Events organized by AHNCA
About AHNCA
Founded in 1993, the association today has more than 250 members. AHNCA's goal is to foster communication and collaboration among all who are interested in art and visual culture produced between 1789 and 1914.

Virtual Salon: Exhibiting Mary Cassatt
April 17, 2026 12:00 pm
Please join us on Friday, April 17 at 12pm Eastern Time for a Virtual Salon on several exhibitions featuring Mary Cassatt that mark the centenary of her death. Curators from the Musée d’Orsay, National Gallery of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Saint Louis Art Museum, and the National Portrait Gallery, London, will discuss their exhibitions...

Spring 2026 Issue of Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide Available
The spring 2026 issue of Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide is now live! Head over to www.19thc-artworldwide.org to check out new articles and book and exhibition reviews. Below is the table of contents: NCAW Spring 2026, Vol. 25, Issue 1Editors’ Welcome Articles Outsiders: Black Harem Eunuchs in Gérôme’s Orientby Brigid M. Boyle Harriet Hosmer and the Anatomy of Neoclassical Sculptureby Elizabeth Keto Recipient...

2026 Mervat Zahid Cultural Foundation Prize Winners
The Association of Historians of Nineteenth-Century Art is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 Mervat Zahid Cultural Foundation Prize, of the Dahesh Museum of Art, given for a distinguished presentation at the 23rd Annual Graduate Student Symposium in Nineteenth-Century Art, held on March 14, 2026. This year, two individuals received the award: Nathanaël Lapierre, Northwestern University, for “‘It...

Twenty-Third Annual Graduate Student Symposium in Nineteenth-Century Art: Keynote Lecture
March 14, 2026 2:55 pm
“Machine in the Garden: Aesthetic Infrastructure and the Paris Exposition Universelle 1867”Amy F. OgataProfessor in the Department of Art HistoryUniversity of Southern California Distinguished RespondentS. Hollis ClaysonProfessor Emerita of Art History and Bergen Evans Professor Emerita in the HumanitiesNorthwestern University Register: tinyurl.com/AHNCAgrad-symposium...

Twenty-Third Annual Graduate Student Symposium in Nineteenth-Century Art
March 14, 2026 11:00 am
Please join us on Saturday, March 14, 11am-4:00pm (online) This event is co-sponsored by the Association of Historians of Nineteenth-Century Art (AHNCA) and the Dahesh Museum of Art Register here: www.tinyurl.com/AHNCAgrad-symposium Distinguished Respondent: S. Hollis Clayson Keynote Lecture: Amy F. Ogata 11:00am Eastern: Welcome by Nancy Locke, AHNCA President; Michelle Foa, AHNCA Programs Chair; and J. David Farmer, Director, Dahesh Museum...

Online Salon: Made of Metal
November 7, 2025 12:00 pm
Please join us on Friday, November 7 at 12pm Eastern Time for an Online Salon co-hosted with the Barnes Foundation, Made of Metal. The event brings together five distinguished scholars to discuss metal in the decorative arts, urban embellishment, and design around the world during the 19th century. This online event is free and open to the public, but registration is required: https://www.barnesfoundation.org/whats-on/online-salon-made-of-metal We are fortunate...
