Centre for Modern Art & Theory

VISITING RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP 2026

The aim of the Centre for Modern Art & Theory is to promote research and teaching in the fields of modern and contemporary art, visual culture, aesthetics, design, and art criticism. It is composed of academic staff and students at various stages of their scholarly careers. Members of the centre develop and articulate original research, critically engage with current scholarly knowledge, and support junior colleagues in their career development.

Events

SMArt Talks Spring 2026: Connected by Design

We cordially invite you to the spring lecture series SMArt Talks, organised by the Centre for Modern Art & Theory. SMArt Talks: Connected by Design start on the 24th of February. Save the dates and see you at Hans Belting Library!

SMArt Talks: How to Design Your Networks? Networking Strategies and Diagrams in European Avant-Garde Magazines during the 1920s

We are delighted to invite you to the first SMArt Talks lecture of the spring semester, which will be delivered by Merse Pál Szeredi, the director of the Kassák Museum in Budapest. The lecture will take place on Tuesday, the 24th of February 2026, at the Hans Belting Library at 18:00.

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1 Apr

CFP – From Comrades to Exotic Others: Global Art in the Exhibitionary Practices of Central and Eastern Europe

We cordially invite proposals for papers for the international conference From Comrades to Exotic Others: Global Art in the Exhibitionary Practices of Central and Eastern Europe, which will take place from the 5th to 7th of November 2026 at the Náprstek Museum of Asian, African and American Cultures. The conference forms part of Matthew Rampley’s research project Czechs and the Colonial World: Design and Visual Culture since 1848, funded by the Czech Science Foundation.

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Call for Applications: Visiting Research Fellowship 2026

We invite applications for a one-month Visiting Research Fellowship during the Autumn Semester 2026.

September 2026

DHS Annual Conference 2026 in Brno!

We are delighted to announce that in 2026, Brno will host the Design History Society Annual Conference. Titled Design in an Age of Uncertainty, the event will explore the urgent issues that shape not only the present of design history, but also its pasts and possible futures. From the 3rd to the 5th of September, the Department of Art History will host an event dedicated to exchange of ideas about design history, theory, criticism and practice and will bring together the best and up-to-date research in the field from established as well as emerging scholars!

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