2 March 2026
Thank you!

We would like to express our gratitude for a productive and inspiring conference to the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte and LMU Munich as hosts, to everyone involved in the organization and content design, and to all conference guests!

At the same time, we are delighted to have been invited to host the next conference in Karlsruhe in 2028.

25 February 2026
Our conference starts today!

Together with the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte and LMU Munich, we cordially invite you to the 38th German Congress for Art History.

The Deubner Prize 2026 will be awarded this evening at the opening ceremony. Congratulations to all recipients of our early career awards!

24 February 2026
Please note: Public transport in Munich will be affected by strikes on Friday and Saturday

As part of the current wage negotiations, another warning strike has been called: from 3:30 a.m. on Friday, 27 February, until 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, 1 March. The strike will affect the underground, trams and buses. Please plan your journeys on public transport accordingly.

In the event of a strike, you can find all the latest live information in the connection information section: under “disruptions & news” at mvg.de or under “Disruptions” in the MVGO app.

13 January 2026
Early bird tickets available until January 23rd

Until January 23, 2026, conference tickets can still be purchased at the reduced early bird rate! From January 24th onwards, the regular price applies to ticket orders.

10 June 2025
Call for Papers is now closed

We are delighted about the exceptionally broad response to our Call for Papers for the 38th German Congress of Art History under the motto “knowing” (Munich, February 25-28, 2026). The call is now closed, the selection of the proposals will take place at the end of June. Afterwards, all applicants will be notified personally by us.

Thank you very much for the great national and international interest in our conference!

08.12.2025
Call for applications: Travel grants for young researchers

Thanks to the generous support of the Gerda Henkel Foundation, 40 travel grants are available for young researchers attending the 38th German Congress of Art History (25–28 February, Munich) and the Young Researchers Forum taking place there.

Application deadline: 4 January 2026.

2 December 2025
Here we go!

The German Association for Art History, the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte and LMU Munich cordially invite you to the 38th German Congress for Art History.

The ticket shop will open in the next few days, and the programme is now available online!

10 June 2025
Call for Papers is now closed

We are delighted about the exceptionally broad response to our Call for Papers for the 38th German Congress of Art History under the motto “knowing” (Munich, February 25-28, 2026). The call is now closed, the selection of the proposals will take place at the end of June. Afterwards, all applicants will be notified personally by us.

Thank you very much for the great national and international interest in our conference!

10 June 2025
Call for Papers is now closed

We are delighted about the exceptionally broad response to our Call for Papers for the 38th German Congress of Art History under the motto “knowing” (Munich, February 25-28, 2026). The call is now closed, the selection of the proposals will take place at the end of June. Afterwards, all applicants will be notified personally by us.

Thank you very much for the great national and international interest in our conference!

22 April 2025
Call for Papers: 38th German Congress for Art History 2026

The 38th German Congress for Art History will be hosted and organised by the German Association for Art History, the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte and the Institute of Art History of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (Munich, 25-28 February 2026).

Interested colleagues from all fields of art history and neighbouring disciplines, from people at all career levels, from Germany and abroad are warmly invited to submit their proposals for individual papers to be delivered at the 38th German Congress for Art History by the deadline June 8, 2025.

1 April 2025
Announcement: 38th German Congress for Art History

After a lengthy search for a venue for the next congress, the Executive Board has secured the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte in Munich as co-organiser. The congress is expected to take place from 25 to 28 February 2026 in cooperation with the Zentralinstitut and the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

The planning with our Munich co-operation partners is in full swing. We will keep you up to date with all the latest news on the congress website. A call for papers is expected to be published in the second half of April 2025.