The overarching theme of this year's congress was The End (and Beginnings) of Times. Experts from the BUT participated significantly in the programme, presenting their current projects and research at the congress.

Jakub Stejskal sponsored and chaired the session entitled Digital Art History: Revolution or Tradition?, which also featured a presentation by Jana Horáková, a collaborator of the FFA, who is a member of the Faculty's Arts Council.

Ladislav Jackson replaced Milena Bartlova in chairing the session The End of Art History?, which built on previous conventions, and presented his own research on inequalities, social stratification and social barriers to study among students at the School of Architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts between 1910 and 1940. He also introduced the only woman who studied at the School of Architecture at this time, Kdenia Grisogono, who later contributed to the interiors of the embassy in Belgrade and the construction of La Défense in Paris.

A social evening was also held in BUT, which among other things was composed for networking and professional discussions. It was opened by Ladislav Jackson and Markéta Žáčková from FFA. The proceedings of the congress will be published in a collection of papers, which regularly since 2004 has always reflected current trends and challenges in the field of art history.

Source: Faculty of Fine Arts