Lectures and Talks

The Warburg Institute runs an active programme of lectures, almost all of which are free and open to everyone.

Due to the ongoing social distancing requirements associated with the Covid-19 pandemic and following advice from the University of London, most Warburg Institute events will remain online for the time being. We will keep the situation under review and if guidance changes we will respond accordingly.

If you are attending an in-person event at the Warburg Institute Lecture Room please make sure you book in advance. See the COVID-19 and Visiting the Institute page for details of current safety measures and regulations.

Lecture series

Stargates - The Magic of Images from Heka to the Monas Hieroglyphica

A lecture series dedicated to the material aspects of making magical images

A Material World

An event series that focuses on the reconstruction of life in the past through objects and materials, the people who made them and the people who used them.

Renaissance Lives

A series of conversations discussing the ways in which individuals transmitted or changed the lives of traditions, ideas and images.

Curatorial Conversations

A series of lectures that invites curators from around the world to share their knowledge and experience.

Maps and Society Lecture Series

These lectures focus on the history of maps and mapping worldwide.

Bilderfahrzeuge Lecture Series

Book and Print Initiative

Allegorical Portrait of Dante, unknown artist, late 16th Century

From Devilry to Divinity: Readings in Dante's Divina Commedia

Work in Progress Series

The work in progress seminar explores the variety of subjects studied at the Institute.

Tea Time Talks

A forum for Warburg research fellows and academic staff to introduce their research, and discuss some of the problems and questions that their work addresses.

Explore all of our events, from public lectures and talks to research training and conferences, plus upcoming research seminars and reading groups

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