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GAMS: Medieval Reading Circle

October 10, 2022

This Friday, 14 October at 7pm at BottleHouse Brewing, GAMS will host the first Reading Circle of the semester! Bring an excerpt from a medieval source (or a source with medievalism!) to share with the group. You do not have to be 21 years old to attend the Reading Circle.

CWRU Art History and Physics Win 2022 Ignite Presentation

October 10, 2022

Congratulations to Clara Pinchbeck and Mahamad Salah Mahmoud who won the 2022 Ignite Presentation hosted by CWRU's College of Arts and Sciences Expanding Horizons Initiative (EHI)! The pair were awarded funds for future research after presenting results from the multi-year Digital Art History Collaboration between the Department of Art...

Scent and Sense

October 6, 2022

On Friday, September 30, Reed O’Mara presented a paper on the Golden Haggadah at the VI Forum Kunst des Mittelalters in Frankfurt, in the session organized by Professor Gertsman and sponsored by the International Center of Medieval Art. Speakers came from Austria, Israel, and the US to discuss the intertwinement of olfaction and memory in medieval material culture. The joint program was also represented by Dr. Lutz who organized a session on the Cleveland’s Table Fountain.

Julis Fund Lecture in Early Modern Art

October 4, 2022

Join us for the Julius Fund Lecture in Early Modern Art! Patricia Zalamea (Universidad de los Andes, Colombia) will give a talk entitled “Humanist Cultures and Artistic Exchange in Colonial Latin America.” WHEN: November 2, 5 pm WHERE: Ballroom A, Tinkham Veale What did it mean to be a humanist in colonial...

Manuscripts Showcase at KSL

September 30, 2022

Last Friday GAMS hosted a close-looking session of medieval and nineteenth-century fragments, prints, and manuscripts in the special collections of Kelvin Smith Library! Head of Special Collections Bill Claspy led students on a tour of books of hours, missals, and works of poetry and music.

Professor Gertsman Delivers the 2nd Annual Forsyth Distinguished Lecture at the University of Michigan

September 25, 2022

Professor Gertsman kicked off her lecture series this year by delivering the 2nd Annual Forsyth Distinguished Lecture at the University of Michigan on September 16. It was an honor to be part of this extraordinary series -- and a distinct pleasure to meet with the Department of Art History'...

Banner Commemorates Campus Address of Abolitionist Frederick Douglass

September 25, 2022

A 66-foot-tall banner with an image of Frederick Douglass and his statement from the commencement address to the campus has been recently installed on Case Western Reserve University’s Triangle Building. The statement reads: “The relation subsisting between the white and black people of this country is the vital question...

“Photographs in Ink” Curated by PhD candidate Benjamin Levy to Open at the CMA

September 21, 2022

We are eagerly awaiting Photographs in Ink curated by PhD candidate Benjamin Levy. The exhibition will be on view at the Cleveland Museum of Art from November 20 through April 2 in the Mark Schwartz and Bettina Katz Photography Gallery. Ben previews this exciting exploration of photomechanical images–photographs made...

Julia LaPlaca, CWRU Alumna, to Present at “Art For Every Season: The Ginn Family Collectors in Cleveland’s Golden Age.”

September 20, 2022

Kelvin Smith Library is hosting an event to celebrate Frank Hadley Ginn and his family, Cleveland's collectors and generous patrons of the arts. "Art for Every Season: The Ginn Family Collectors in Cleveland's Golden Age" will take place on September 7th, from 9 am till 11 am. Julia LaPlaca, CWRU...

Join us for a Movie Night and for the Manuscript Showcase!

September 19, 2022

Join the Graduate Association of Medieval Stidies for two events this week: The Secret of Kells Movie Night, 22nd September, 5:30pm, 207 Haydn Hall. There will be food and refreshments! KSL Manuscript, Print, and Fragment Showcase, 23rd September, 1pm, Hatch Special Collections Reading Room of Kelvin Smith Library (2nd floor). See posters for...

Private FRONT International Reception for CWRU

September 18, 2022

Faculty and graduate students as well as Karen Kaler joined Fred Bidwell and Sarah Liska at the the FRONT PNC Exhibition Hub at Transformer Station for a private viewing of FRONT's thesis exhibition, as well as brief remarks and light refreshments. CWRU is proud to be collaborating in so...

Graduate Association of Medieval Studies Announces Its Fall 2022 Calendar!

September 12, 2022

This semester GAMS will be hosting a manuscript showcase at KSL, a movie night, two reading circles, a CMA gallery tour, a book club, and a cooking night. Any graduate student, undergraduate student, faculty, or staff member interested in medieval studies or medievalisms are welcome to join GAMS events! For...

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GAMS: Medieval Reading Circle

CWRU Art History and Physics Win 2022 Ignite Presentation

Scent and Sense

Julis Fund Lecture in Early Modern Art

Manuscripts Showcase at KSL

Professor Gertsman Delivers the 2nd Annual Forsyth Distinguished Lecture at the University of Michigan

Banner Commemorates Campus Address of Abolitionist Frederick Douglass

“Photographs in Ink” Curated by PhD candidate Benjamin Levy to Open at the CMA

Julia LaPlaca, CWRU Alumna, to Present at “Art For Every Season: The Ginn Family Collectors in Cleveland’s Golden Age.”

Join us for a Movie Night and for the Manuscript Showcase!

Private FRONT International Reception for CWRU

Graduate Association of Medieval Studies Announces Its Fall 2022 Calendar!

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