The 18th European Meeting on Ancient Ceramics (EMAC2027), organised by Université catholique de Louvain - Campus Saint-Louis Bruxelles, in collaboration with the Royal Museums of Art and History and Université de Namur, will take place in Brussels on May 26 – 28, 2027. In line with the fields of expertise of the three host institutions, the goal is to explore how archaeometric ceramic research can contribute to deepen our knowledge of cultural heritage and to engage with the most pressing cultural issues of our time.
The conference will be preceded by a two-day « Lab-and-Museum School » on May 24 - 25. It will include laboratory training sessions, hands-on exercises on ceramic assemblages from museum collections, and guest lectures on targeted case-studies and new developments in the archaeometry of ceramics.
Conference topics:
We welcome oral and poster presentations on the archaeometry of ceramics, through the following thematic sessions:
- S1: Mobility of crafts, skills, and pottery products
- S2: Pottery technology, from production to use
- S3: The art of terracotta
- S4: Innovation and tradition in ceramic crafts
- S5: Ceramic ecology
- S6: Ceramics and society
- S7: Archaeometry at the museum
- S8: New advances in the archaeometry of ceramics
Submissions:
Submissions for (oral or poster) presentations and enrolment in the Lab&Museum School are open until October 31st, 2026.
Further details: