Research seminars on Spanish and Latin American art at the Zurbarán Centre

The Zurbarán Centre is a Durham University research institution that promotes an enhanced understanding of the visual and performing arts through the study of their geographical, historical, and material manifestations in Spain and Latin America. Since its launch in 2017, the Centre has engaged in major international conferences, research projects, and exhibitions. The Zurbarán Centre has developed collaborations with partners in the UK and abroad and launched an ambitious programme of fellowships and scholarships. The Zurbarán Centre has teamed up with ARTES Iberian and Latin American Visual Culture Group to organise an online Research Seminar Series starting on 13 January and running through to 31 March 2021. It provides a forum for engaging with the latest research by national and international scholars who specialise in Iberian and Latin American art and visual culture. The topics are rich and diverse, ranging from Nasrid architecture to twentieth-century art writing on Afro-Brazilian art. The series also incorporates the prestigious annual Glendinning Lecture in honour of the eminent Hispanist Nigel Glendinning, organised by ARTES with the Instituto Cervantes. The lecture will be given by Professor Jesús Escobar (Northwestern University, Chicago), who will be speaking on “All Roads Lead to the Plaza de Palacio: Architecture and Ceremony in Habsburg Madrid”.