Curating Global Medieval Art: Questioning Paradigms and Perspectives (Roundtable), National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., 24 February 2023 2:00-4:15 PM ET

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Curating Global Medieval Art: Questioning Paradigms and Perspectives

West Building Lecture HalL, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

24 February 2023 2:00-4:15 PM ET

This program, hosted by the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (the Center) at the National Gallery of Art, is in conjunction with the 98th Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America.

This roundtable on curating global medieval art will bring together curators representing Washington, DC-area medieval collections. Panelists will be asked to address what “medieval,” “internationalisms,” and “global” mean to them. Panelists may also speak to the structural and institutional barriers that exist towards accomplishing an “international” or “global” approach in their curatorial, scholarly, and public-facing work and consider possible solutions. How can institutions foster collaboration between curatorial departments and empower curators to collaborate with other institutions to present a more “global” view of the medieval period? By engaging curators in dialogue with one another, we seek to develop a more coherent view of curation, research, and teaching in global medieval art and material culture. 

Panelists:

  • Elizabeth Dospěl Williams
    Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, DC

  • Emma Natalya Stein
    National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian, Washington, DC

  • Frank Feltens
    National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian, Washington, DC

  • Kevin Tervala
    Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD

  • Ellen Hoobler
    The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD

Moderator:

  • Steven Nelson
    Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts
    National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

To reserve your spot, click here.

Questions? Contact Matthew Westerby at m-westerby@nga.gov, or call 202.789.4944.