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HESCAH Lectures & Symposia

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The Harn Eminent Scholar Chair in Art History (HESCAH) program invites distinguished scholars whose work represents a range of fields in the history of art. Established by a gift from Dr. David A. and Mary Ann Cofrin, this endowment funds lecture series and symposia featuring leading art historians, critics, curators and museum professionals. Free and open to the university community and beyond, HESCAH events are often presented in collaboration with other departments and centers on campus. Since 1993 the HESCAH program has offered opportunities to engage with scholars and thinkers on the cutting edge of current scholarship in art history.

For More Information

Please contact Dr. Derek Burdette, Chair of the HESCAH Program (dburdette@arts.ufl.edu)

  • Derek S. Burdette
Apr 9, 2026

HESCAH Lecture | Peter Probst, “Thrust Reversal: Artistic Intervention and Spiritual Repair in a Nigerian Energy Landscape”

  • School of Art + Art History
Fine Arts Building B (FAB)
6:00 PM
Mar 6, 2026

HESCAH Co-Sponsored Event | Thomas Cummins, Keynote Speaker, 1st Colloquium on Guaman Poma at UF

  • School of Art + Art History
Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art
6:00 PM
Mar 5, 2026

HESCAH Lecture | Rebecca M. Brown, “Modernism in Relation: KCS Paniker and the Paul Klee Spirit”

  • School of Art + Art History
Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art
6:00 PM
Feb 12, 2026

HESCAH Lecture | Chika Okeke-Agulu, “Art, Nationalism and Power: Gazbia Sirry and Egyptian Modernists in Revolutionary Egypt”

  • School of Art + Art History
Fine Arts Building B (FAB)
6:00 PM
Nov 13, 2025

HESCAH Lecture | Dr. Jesús Escobar, “The Empire Builds Back: Seventeenth-Century Architecture from the Americas to Europe”

  • School of Art + Art History
Fine Arts Building B (FAB)
6:00 PM
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