Please join AVISTA for our Annual Business Meeting at ICMS Kalamazoo on Saturday, May 11th, 2024, 12:00–1:00PM ET. The meeting will be offered both in-person in Sangren Hall 1710 and via Zoom.

Join virtually here: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/99927547631?pwd=cWV0MGZ6d1lublJ4MzRRSVRuV1k2QT09

Please join us for the Annual AVISTA Reception at the 59th Annual International Congress on Medieval Studies! The reception will be held off-campus at Waldo’s Campus Tavern at 1408 W. Michigan Ave. in Kalamazoo, MI. We will have hearty finger foods and a limited number of FREE DRINKS! Please see George for a drink ticket.

Moving Through Sacred Medieval Interiors I: Processing Through Space

Friday, March 15th, 2024 | 2:30–4:00 PM ET

Session Chair: Maile Hutterer (University of Oregon)

• “From Battlefield to Sacred Space and Back Again: The Deeds of Julius Caesar Tapestries in Lausanne,” Cara Nordengren (University of Kansas)

• “Rustle and Bustle: An Exploration of Embodied Experience in Trecento Siena,” Tania Kolarik (University of Wisconsin–Madison)

• “Sacred Interiors on (Exterior) Display: The Material Furnishings of Marian Pilgrimage Displays in the Later Middle Ages,” Claire Kilgore (University of Wisconsin–Madison)

Moving Through Sacred Medieval Interiors II: Motion Through Interiors

Friday, March 15th, 2024 | 4:30–6:00 PM ET

Session Chair: Tania Kolarik (University of Wisconsin–Madison)

Respondent: Maile Hutterer (University of Oregon)

• “Function during Construction: A case study in 14th century Toulouse Cathedral,” Gabriela Chitwood (University of Oregon)

• “The French Commandery Chapel: Embodying Urban Power and Crusader Memory Inside and Out,” Abby Armstrong Check (University of Wisconsin–Madison)

• “The Architecture of Healing: An Examination of Hospital Architecture in the Global Middle Ages,” Brittany Forniotis (Duke University)

These sessions were organized by Abby Armstrong Check, Gabriela Chitwood, and Tania Kolarik.