Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture
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The Mary Jaharis Center was established in 2010 to promote Byzantine studies, with a particular emphasis on Byzantine art and culture. Visit us at .
Applications for Studying East of Byzantium XIII: Centers and Hubs, a 3-part workshop for doctoral students and recent PhDs with Muriel Debié and Nicholas Matheou, are due September 13, 2026. Learn more and apply at eastofbyzantium.org/upcoming-eve...
The Mary Jaharis Center Blog is taking a break. Posting will resume the week of August 17.
East of Byzantium invites proposals for Studying East of Byzantium XIII: Centers and Hubs, a 3-part workshop for doctoral students and recent PhDs with Muriel Debié and Nicholas Matheou. Apply by 13 September 2026 at eastofbyzantium.org/upcoming-eve...
Proposals for Mary Jaharis Center sponsored sessions at the 2027 International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds, July 5–8, 2027, are due September 7, 2026. More info & submissions: maryjahariscenter.org/sponsored-se...
Attending Leeds next week? Stop by our sponsored session—Past, Present and Future in Early Christian Greece (session 1510)—organized by Dominik M. Stachowiak and Sait Can Kutsal. Thursday morning at 9:00. Full details: maryjahariscenter.org/sponsored-se...
The Mary Jaharis Center Blog is taking a break. Posting will resume for the week of July 6, 2026.
TODAY, May 11, is the final day to submit proposals for Mary Jaharis Center sponsored sessions at the 62nd International Congress on Medieval Studies (Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, May 13–15, 2027). More info & submissions: maryjahariscenter.org/sponsored-se...
TOMORROW, May 11, is the final day to submit proposals for Mary Jaharis Center sponsored sessions at the 62nd International Congress on Medieval Studies (Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, May 13–15, 2027). More info & submissions: maryjahariscenter.org/sponsored-se...
Attending Kalamazoo next week? Stop by our sponsored session—Rupture and Resilience in the Late Byzantine City (session 160)—organized by Ethan C.S. Schmidt. Saturday morning at 8:30. Full details: maryjahariscenter.org/sponsored-se...
TODAY, May 8, is the final day to submit proposals for Mary Jaharis Center sponsored sessions at the 52nd Annual Byzantine Studies Conference (University of Notre Dame, October 22–25, 2026). More info & submissions: maryjahariscenter.org/sponsored-se...
TOMORROW, April 28, Tim Greenwood will give the final lecture in the 2025–2026 East of Byzantium lecture series: "Contested Space: Land, Law and Society in Early Medieval Armenia." 12:00 pm ET on Zoom. Register: eastofbyzantium.org/upcoming-eve...
TOMORROW, April 21, we welcome Darlene Brooks Hedstrom for her East of Byzantium lecture "The Spatial and Material Turn in Monastic Archaeology: A Retrospective." 12:00 pm EDT on Zoom. Register: eastofbyzantium.org/upcoming-eve...
Next week we welcome Darelen Brooks Hedstrom for our next East of Byzantium lecture: "The Spatial and Material Turn in Monastic Archaeology: A Retrospective." April 21 at 12:00 pm ET on Zoom. Register: eastofbyzantium.org/upcoming-eve...
The Mary Jaharis Center Blog is taking a break. Posting will resume on April 14, 2026.
Registration for GIS Basics for Byzantinists with Becky Seifried closes TODAY, March 4. March 13 (Making Your Own Data) & March 20 (Designing Maps) on Zoom. More info: maryjahariscenter.org/events/gis-b...
TOMORROW, March 4, Fotini Kondyli will discuss "Spindle Whorls and Women’s Work: Reframing Middle Byzantine Lives in the Athenian Agora" for the final lecture in our 2025–2026 lecture series. 12:00 pm ET on Zoom. Register: maryjahariscenter.org/events/spind...
TOMORROW, February 27, Laury Sarti will discuss "The Frankish Kingdom and the Eastern Empire: Rethinking Their Interconnections from a Medieval Perspective" for our joint @HarvardMedieval lecture. 12:00 pm ET on Zoom. Register: maryjahariscenter.org/events/the-f...
Join us on March 4 Fotini Kondyli's lecture "Spindle Whorls and Women’s Work: Reframing Middle Byzantine Lives in the Athenian Agora." 12:00 pm on Zoom. Register: maryjahariscenter.org/events/spind...
Registration for GIS Basics for Byzantinists with Becky Seifried on March 5. March 13 (Making Your Own Data) & March 20 (Designing Maps) on Zoom. More info: maryjahariscenter.org/events/gis-b...
The Mary Jaharis Center Blog is taking a break. Posting will resume on February 25, 2026
TODAY, February 1, is the final day to submit applications for 2026–2027 Mary Jaharis Center Co-Funding, Dissertation, Project, and Publication Grants. More info: maryjahariscenter.org/grants
SUNDAY, February 1, is the final day to submit applications for 2026–2027 Mary Jaharis Center Co-Funding, Dissertation, Project, and Publication Grants. More info: maryjahariscenter.org/grants
TODAY, January 19, is the last chance register for Introduction to 3D Reconstructions for Byzantinists with Vasiliki Lagari. Two-part workshop: January 23 & January 30 on Zoom. More info: maryjahariscenter.org/events/an-in...
Monday, January 19, is the last day to register for Introduction to 3D Reconstructions for Byzantinists with Vasiliki Lagari. Two-part workshop: January 23 & January 30 on Zoom. More info: maryjahariscenter.org/events/an-in...
The Mary Jaharis Center Blog is taking a break. Posting will resume on January 12, 2026. Happy New Year!
TOMORROW, December 9, Mikael Muehlbauer will discuss "Learning Late Antiquity: The Quarry Church at Deir al-Ganadla and the Lost Timber Nave". 12:00 pm ET on Zoom. Please join us! Register: eastofbyzantium.org/upcoming-eve...
TOMORROW, December 2, Ine Jacobs will discuss "Worshipping the Mother Goddess: An Underground Cult Complex in Late Antique Aphrodisias". 12:00 pm ET on Zoom. Please join us! Register: maryjahariscenter.org/events/worsh...
Next week, we welcome Ine Jacobs for her lecture "Worshipping the Mother Goddess: An Underground Cult Complex in Late Antique Aphrodisias". December 2 at 12:00 pm ET on Zoom. Register: maryjahariscenter.org/events/worsh...
In two weeks, on December 9, Mikael Muehlbauer will give the next lecture in the 2025–2026 East of Byzantium lecture series. He will discuss "Learning Late Antiquity: The Quarry Church at Deir al-Ganadla and the Lost Timber Nave." 12:00 PM ET on Zoom. Register: eastofbyzantium.org/upcoming-eve...
The Mary Jaharis Center blog is taking a break for the Thanksgiving holiday. Posting will resume on December 1.