State exams February 2023

Schedule of defences and state final examinations of the autumn semester 2022, which will take place on 2 and 3 February 2023

2 Jan 2023

28 May

'Cognitive Art Histories' Workshop – Programme & Abstracts

We cordially invite you to the 'Cognitive Art Histories' workshop organised by Dr Ancuta Mortu and Dr Jakub Stejskal, which will take place on the 28th of May in Hans Belting Library (Faculty of Arts, MU, Veveří 28, Brno). The workshop brings together scholars interested in studying art histories through the lens of mental processes involved in creating and apprehending artefacts. You can find the programme and the abstracts of the talks below.
22 May

RENOVATION & REGENERATION

Throughout global history, theory and historiography, the notions of renovation, revival and regeneration have emerged numerous times in different epochs. From Renaissance and the return to the Antiquity, to Enlightenment with its fascination with the Noble Savage, to Modernism’s inclination towards folk and tradition. The strive for regeneration has been related with the nostalgia for the Golden Age triumphs, the past “better times”, or the need to establish (or re-establish) an authority.
30 Apr

Studentská konference Sandrart 2024
25 Apr

The Lecture StředověC JinaX – Armenofobie: Umění [a] marginalizace

We cordially invite you to the April lecture of the series StředověC JinaX. Margarita Khakhanova will tell us whether art history can change the borders of modern states.

As far as this idea sounds far-fetched, there are examples that confirm it. One of them is the impact of how Armenian medieval art was studied in Tsarist Russia.

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'Cognitive Art Histories' Workshop – Programme & Abstracts

RENOVATION & REGENERATION

Studentská konference Sandrart 2024

The Lecture StředověC JinaX – Armenofobie: Umění [a] marginalizace