Symposiums

From Lima to Canton and Beyond: The Ethnographic Art of Pancho Fierro and His Contemporaries
Past event
This symposium is held in conjunction with the exhibition The Colorful World of Pancho Fierro, Afro-Peruvian Painter organized by the Hispanic Society Museum & Library.

Divine Senses: Exploring Sensorial Experiences in Religious Contexts throughout the Premodern Iberian World
Past event
This SIGA-sponsored panel at the 2025 Annual Conference of the College Art Association seeks to explore how senses other than sight contributed to religious devotion in the premodern Iberian world.

Goya: The Grotesque and Collecting
Past event
This international seminar examines Goya’s work, focusing on grotesque themes and collecting, shedding new light on his art and its reception.

Cultural exchanges between the courts of the Iberian Peninsula and the Habsburg Netherlands (15th-16th centuries)
Past event
This hybrid conference at the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos focuses on Habsburg court culture between Iberia and the Netherlands in the early modern period.

America in the Center: The Circulation of Images in the Iberian World
Past event
This five-day major international seminar addresses the circulation of images in the early modern Iberian world, with a focus on re-centering America and prioritizing non-canonical objects.

Science, Museology and Connoisseurship: The Birth of the Scientific Study of Works of Art
Past event
This international conference hosted by the Museo del Prado’s Studies Center is intended as an opportunity to deepen knowledge of the disciplinary transformations that took place in the early decades of the 20th century, when the intersection of scientific and historiographical research became irreversibly evident.

Movements and Transformations in the Making of Iberian and Latin American Art and Visual Cultures
Past event
The Zurbarán Centre at Durham University hosts its third student-led symposium showcasing innovative doctoral and early career research in Iberian and Latin American art and visual culture.

El Taller Summer Institute
Past event
The fourth annual iteration of the el taller Summer Institute at NYU’s King Juan Carlos Center features both virtual and in person events.