The International Conference on the Middle Ages results from a partnership established between the FCSH/NOVA Institute for Medieval Studies and the municipality of Castelo de Vide. Thus, the desires and effectiveness of a research center that articulates scientific research with its transfer to society and a chamber committed to sustained investing in culture, heritage preservation, […]
The Niballo Palio di Faenza arrives in Lisbon! The Niballo Palio di Faenza is one of Italy's most exciting historical events, reviving Faenza's ancient medieval traditions. For more than 67 years, this equestrian tournament, held on the fourth Sunday of June, has transformed the city into a true journey to the 15th century. The five […]
On October 9, the e-book "Pão, carne e água na Lisboa medieval. Memórias documentais" will be launched. It brings together an important set of documents resulting from the Exhibition "Bread, meat and water in medieval Lisbon. Documentary memories". The presentation will take place at Avenidas – Um Teatro em Cada Bairro. This is a set […]
Organized by IEM researcher Miguel Seixas and Maria Alessandra Bilotta, the International Conference “Letters of Grant of Arms: heraldry, illumination, codicology, archival science, law and art” will take place between the 10th and 12th of October, in Santarém, at events distributed between the “Braamcamp Freire” Municipal Library and the Casa do Brasil auditorium. Although iconographic […]
Organized by IEM, in collaboration with the Batalha Monastery; Cooperation and Learning Network Training Center (CFRCA) – “Entre Mar e Serra” Competence Center (CCEMS) and CEPAE, the 1st Session of the free course “The Medieval Man” will take place on October 19th, at Batalha Monastery. The Medieval Man (O Homem Medieval) has captured the imagination […]
The launch of the book Tombo do Município de Óbidos will take place on October 20th, at 10 a.m., at the Municipal Library - Casa José Saramago, in Óbidos, ad it was coordinated by Manuela Santos Silva and Gonçalo Melo da Silva, in a joint edition of the Institute of Studies Medieval and the Óbidos […]
The 6th Session of the 2024 Medieval Studies Seminar will be held online via Zoom on October 23, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. This session will feature a presentation by Rolando Volzone and will be dedicated to the theme "Paisagens documentais, paisagens documentadas. Um excurso rumo à reconstrução das espacialidades monásticas medievais". Since the Middle Ages, […]
IEM researcher Tomás Cordero, coordinator of the Archaeological Project in Guarda – GAP, will present the results of the campaign carried out in several archaeological sites in the municipality of Guarda in the summer of 2024, raising public awareness of the discovery of archaeological remains and their preservation. This conference will occur in the Guarda […]
On October 30th, the IEM will have its second day entirely dedicated to visiting scholars, who will come to present and debate their research. This session will take place online, via Zoom. One of our primary objectives at our institute is internationalization, fostering scientific and academic exchange, and establishing collaborative networks with cross-border research centers. […]
The 7th Session of the 2024 Medieval Studies Seminar will be held online via Zoom on november 11, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. This session will feature a presentation by André Marques and will be dedicated to the theme "Landscape in historical sources". More information to be made available soon.
IEM and CHAM Archeology groups promote an open class by Professor Renáta Přichystalová from the University of Masaryk (Czech). The class's theme is: The Břeclav – Pohansko stronghold and its role and importance in the economic, political and power structures of Great Moravia. This lecture will be held on November 11th, at 3 p.m., at […]
On November 16th, Miguel Metelo de Seixas launches the book Heráldica na Vila de Cascais in an edition of the respective Municipal Council. The book is organized into three distinct periods. In the first, before the 19th century, the heraldry of this strategic but poor town revolved around a few arms: the Crown, first of […]