European Romanesque Centre

The European Romanesque Centre (German: Europäisches Romanik Zentrum, ERZ) is a non-profit association founded on 10 July 2006 at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. Since May 2008 it has been an affiliated institute (An-Institut) of the university, based in the south cloister (Südklausur) of Merseburg Cathedral in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Its mission is to research and communicate the European Romanesque across disciplinary and confessional boundaries. The centre describes itself as an interdisciplinary and interconfessional institute that bundles existing potential and activities on the theme of the Romanesque in Saxony-Anhalt and networks them at a European level. It aims both to promote regional and supra-regional work on the Romanesque and to present it at specialist conferences, giving younger scholars from Europe a platform for their research, and to communicate the theme of the Romanesque more strongly to a broader public. In doing so it draws on the expertise of numerous researchers at Martin Luther University working on the architecture, art, archaeology, theology, history and legal history of the Middle Ages, as well as on the rich stock of medieval monuments in Saxony-Anhalt, embodied by the Romanesque Road (Straße der Romanik). An international advisory board with scholars from eight European countries and one researcher from the USA accompanies the centre's work. As an international research and educational institution for the Romanesque, the ERZ has at its disposal in Merseburg lecture and project rooms, a growing Romanesque library, and studios for guest lecturers and fellows. It participates with lectures and other contributions in various events on the Romanesque, such as the conference '... das Heilige sichtbar machen. Domschatztagung' (2008) or the conference 'More Romano III. Neuere Forschungen und offene Fragen zur romanischen Kunst' (2007) with lecturers from Amsterdam, Brussels, Milan and Poznań. The centre is closely associated with the city of Merseburg and its cathedral, a major Romanesque monument, and with the wider heritage landscape of Saxony-Anhalt. Its work supports both academic exchange and public engagement with medieval art and architecture.

The European Romanesque Centre (Europäisches Romanik Zentrum, ERZ) was founded on 10 July 2006 at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg as a non-profit association for the research and communication of the European Romanesque. Since May 2008 it has been an affiliated institute (An-Institut) of the university, with its seat in the south cloister (Südklausur) of Merseburg Cathedral. The centre was established to bundle and network the existing potential and activities related to the Romanesque in Saxony-Anhalt at a European level. It is guided by an international advisory board composed of scholars from eight European countries and one researcher from the USA. The ERZ has participated in numerous conferences and events, including the 2007 conference 'More Romano III. Neuere Forschungen und offene Fragen zur romanischen Kunst' with lecturers from Amsterdam, Brussels, Milan and Poznań, and the 2008 conference '... das Heilige sichtbar machen. Domschatztagung'. It provides lecture and project rooms, a growing Romanesque library, and studios for guest lecturers and fellows in Merseburg.

• 2008

  Became an affiliated institute (An-Institut) of Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg in May 2008, based in the south cloister of Merseburg Cathedral.

• 2008

  Participated in the conference '... das Heilige sichtbar machen. Domschatztagung'.

• 2007

  Participated in the conference 'More Romano III. Neuere Forschungen und offene Fragen zur romanischen Kunst' with lecturers from Amsterdam, Brussels, Milan and Poznań.

• 2006

  Founded on 10 July 2006 at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg as a non-profit association.

Interdisciplinary and interconfessional research and education centre for the European Romanesque, affiliated with Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and based at Merseburg Cathedral.

• International conferences on Romanesque art and architecture

  Academic conferences such as 'More Romano III' (2007) and '... das Heilige sichtbar machen. Domschatztagung' (2008).

• Romanesque library

  A growing library on Romanesque art and architecture available at the centre in Merseburg.

• Fellowships and guest lecturer studios

  Studios for guest lecturers and fellows to support research stays.

1. 1Startseite Stadt Merseburgmerseburg.de
2. 2Europäisches Romanik Zentrumde.wikipedia.org
3. 3European Romanesque Centrewikidata.org