Church Art: Byzantine Heritage and Contemporary Expression – Bucharest conference
The Romanian Patriarchate holds the thirteenth edition of its national conference on church painting at the Palace of the Patriarchate in Bucharest, under the title Doctrinal Unity and National Distinctiveness in Church Painting. The theme chosen for 2026 is Church Art: Byzantine Heritage and Contemporary Expression.
The programme opens with a laudatio for the Prolog Group delivered by Luigi Bambulea of the National University of Arts in Bucharest. The first session, “Iconography and Style: The Byzantine Tradition and Its Interpretation Throughout History”, covers Orthodox Byzantine iconographic manuals, the church painting of Ohrid, the icons of Alexandru Ponehalschi, the iconography of the prothesis, and depictions of the Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen. A closing session is given over to the restoration of religious heritage and ecclesiastical architecture.
Practical details
- When: 12–13 November 2026
- Where: Palace of the Patriarchate, Bucharest, Romania
- Organiser: Church Painting Commission of the Romanian Patriarchate (Comisia de Pictură Bisericească), Str. Maria Rosetti 63, Bucharest
- Edition: thirteenth, held annually
Cultural Heritage Online lists this conference for readers who follow Byzantine art and the conservation of religious heritage. The programme was announced by the Basilica News Agency of the Romanian Patriarchate.
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