Portuguese earrings from a Parure, c. 1780–1820, emeralds, diamonds, and yellow gold with silver overlay, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III.

Materials of Empire: Colonial Narratives 1700–1860

Past event

This exhibition explores objects from the Rienzi Collection that shed light on the links between Europe, Africa, the Americas, and India. This small exhibition examines the stories objects reveal as well as conceal, and places them within the context of entangled legacies and experiences of empire.