The research project "Books, Rituals, and Spaces in a Cistercian Nunnery: Living, Praying, and Reading in Lorvão, 13th–16th Centuries", in collaboration with the Institute for Medieval Studies (IEM, NOVA FCSH), is pleased to announce the programme of the International Conference “Women of the Cistercian Order: Unveiling Nunneries and Expanding Horizons”, which will take place via […]
The 1st IEM Conference of 2025, which will be held on February 17th at 3 p.m., will feature a contribution from Simon Doubleday under the theme "North by Northwest: Inflections of Peninsular History, Thirteenth Centuries". The conference will be hybrid (in-person and online). You can attend in person at Colégio Almada Negreiros, room 209 (2nd floor), […]
Organized by the IEM Research Group, Images, Texts and Representations (ITR), the conference “Messages from the Past: graffiti as cultural and spatial narratives in the Eastern Mediterranean” will take place on February 19th, between 4 pm and 6:30 pm, at Colégio Almada Negreiros, room 217 (2nd floor), Lisbon. The conference will feature contributions from Mia […]
The 1st session of the 4th Cycle of international Webinars "Dialogues on Art, History and Law" will occur on February 28th. This cycle takes place within the scope of the "ManJurEurIt" research project. Itinerant European Legal Manuscripts", to which the IUS ILLUMINATUM research group is linked - an international scientific team composed of medieval art historians […]
The Closeout Meeting of the project "FRONTOWNS - Thinking big about small border towns: Alto Alentejo and Alta Extremadura in Leon (13th – 16th centuries)", Around a multidisciplinary project: balance sheets and results, will take place on March 14th. The session will take place online via Zoom at 2:30 pm. Four years after the kick-off […]
Participation in the course is free for History, Portuguese and Visual Arts teachers (GR 200, 300, 400 and 600). You can register on the CFRCA training management platform through the link: https://cf.ccems.pt/acao/845 (requires prior registration on the CFRCA management platform: https://cf.ccems.pt). More information: cfrca@ccems.pt or (+351) 244 766 244. Teachers who do not want to, […]
The 2nd session of the 4th Cycle of the international webinar “Dialogues of Art, History and Law” will occur on March 28th. This Cycle is part of the research project “ManJurEurIt. European Legal Manuscripts on the Move”, to which the research group IUS ILLUMINATUM is linked – an international scientific team composed of historians of medieval […]
The inaugural Medieval Studies Seminar of 2025 will feature a distinguished presentation by Professor Katina T. Lilios (Department of Anthropology, The University of Iowa) on the long-term history of Agroal, a hilltop settlement in central Portugal with occupations spanning the Bronze Age (2200–1500 BCE) and the medieval period (13th–17th centuries CE). It will take place […]
In 2025, the Medieval session cycle explores the intersection of medieval studies and digital humanities. Through four sessions conducted via Zoom, each lasting up to 45 minutes and vibrant discussion, participants will delve into innovative approaches to digital editing and interdisciplinary document analysis. The conferences aim to bring together scholars, researchers, and enthusiasts to share […]
Historical tradition and technological innovation have interacted very well, opening up new possibilities for research, teaching and dissemination of history and cultural heritage. In this context, the question arises: how do Digital Humanities reinforce interdisciplinarity and promote networking in understanding the medieval period? The IEM strategic plan for 2025-2029, under the motto The Middle Ages […]
On April 11th, at room B309, (B Tower, 3rd floor) Campus Avenida de Berna, Lisbon, the new online platform IEM GeoPortal will be presented. It is designed to share and visualize geospatial data related to the research at IEM and the Institute’s publications, namely Medievalista. In addition, the platform aims to promote and geographically represent […]
The Institute for Medieval Studies, in collaboration with Torre do Tombo and more than a dozen renowned institutions, including universities, local authorities and cultural entities, is proud to announce the opening of an innovative exhibition dedicated to the influential figure of José Mattoso. The opening will be on April 22nd, at 5 pm, at the […]