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Join us on November 11 from 12-1pm for a roundtable presentation and discussion of innovative program analyzing art history and visual culture. Location: Digital Art History & Visual Culture Research Lab (DAHVCRL), Smith Warehouse, Bay 10, Room. A233 Format: In Person Description: Roundtable presentation and discussion of innovative projects analyzing art history and visual culture in the world at Duke. Founded in 2009, the DAHVCRL is a unique learning and research environment at Duke that explores digital humanities methods in relation to big questions in art history and visual culture. Our projects focus on global examples that help us to explore…

On the occasion of a visit to our media labs by the new director of the library, Joseph Salem, the labs of the department will be having an information open house on Friday, 10/21, 2-4pm, in the lobby space of Bay 10. All are welcome to drop by for some wine and cheese, general conversation about lab activity, and to meet the new library director.

DAHVCR Lab work was recently featured in the catalog for the exhibition “Unwanted Capital: Architecture and Urban Planning in Krakow during the German Occupation 1939-45.” The exhibition (curated by the International Cultural Center in Krakow) was held in Summer 2022 and featured photographs and drawings of multiple construction sites in Nazi-occupied Krakow. Jewish Labour Camps in Distrikt krakau. Map of Jewish Labour Camps in Distrikt krakau, 1939-1944. By Antonio LoPiano. The map shown above, by Classical Studies PhD student and Mapping Occupied Krakow team member Antonio LoPiano, highlights the intersection of forced labor and construction in Nazi-occupied Poland. The map,…

by Xinyue Gao The Book of Fortresses project seeks to spatially reconstruct an exceptional architectural source called the Livro das Fortalezas, which contains 120 perspective drawings and plans of 55 fortresses on Portugal’s border with Spain in 1510. GIS and 3D modeling techniques are used to translate the book into a comprehensible spatial source for modern viewers. In Spring 2022, it was published in Out of the Archives: Digital Projects as Early Modern Research Objects. This post is from principal investigator Edward Triplett ‘s Twitter account, which shares a bunch of new photos to show from his summer research. Photographs of castles…

We’re thrilled to share that the department of Art, Art History, and Visual Studies, which houses the Digital Art History & Visual Culture Research Lab, has received a $12,000 Trinity Research Enhancement award for 2022-23 to support undergraduate research that leads to graduation with distinction. The award specifically supports undergraduate students working with DAHVC projects on specialty research related to their graduation with distinction projects.