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11th Annual Ards Conference: Mixed Media. Sculptural Ensembles in Medieval and Renaissance Europe
11 - 13 December 2024
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Mixed Media: Sculptural Ensembles in Medieval and Renaissance Europe

11th Ards Annual Conference on Current Research in Medieval and Renaissance Sculpture, London (UK), The Courtauld Institute of Art, The British Museum, and The Victoria and Albert Museum, 11-13 December 2024.

Call for papers
The call for papers for our upcoming conference, focusing on mixed media artefacts and mixed media ensembles in the medieval and Renaissance period, has officially closed.

Conference programme
The programme has now been finalised and will feature lectures organised into three distinct sessions (Masters of Material: Workshop Practices and Mixed Media Innovations; From Ceiling to Tomb: The Chapel as a Mixed Media Ensemble; Archival Insights and Material Semantics: Understanding Mixed Media Sculptures).

In addition to these lectures, participants will have the opportunity to join exclusive excursions and object sessions, including: object handling sessions at the British Museum, Victoria & Albert Museum, and The Courtauld Gallery, where participants will closely examine mixed media artefacts; and site visits to Westminster Abbey and the British Library.

All practical details regarding the conference can be found within the downloadable conference programme. We encourage all participants to review these details in advance.

Click here to download the conference programme.

Register now - places are limited!
REGISTER HERE and choose your preferred excursion options. Registration closes on 25 November 2024, but may close earlier if the conference reaches full capacity.

Organising Committee
M Leuven and Ards – the platform for medieval sculpture
Marjan Debaene, Hannah De Moor, Anne Liefsoens

The British Museum
Lloyd de Beer, Naomi Speakman

The Victoria and Albert Museum
Michaela Zöschg

The Courtauld Institute of Art
Jessica Barker

Contributing Partners
Illuminare - Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Art (KU Leuven)
Sam Fogg

Excursion Venues
Westminster Abbey
The British Library

Image: Besloten Hofje met de H. Ursula, Elisabeth en Catharina_CC-BY KIK-IRPA, Brussels, photo number X103042.