AzLab Lecture Series in 2022-2023.

The AzLab is a monthly seminar organized by Az – Azulejo Research Network (ARTIS – History of Art Institute, School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon), in collaboration with National Azulejo Museum (Lisbon). It aims to create new analytical perspectives on issues related to azulejos (ceramic tiles), including its research, inventory, collecting, safeguarding and its creation or dissemination.

The AzLab lecture series in 2022-2023 starts on the 12th of October and it will cover a wide range of themes, as detailed below. The event will take place once a month, at 18:00 (Lisbon Time Zone | UTC), in-person and/or via Zoom.

Attendance is free, but registration is required via Google forms (https://forms.gle/M1qf2g5RGArAG2ei6) or by email (redeazulejoletras.ulisboa.pt)

For more information, please see https://blogazlab.wordpress.com/

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The 2022-2023 Lecture Series calendar will be as follows:
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AzLab#78 [session to be held in Portuguese]
October, 12 [18h00 UTC+1]
Museu Nacional do Azulejo e/and Zoom
NOVAS FERRAMENTAS DIGITAIS PARA O ESTUDO DO AZULEJO / NEW DIGITAL TOOLS FOR THE STUDY OF AZULEJOS
Invited speakers: Rosário Salema de Carvalho [Az - Rede de Investigação em Azulejo, ARTIS - IHA / FLUL] and Alexandre Pais [Museu Nacional do Azulejo], coordinators of Az Infinitum

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AzLab#79 [session to be held in English]
November, 9 [18h00 UTC]
Zoom
TALKING TILES
Invited speakers: Eva Brunner [talking.tiles] and Alexander Amir Khan [talking.tiles]

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AzLab#80 [session to be held in English]
December, 14 [18h00 UTC]
Zoom
CHINESE PORCELAINS AND THE DECORATIONS OF OMANI MIHRABS
Invited speaker: Soumyen Bandyopadhyay [University of Liverpool]

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AzLab#81 [session to be held in Portuguese]
January, 11 [18h00 UTC]
School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon, Room C138.B e/and Zoom
MULTIPLICAR ENGENHOS: A PINTURA SOBRE O AZULEJO APLICADO E AS SINGULARIDADES DO FINGIMENTO CENOGRÁFICO NO SÉCULO XVII / MULTIPLYING SKILLS: PAINTING ON APPLIED AZULEJOS AND THE PECULIARITIES OF 18TH-CENTURY SCENOGRAPHIC SIMULATIONS
Invited speaker: Vitor Serrão [ARTIS - Instituto de História da Arte, Faculdade de Letras, Universidade de Lisboa]

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AzLab#82 [session to be held in Portuguese]
February, 8 [18h00 UTC]
Museu Nacional do Azulejo e/and Zoom
A ESCAVAÇÃO ARQUEOLÓGICA DOS ANTIGOS ARMAZÉNS SOMMER / THE ARCHEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION OF THE ANCIENT SOMMER WAREHOUSES
Invited speakers: Nuno Neto [Neoépica] and Paulo Rebelo [Neoépica]

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AzLab#83 [ session to be held in English]
March, 15 [18h00 UTC]
Zoom
OTTOMAN BLUE-AND-WHITE TILES IN THE FIFTEENTH-CENTURY GLOBAL CONTEXT
Invited speaker: Patricia Blessing [Princeton University]

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AzLab#84 [sessão em português / session to be held in Portuguese]
April, 19 [18h00 UTC+1]
Zoom
DOS AZULEJOS EM CEMITÉRIOS À AZULEJARIA FUNERÁRIA / FROM AZULEJOS IN CEMETERIES TO FUNERARY TILE COVERINGS
Invited speaker: Francisco Queiroz [Az – Rede de Investigação em Azulejo, ARTIS-IHA/FLUL]

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AzLab#85 [sessão em espanhol / session to be held in Spanish]
May, 17 [18h00 UTC+1]
Museu Nacional do Azulejo e/and Zoom
MÁS QUE UNA TALAVERA: HISTORIA Y RECUENTO DE ALGUNOS (O DE MUCHOS) DESAFÍOS PARA LA CONSERVACIÓN DEL AZULEJO MEXICANO / MORE THAN TALAVERA: THE HISTORY AND ACCOUNT OF SOME (OR MANY) CHALLENGES FOR THE CONSERVATION OF THE MEXICAN TILE
Invited speaker: Renata Schneider [Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia. México]

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AzLab#86 [sessão em português / session to be held in Portuguese]
June, 22 [18h00 UTC+1]
Museu Nacional do Azulejo e/and Zoom
DO CAMPO DAS CEBOLAS À IGREJA DE SANTO ANDRÉ, PASSANDO PELO LARGO DO CONTADOR-MOR: AZULEJOS DOS SÉCULOS XV E XVI DE TRÊS ESCAVAÇÕES ARQUEOLÓGICAS EM LISBOA / FROM CAMPO DAS CEBOLAS TO THE CHURCH OF SAINT ANDREW, THROUGH THE CONTADOR-MOR SQUARE: 15TH AND 16TH CENTURY AZULEJOS FROM THREE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES IN LISBON
Invited speakers: Victor Filipe [UNIARQ – Centro de Arqueologia da Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa] and Anabela Castro [ISCSP – Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas, Universidade de Lisboa]