SENSES - COST Action CA24164

Sensing Europe's Court Spaces at the Crossroads of Past, Present and Future

About the Action

A European network exploring the multisensory worlds of medieval and early modern court residences through interdisciplinary and digital humanities approaches.

Background

Building on recent advances in court studies, sensory history, and digital humanities to rethink how court spaces were experienced and interpreted today.

Objectives

To advance research, strengthen collaboration across sectors, and develop innovative tools and practices for understanding and presenting palace heritage.

Call for Papers: Creating the Sacred at Court.
Sensorial Practices and Experiences in Europe (1300-1800)

Scholars from across disciplines are warmly invited to submit proposals for the international conference Creating the Sacred at Court: Sensorial Practices and Experiences in Europe (1300–1800), organised by COST Action SENSES in collaboration with the Slovak University of Technology, exploring the inter-sensorial, performative, and methodological dimensions of sacred spaces in European court contexts.
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Description of the Action

Sensing Europe’s Court Spaces at the Crossroads of Past, Present and Future

SENSES investigates the court residence as a multisensory environment, examining how people in medieval and early modern Europe perceived, used and inhabited these spaces. Bringing together historians, heritage professionals, and digital humanities experts, the network advances research and develops innovative ways to understand and present palace heritage today.

Latest Updates

  • Schermafbeelding 2026 02 25

    Society for Court Studies Conference 2026

    The SENSES COST Action is pleased to share the upcoming conference, “Storytelling at Princely Courts, c. 1200–1800,” hosted at the University...
    Society for Court Studies Conference 2026
  • Community of madrid (1)

    Five Senses, a Digital Exhibition

    Within our network, we are always on the lookout for innovative projects that push the boundaries of art history and...
    Five Senses, a Digital Exhibition
  • Banner 1 Home Blois

    PALATIUM - e-Publications

    PALATIUM was a Research Networking Programme (RNP) financed  by the European Science Foundation (ESF). It brought together scholars from different fields across Europe...
    PALATIUM – e-Publications
  • Jindrichov

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     July, 2028

    Summerschool 2028

    This event will take place in the Czech Republic, most presumably in and around the castle of Jindřichův Hradec in...
    Summerschool 2028
  • Sintra Palacio da Pena (20332995770) (cropped2)

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     September, 2027

    Summerschool 2027

    The SENSES Action will participate as co-organiser in the first week of September 2027 in the Sintra Summer School organised...
    Summerschool 2027
  • 960px Versailles chateau

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     May, 2029

    Final Conference

    Thanks to the generous offer of the Chateau de Versailles, the final conference of the Action, in May or June...
    Final Conference