In our latest Life after the Warburg interview, alumna Paloma Ley discusses her AHRC-funded PhD, her experiences working at leading museums, and how her MA at the Warburg continues to shape her research and career. Read the full interview: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

"Watching 'Black Atlas', one is struck by the oscillation between intimacy and distance." Read this @ocula.com feature on Edward George’s 'Black Atlas', on view at the Warburg Institute until 17 January 2026. ocula.com/magazine/spo...

Listen now to our latest Renaissance Lives talk with @reaktionbooks.bsky.social 'Memling and the Merchants' explores the social and material aspects of Memling’s career and workshop. #CulturalHistory

Professors Juliet Simpson and Jeanne Nuechterlein in conversation with Bill Sherman exploring the discoveries, insights and inspiration of the Gothic as a pivotal site for re-imagining modern art. 📅 3 Dec, 5.30–7pm | 📍 Warburg warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #GothicModern #ArtHistory #Modernity

Distilling The Alchemical Feminine 📅 19 Nov, 6–8pm Dr M.E. Warlick explores how changing ideas of gender and sexuality shaped alchemical imagery from late antiquity to the early modern period — marking the launch of The Alchemical Feminine (Fulgur Press, 2025).

📚 The new acquisitions table in the Library's Reading Room has been updated! With books on gardens and academies in Early Modern Italy, Bellini, and medieval love letters, there is something for everyone. 📚 #EarlyModern #Medieval #Library #LibraryBooks

Join us tomorrow to explore the life and ideas of Franz Boas with Noga Arikha and John Tresch. 🗓️ 11 Nov 2025, 6pm | 📍 Warburg Institute | Free with advance booking warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #FranzBoas #CulturalAnthropology

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We are looking forward to the launch of Conversation Time by Rey Conquer and Klutz by Tom Hastings at the Warburg Institute ( @warburginstitute.bsky.social) in London next week on November 13th, 6.30-8.30pm. 🎟️ Book your free ticket here: bit.ly/43aUH7n

Join us for an evening of conversation with writer Ella Finer and eminent, writer, mythographer and cultural historian Marina Warner. Exploring feminist cosmologies, Charles Jencks’ Cosmic House + more. Find out more and book: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... 📍 Warburg Institute | Free

From God the Geometer to Brunelleschi’s dome — architect Mojan Kavosh traces how measurement shaped perspective, and asks what happens when geometry gives way to the digital. Read her Warburg blog: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #Architecture #ArchitecturalHistory

The new acquisitions table in our Library's Reading Room has been updated! Find books on #Optics, #Astronomy, #Hegel, and #Artemisia. You can also explore 'An Anthology of British Neo-Latin Literature', which has been co-edited and includes chapters by the Warburg’s own Lucy R. Nicholas!

"... the Image of the Black archive provides a valuable insight into how people of African descent specifically have been racialised in art" Hannah Lee discusses her research on race and representation in early modern Italy and her work with the archive: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Join us on November 13th, 6.30-8.30pm as we celebrate the launch of Conversation Time by Rey Conquer and Klutz by Tom Hastings at The Warburg Institute ( @warburginstitute.bsky.social) in London. Book your free ticket here: bit.ly/43aUH7n

‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’ took an unexpected turn recently with Florence Welch’s shout-out to Aby Warburg’s unique book classification system – and Apollo’s roving correspondent couldn’t be happier. @warburginstitute.bsky.social

We loved hearing Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine talk about using the Warburg Library while researching for her new album on @latenightseth.bsky.social 💫 Congratulations to Florence on the release of Everybody Scream! Watch “Evelyn’s daughter” (from 2:40): youtu.be/M_mc_gErXX0?...

All welcome (online & in person) to our seminar on Tues 4 November, 5.30pm @warburginstitute.bsky.social. Jason McElligott's topic is 'Books for Old Soldiers. The Pensioners' Library at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, 1833-1929'. Info: bit.ly/BooksForOldS.... Image: heritageireland.ie/places-to-vi...

How did artists of the early modern period depict African people? Join our online course (13 Nov–11 Dec) to explore how these images shaped ideas about race and ethnicity in Europe — from saints and magi to portraiture and decorative arts. warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #ArtHistory

Ever wanted to see inside the Warburg Library? On Saturday 29 November we’re offering a public tour of our Library, Photographic Collection and Archive. Free, but booking essential: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #WarburgLibrary

Ghosts, witches and vampires in the Warburg Library? Our latest blog takes a Halloween-inspired look at the Library’s Subject Catalogue — the card index that helps readers find specific topics scattered across the stacks. Discover more:

Apply now for the SAS Public Humanities Fellowship! Applications are invited from those working at the forefront of shaping the future of Public Humanities, deepening its reach, and expanding its impact. Apply by 21 November:

Explore alchemy’s visual and material culture, from green lions and Christ-like eagles to surviving laboratories & rare manuscripts. A 5-day online course tracing the evolution of European alchemy and its imagery, ideas, and artefacts. warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #Alchemy #HistoryofScience

👻 In our latest blog, our Graduate Library Trainees dive into the Warburg Library’s Subject Catalogue to uncover where witchcraft, vampires and ghosts are hiding among the stacks. Read the blog: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #WarburgLibrary #Halloween #Library #Librarys

How can digital tools help us explore 40,000 years of human representation? Join Sebastian Heath (NYU) for Deep Time and Global Scope in a Digital Project: The example of the Human Figure, hosted by the Digital Humanities Research Hub. www.sas.ac.uk/digital-huma... 25 November, 5–6pm (GMT)

A new blog by Stanford PhD student Ursy Reynolds traces the life of art historian Leopold Ettlinger, whose letters in the Warburg Institute Archive tell a story of exile and resilience. warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #ArtHistory

Have you seen Black Atlas yet? Described as “powerful and thought-provoking,” this new exhibition by artist Edward George explores the Image of the Black archive — 30,000+ images documenting representations of people of African descent across history. warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #ArtHistory

Call for papers 📣 “Civilizing” the World: Classicism, Neo-Classical Sculpture & Plaster Casts in the Service of Imperial Powers and Post-Colonial Elites (1780–1945) Submit proposals for 20-min papers by 1 Dec 2025 Conference: 22–23 Oct 2026, Warburg Institute

Franz Boas reshaped how we understand culture — rejecting biological determinism and arguing for the diversity and equality of human experience. Explore his life and ideas with Noga Arikha and John Tresch. 🗓️ 11 Nov 2025 | 6pm warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #FranzBoas #CulturalAnthropology

Short course: Visual History of European Alchemy 15–19 Dec 2025 | 2–4pm (Online) From medicinal alchemy in China to Jungian dream analysis, trace how alchemy shaped European art, science and symbolism. www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #Alchemy #HistoryofScience #ArtHistory

Join us as we celebrate the launch of Conversation Time by Rey Conquer and Klutz by Tom Hastings. Both Conquer and Hastings respond to letters, postcards and telegrams sent between 1938 and 1946 from the Holocaust Centre North Archive: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... 🗓️ 13 Nov 2025 | 6.30pm

Why did English scholars in the 1500s and 1600s start learning Arabic? Join Prof. Alastair Hamilton and Samantha Brown for a five-day course uncovering the first generation of English Arabists, from William Bedwell to the beginnings of Arabic printing. 📍 Warburg Institute 🗓️ 3–7 Nov 2025 | 11am–1pm

Join us for a roundtable discussion between artists and archivists on how contemporary artists engage with archival practice.

Book now for the launch of 'Provenance in Architecture. A Dictionary' — a new volume exploring how buildings move, survive and transform across time. 🗓️ 31 Oct 2025 | 6–8pm 📍 Warburg Institute warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #Architecture

How have people of African descent been represented in art, travel literature and visual culture? Join our 3-day course (25–27 Nov) on the Image of the Black archive, including a screening, exhibition tour and curator talk. 📍 Warburg Institute, London warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

📚 The new acquisitions table in the Reading Room of the Library has been refreshed! Find research containing metalogues on issues in philosophy and anthropology, late Mamluk regimen for travellers as well as art books on silk and Caravaggio. #library #librarybooks #philosophy #mamluk #caravaggio

Congratulations to Haworth Tompkins, architects of the Warburg Renaissance, who have won Higher Education Architect of the Year! The award recognises their work across several educational projects, including the £14.5m transformation of our Bloomsbury home. warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Short Course: The Study of Arabic in England, 1550–1640 Explore how early modern scholars, theologians, merchants and travellers learned Arabic — and how their efforts reshaped Europe’s understanding of Islam and the Arab world. 🗓️ 3–7 Nov 2025 | 11am–1pm warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

How can archives be used, configured and reimagined? Join us for this conversation with artists Mary Evans and Ajamu X who will chart the legacies and contemporary resonances of Black archival practice. Book: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... 6 November 2025, 7-8.30pm | 📍 Warburg Institute

The Black Italian Renaissance is a critically acclaimed documentary that examines the presence of Black people in the Italian Renaissance and their contribution to its development and significance. Join us for a screening & discussion: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

In our latest blog, British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow Hannah Lee discusses her research on race and representation in early modern art, her work with the Image of the Black archive, and her upcoming conference and short course. Read:

Register now for this two-day international conference exploring the rich entanglements between allegory and scientific thought in Europe between 1300 and 1700. 24 - 25 October 2025, 9am - 6pm | 📍 Warburg Institute

To coincide with his exhibition Black Atlas, artist and filmmaker Edward George presents a live performance-lecture: The Strangeness of Warburg. Free to attend with advance booking: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... 23 October, 7 - 8:30pm | Warburg Institute

"The painting portrays a rarely depicted episode in Christian art: the childhood of the Virgin Mary" Occasional student Alba González Molinero explores Angelica Kauffman’s striking reimagining of the Virgin Mary in this blog:

In person attendance is sold out, but you can join us online! Find out more and register: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Black Atlas is now open ✨ A major new exhibition by Edward George centred on a 57-minute film composed of photographs from the Image of the Black archive. 📅 10 Oct 2025 – 17 Jan 2026 📍 Warburg Institute | Free warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Black Atlas opens this Friday... Find out more: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Don't miss the first talk in this year's series of the History Of Libraries Seminar, ✨ tonight ✨ online or in person @warburginstitute.bsky.social! Libraries and delinquency: the case of Charles Burney (1757-1817) Free of charge, but reservation is required: ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

📚 The new acquisitions table in the Reading Room of the Library has been updated! Find books on Luther, Dante, Petrarch and the Magic of Drawing. You can also check out the 'Oxford Handbook of the Bible and the Reformation', with contributions from Warburg Honorary Fellow Alastair Hamilton.

✨Opening next week ✨ Edward George’s 'Black Atlas' opens at the Warburg on 10 October! Drawing on the Image of the Black archive the exhibition includes a new film commission and collaged image panels. 📅 10 Oct 2025 – 17 Jan 2026 📍Warburg Institute | Free warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

We’re honoured to host a special event this afternoon with @icws-sas.bsky.social & @ials.bsky.social: Albie Sachs in Conversation. The anti-apartheid activist, writer, and former Constitutional Court judge is sharing his experiences of overcoming adversity and reflecting on his time at the ICWS