The Nativity Church in Bethlehem in the Light of Recent Restorations, lecture by Michele Bacci (University of Fribourg), Yale University via Zoom, January 8, 2021, 12:00–1:00 PM

This is the fifth in a series of Yale Lectures in Late Antique and Byzantine Art and Architecture. The lecture series is organized by Robert S. Nelson, Robert Lehman Professor in the History of Art, and Vasileios Marinis, Associate Professor of Christian Art and Architecture at the ISM and YDS. Support is provided by the Department of Classics and the Department of the History of Art.

Michele Bacci is Professor of Medieval Art History in the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. Since 2002, he is editor of the journal Iconographica and since 2010, he is a member of the international team dealing with the restoration of the Nativity church in Bethlehem.

Zoom lectures begin at 12 noon Eastern Time; registration is required. You can register at any time to join a lecture. Your registration is valid for the whole series; attend as many as you like.