The ARTIS - Art History Institute (FLUL) newsletter (#09/2023 | December) is now available online.

Abstract submission deadline until 15 January, 2024

The everyday life in a hospital has always been related to different objects and practices that make up the material expression of established human relationships and the very functioning of such places. In its spatial or topographical, chronological and historical and anthropological dimensions, material culture is related to the purpose or meaning that objects have for a particular people or culture and is essential in defining a society's cultural identity.

On November 2nd the dean of the University of Lisbon awarded Professor Vitor Serrão the title of Professor Emeritus, in recognition of his academic merit and the relevance of his scientific work. The title is the result of a proposal made by the Scientific Council of the School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon and approved by the Committee for Scientific Affairs of the University Senate. 

Andreas Stöcklein is one of the most important artists currently working with azulejos in Portugal. His first contact with ceramic tile coverings dates back to the 1980s, when he used azulejos in the iconic art installation "Membrane - On the Transparency of the Soil", in the beach of Odeceixe. Since then he has created a vast body of work, almost always in collaboration with Ratton Gallery.

Research Initiation Scholarship (BII) at the School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon, financed by national funds from the FCT/MCTES, through the project UIDB/04189/2020 [Reference: ARTIS_114_2023_BII_EstDeLic_Base_Outubro].