Medieval Metal—Process and Practices

The Harvard Art Museums are hosting a two-part workshop that explores how metal was used in art during the Middle Ages. This second session examines the techniques and technology of medieval metalworking.

Ittai Weinryb, assistant professor at the Bard Graduate Center; Francesca Bewer, research curator for conservation and technical studies programs at the Harvard Art Museums; and Katherine Emerin, the Patricia Cornwell Senior Conservation Scientist at the Harvard Art Museums, will lead the session.

This session will be held in the Materials Lab (Lower Level) and the Art Study Center (Level 4) at the Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street.

The workshop is free and open to the public, but space is limited. To reserve a space, please email medieval@fas.harvard.edu with the subject line “Medieval Metal RSVP” and indicate if you would like to attend this session, Medieval Metal—Process and Practices, or the morning session, Medieval Metal—Method and Meanings, which takes place from 9:30am to 12:30pm.

This event is part of the 2017 Harvard Medieval Material Cultures program Breaking the Mold: Metal as Material, Medium and Message in the Middle Ages. Sponsored by the Harvard University Committee on Medieval Studies, the Harvard Art Museums, the Department of History of Art and Architecture, and the Department of History.