Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture

The Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture Founded in 2010 through a generous gift from the Jaharis Family Foundation, the Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture is dedicated to the promotion and advancement of knowledge about the…

Next week we welcome Laury Sarti for our joint @HarvardMedieval lecture "The Frankish Kingdom and the Eastern Empire: Rethinking Their Interconnections from a Medieval Perspective." 12:00 pm ET on Zoom. Register:

Join us on March 4 Fotini Kondyli's lecture "Spindle Whorls and Women’s Work: Reframing Middle Byzantine Lives in the Athenian Agora." 12:00 pm on Zoom. Register: maryjahariscenter.org/events/spind...

Registration for GIS Basics for Byzantinists with Becky Seifried on March 5. March 13 (Making Your Own Data) & March 20 (Designing Maps) on Zoom. More info: maryjahariscenter.org/events/gis-b...

The Mary Jaharis Center Blog is taking a break. Posting will resume on February 25, 2026

HMML Fellowships | Mary Jaharis Center

Funding opportunity: HMML Fellowships. Applications due March 15, 2026 maryjahariscenter.org/blog/hmml-fe...

AVISTA START Grant | Mary Jaharis Center

Funding opportunity: AVISTA START Grant. Applications due March 15, 2026 maryjahariscenter.org/blog/avista-...

Institutional Identities in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages | Mary Jaharis Center

CFP: Institutional Identities in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, Seventh International Graduate Conference in Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies, University of Edinburgh, May 18–19, 2026. Submissions due March 20, 2026 maryjahariscenter.org/blog/institu...

Medieval Academy of America 2026 Annual Meeting | Mary Jaharis Center

Attend: 101st Medieval Academy of America Meeting, Amherst, MA, March 19–21, 2026 maryjahariscenter.org/blog/medieva...

Eunuchs and Castrated Men in Byzantine Law and Society, 527–1056 | Mary Jaharis Center

New book: Yuki Kontani.,Eunuchs and Castrated Men in Byzantine Law and Society, 527–1056 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025) maryjahariscenter.org/blog/eunuchs...

On February 27, Laury Sarti will discuss "The Frankish Kingdom and the Eastern Empire: Rethinking Their Interconnections from a Medieval Perspective" for our joint @HarvardMedieval lecture. Join us! 12:00 pm ET on Zoom. Register: maryjahariscenter.org/events/the-f...

Exploring the Assumptions of Cultural History Fellowships, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | Mary Jaharis Center

Opportunity: Exploring the Assumptions of Cultural History Fellowships, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Applications due February 15, 2026 maryjahariscenter.org/blog/explori...

Medicine, Sciences and ‘Popularization of Knowledge’ | Mary Jaharis Center

CFP: Medicine, Sciences and 'Popularization of Knowledge', session at the 2026 European Association of Biblical Studies Annual Conference, Leuven, July 20–23, 2026. Submissions due February 15, 2026 maryjahariscenter.org/blog/medicin...

2026–2027 Margo Tytus Visiting Scholars Program, University of Cincinnati | Mary Jaharis Center

Funding opportunity: 2026–2027 Margo Tytus Visiting Scholars Program, University of Cincinnati. Applications due March 15, 2026 maryjahariscenter.org/blog/2026202...

Cincinnati Summer Residency Program, 2026 | Mary Jaharis Center

Funding opportunity: Cincinnati Summer Residency Program, 2026. Applications due March 15, 2026 maryjahariscenter.org/blog/cincinn...

Joan and Eugene Vanderpool Fellowship at the Athenian Agora, 2026–2027, ASCSA | Mary Jaharis Center

Funding opportunity: Joan and Eugene Vanderpool Fellowship at the Athenian Agora, 2026–2027, ASCSA. Applications due March 15, 2026 maryjahariscenter.org/blog/joan-an...

If selected, fellows will give a public lecture on their work, record an episode of The Future of the Past Lab’s podcast, participate in a workshop on their project, and participate in a seminar with graduate students relating to their work.

Opportunity: 2026 Bliss Symposium Awards, Dumbarton Oaks. Applications due March 15, 2026 maryjahariscenter.org/blog/2026-bl...

Dumbarton Oaks One-Month Research Awards | Mary Jaharis Center

Funding opportunity: Dumbarton Oaks One-Month Research Awards. Applications due March 15, 2026 maryjahariscenter.org/blog/dumbart...

Eros in the “Macedonian Renaissance”: Reconsidering Two Byzantine Authors | Mary Jaharis Center

Attend: Eros in the "Macedonian Renaissance": Reconsidering Two Byzantine Authors, lecture by Theodora Antonopoulou, NHRF at the Princeton Athens Center and Zoom, February 16, 2026, 6:00 PM (EET). Advance registration required maryjahariscenter.org/blog/eros-in...

Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics and Religious Studies, Hamilton College | Mary Jaharis Center

Job posting: Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics and Religious Studies, Hamilton College. Applications due February 23, 2026 maryjahariscenter.org/blog/visitin...

The Transmission of Classical Authors from Late Antiquity to the Early Modern Period | Mary Jaharis Center

CFP: The Transmission of Classical Authors from Late Antiquity to the Early Modern Period, LECTIO XV International Conference, KU Leuven, December 2–4, 2026. Submissions due March 1, 2026 maryjahariscenter.org/blog/the-tra...

2026–2027 LECTIO Visiting Fellows Program, KU Leuven | Mary Jaharis Center

Opportunity: 2026–2027 LECTIO Visiting Fellows Program, KU Leuven. Applications due March 6, 2026 maryjahariscenter.org/blog/2026202...

Evans-Pritchard Lectureship, All Souls College, University of Oxford | Mary Jaharis Center

Opportunity: Evans-Pritchard Lectureship, All Souls College, University of Oxford. Applications due March 13, 2026 maryjahariscenter.org/blog/evans-p...

Money and Power: Spices, Specie and Social Transformation in the First-Millennium Western Indian Ocean | Mary Jaharis Center

Attend: Money and Power: Spices, Specie and Social Transformation in the First-Millennium Western Indian Ocean, lecture by Rebecca Darley, Boğaziçi University, February 12, 2026, 5:00 pm maryjahariscenter.org/blog/money-a...

BSANA Graduate Student Committee Nominations, 2026–2028 | Mary Jaharis Center

Opportunity: BSANA Graduate Student Committee Nominations, 2026–2028. Nominations due February 28, 2026 maryjahariscenter.org/blog/bsana-g...

2026 Medieval Academy of America Summer Professionalization Workshop | Mary Jaharis Center

Attend: 2026 Medieval Academy of America Summer Professionalization Workshop, Online, July 13–August 14, 2026. Applications due March 1, 2026 maryjahariscenter.org/blog/2026-me...

Byzantine Archaeology and History Course, British School at Athens | Mary Jaharis Center

Attend: Byzantine Archaeology, History and History of Art of Greece, British School at Athens, June 24–July 5, 2026. Applications due March 8, 2026 maryjahariscenter.org/blog/byzanti...

Lora Bryning Redford Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Archaeology, University of Puget Sound | Mary Jaharis Center

Funding opportunity: Lora Bryning Redford Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Archaeology, University of Puget Sound. Applications due March 9, 2026 maryjahariscenter.org/blog/lora-br...

We're excited to announce the next set of MJC @bsanabsc workshops: GIS Basics for Byzantinists with Becky Seifried. March 13 and March 20, 2026 on Zoom. Registration closes March 4. More info: maryjahariscenter.org/events/gis-b...

On March 4, Fotini Kondyli will give the final lecture in our 2025–2026 lecture series. She will discuss "Spindle Whorls and Women’s Work: Reframing Middle Byzantine Lives in the Athenian Agora." 12:00 pm on Zoom. Register: maryjahariscenter.org/events/spind...

RHS Early Career Fellowship Grants | Mary Jaharis Center

Funding opportunity: RHS Early Career Fellowship Grants. Applications due March 6, 2026 maryjahariscenter.org/blog/rhs-ear...