Islamic Medieval Wall Paintings: towards an Interdisciplinary Approach
Day 1 – September 4, 2025 | ||
Opening of the Conference, Welcome and Greetings, Housekeeping Information | 09.00-9.30 | |
Keynote | ||
Prof. Dr. Markus Ritter | Space Painting in Medieval Islamic Art and Abbasid Raqqa | 9.30-10.30 |
Break | 10.30-11.00 | |
Podium Discussion 1: Research and Conservation of wall paintings for a sustainable future Moderator: Franziska Prell, M.A. and Leander Pallas, M. A. | ||
Dr. Habil. Dobrochna Zielińska | Technology of medieval Nubian wall paintings. An insight into a culture through the materiality of an image | 11.00-12.30 |
Franziska Kabelitz, M. A. | Aspects of Sustainability in Exhibition Management (tbc) | |
Dr. Melina Perdikopoulou | Layers of Memory: Preserving Ottoman Wall Paintings in Greece | |
Speaker tbc | Title tbc | |
Break | 12.30-13.00 | |
Panel 1 – Setting the Ground: Conservation, Preservation and Production Technologies of Wall Paintings Chair: Dr. Ana Marija Grbanovic | ||
Prof. Dr.-Ing. May al-Ibrashy and Amina Karam, M.A. | The painted wood interior of al-Imam al-Shafi’i Dome in Historic Cairo: Discoveries and Observations from the Conservation Project | 13.00-13.30 |
Dr. Yury Karev | Self-image of the ruler: Qarakhanids and their contemporary Turcic dynastic rivals (Wall paintings of Samarkand/Afrasiab) | 13.30-14.00 |
Dr. Melina Perdikopoulou | The Wall Paintings of Alaca Imaret in Thessaloniki: A Comparative Approach to 15th-Century Ottoman Painting | 14.00-14.30 |
Dr. Giovanna De Palma | The conservation of Qusayr ‘Amra wall paintings: methodologies and discoveries | 14.30-15.00 |
Break | 15.00-15.30 | |
Panel 2 – Cutting Edge Research of Wall Paintings in the Islamic West Chair: Dr. Peter Tamas Nagy | ||
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Victor Garcia Rabasco | Abbadid Seville and the development of the Caliphate's artistic language | 15.30-16.00 |
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Umberto Bongianino | Wall painting in the Islamic West and the aesthetic of naqsh | 16.00-16.30 |
Walid Akef, M.A. | Islamic Mural Paintings: Propaganda and Power in the Age of Chivalry and Crusades | 16.30-17.00 |
Break | 17.00-17.30 | |
Special Session: Innovative Approaches to Research of Wall Paintings in Christian Nubia Chair: Dr. Agnieszka Lic | ||
Prof. Dr. Karel Christian Innemée | Costumes of Authority, Images of Authority. Christian wall paintings of Medieval Nubia | 17.30-18.00 |
Dr. Agnieszka Jacobson-Cielecka | From mural to costume: The reconstruction process of medieval robes | 18.00-18.30 |
Day 2 – September 5, 2025 | ||
Panel 3 – Archaeology of Islamic Wall Paintings in the Middle East Chair: Dr. Agnieszka Lic | ||
Dr. Thomas Leisten | An Umayyad Painters' Studio at Work: Design and Execution of Frescos at Balis, Syria | 9.00-9.30 |
Dr. Julie Bonnéric and Solène Mathieu | The Wall Paintings of the House of Hearts: Interpreting Archaeological Fragments from a Byzantine and Umayyad Urban Residence in Jerash, Northern Jordan | 9.30-10.00 |
Dr. Ignacio Arce | Umayyad Mural Paintings: from architectural decoration to narratives of power: some case studies from Qasr Hallabat/ Hammam as Sarrah, Qusayr Amra and Khirbat al Mafjar | 10.00-10.30 |
Ass. Prof. Dr. Tawfiq Da’adli | Khirbat al-Mafjar frescoes reconstruction – which pieces found their way in and why others were left out? | 10.30-11.00 |
Break | 11.0-11.30 | |
Podium Discussion 2: DEIA and gender-sensitive research of wall paintings: perspectives for societal cohesion Moderator: Dr. Mareike Spychala | ||
Cornelia Thielmann, M. A. | Gender-sensitive studies for architectural cultural heritage preservation | 11.30-13.00 |
Dr. Ana Marija Grbanovic | Intersectionality analysis for preservation of endangered monuments with wall paintings in Ottoman Baroque South-eastern Europe | |
Prof. Dr. Konstantinos Giakoumis | Visual Artworks and Blind or Visually Impaired Persons: New Concepts for Independent Accessibility of Orthodox Icons | |
Dr. Jeanine Linz | Gender sensitive research and gender dimension in proposals | |
Break | 13.00-14.00 | |
Panel 4 – Research and Preservation of Persianate Islamic Medieval Wall Paintings Chair: tbc | ||
Dr. Hamed Sayyadshahri, Ass. Prof. Dr. Mohammad Mortazavi and Dr. Mozhgan Mousazadeh | A review on the Conservation of Historical Wall Paintings in Khurasan, Iran: An Ethical Discussion | 14.00-14.30 |
Ass. Prof. Dr. Amir Hossein Karimy and Ass. Prof. Dr. Parviz Holakooei | Gilding and glittering in wall decorations from the 12th to the 17th century Iran | 14.30-15.00 |
Dr. Ana Marija Grbanovic | Medieval wall paintings in Iran: a trans-regional phenomenon? | 15.00-15.30 |
Mohammad Mahdi Amini Qomi and Mohammad Mahdi Mohammadi Iraqi | Art historical research of damaged wall paintings at the Gunbad-i Azadan mosque near Isfahan | 15.30-16.00 |
Break | 16.00-16.30 | |
Podium Discussion 3: Role of digitization in research of wall paintings: challenges and perspectives Moderator: Dr. John Hindmarch | ||
Dr. Ines Konczak-Nagel | Buddhist Murals of Kucha on the Northern Silk Road | 16.30-18.00 |
Dr. Erik Radisch | Buddhist Murals of Kucha on the Northern Silk Road | |
Dr. Ivana Lemcool | Digitizing Fresco Paintings in the Balkan Area- Issues and Perspectives in Digital Preservation of Monumental Heritage in Multi-faith Environments | |
Break | 18.00-18.30 | |
Special Session: AI, ML new technologies and ethical aspects for research of wall paintings Moderator: Dr. Julian Hauser | ||
Prof. Dr. Markus Rickert | AI application in different domains: from production to agriculture to … cultural heritage? | 18.30-20.00 |
Dr. Tomasz Michalik | Eye-tracking as a tool to support informed presentations of wall paintings | |
Conference Closing Discussion | 20.00-21.00 | |