6 April – 4 May 2017 The Peltz Gallery, 43 Gordon Square El Encanto is a new exhibition of work by the artist Freddy Dewe Mathews. The series, developed over the last three years, looks at the history of the… Continue Reading →

New project: Mobilising the value of biocultural collections in Brazil Mobilising the value of biocultural collections in Brazil, a project funded by the Institutional Links British Council (Newton Fund) led by the Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de… Continue Reading →

Birkbeck has been awarded two fully-funded PhD studentships by the Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC), under the Collaborative Doctoral Partnership scheme, both for research on aspects of Brazilian visual culture. The studentships will support doctoral projects supervised by Dr… Continue Reading →

For the first time, undergraduate students will be able to study a degree in global cinema in the heart of London, thanks to an innovative new course offered by Birkbeck and SOAS. The two prestigious London institutions are bringing their… Continue Reading →

The completion of a four-year Birkbeck-led research project into Andean textiles has created a unique and innovative resource for archaeologists, museum curators, contemporary weavers and the fashion industry. The AHRC-funded project, Weaving Communities of Practice, investigated the relationship between textiles,… Continue Reading →