Welcome to the BAA
Bringing together architecture, art and archaeology since 1843
Upcoming events
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Thursday 27 Nov 2025
2025 BAA postgraduate conference
PRESENTED BY
The British Archaeological Association
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Wednesday 3 Dec 2025
The Many Lives of the Asante Ewer
PRESENTED BY
Lloyd de Beer
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Wednesday 7 Jan 2026
Mapping England and Wales in the Late Middle Ages: roads, transport infrastructure and key destinations
PRESENTED BY
David Harrison
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Wednesday 4 Feb 2026
Building for strangers: recent research on England’s medieval inns
PRESENTED BY
Matthew Cooper
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Wednesday 4 Mar 2026
The transformation of the monastic enclosure at Marmoutier (Tours, France) between the 11th and the early 13th centuries
PRESENTED BY
Elisabeth Lorans, Emeritus Professor of Medieval Archaeology, University of Tours (France)
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Wednesday 1 Apr 2026
Thumbnails, or A Digital Wild Goose Chase
PRESENTED BY
Jack Hartnell
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News and deadlines
Alongside Association news, the BAA is also proud to share recent research and news from our members relating to the history of architecture and art. We focus on the period between the Roman era and the Middle Ages, in Britain, Europe and the Mediterranean.
Recent news
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Monks and ghosts: BAA member Dr Michael Carter brings halloween’s medieval roots to life
BAA member Dr Michael Carter, Curator at English Heritage, has been busy shedding light on the medieval origins of Halloween and busting a few modern myths along the way.
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Upcoming lecture by Sophie Kelly at the Courtauld: ‘Episcopal display and the English crozier around the time of the Norman Conquest’
BAA Council member Dr Sophie Kelly, who currently serves as our Study Days Organiser, will explore how English croziers became powerful instruments of episcopal display during the Norman Conquest in this upcoming lecture at the Courtauld.
Deadlines
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Reginald Taylor & Lord Fletcher Essay Prize application deadline 2025
Monday 1 Dec 2025 -
Student Scholarship deadline: 2026 Romanesque Conference in Toulouse
Saturday 31 Jan 2026