Front cover of the Catalogue The Legacy of Vesuvius

Custard Institute Sponsors Vesuvius Exhibition Catalogue

The Legacy of Vesuvius: Bourbon Discoveries on the Bay of Naples exhibition catalogue is a truly diverse collection of arts and culture from the Spanish Bourbon Court in Naples, Italy.

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Meadows Doctoral Student in Spain. Photo courtesy of Jackie Edwards

Custard Institute Sends Seven Doctoral Students to do Research in Spain

This summer, the Custard Institute sent seven doctoral students to Spain with travel grants to support their research into various aspects of Spanish arts and culture.

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Prof. Claudia Hopkins

The Custard Institute announces recipient of the inaugural Mark A. Roglán Publication Award

The Custard Institute is pleased to announce that the recipient of the inaugural Mark A. Roglán Publication Award is Prof. Claudia Hopkins for the catalogue Romantic Spain. David Roberts and […]

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Interview with Anna Ficek: Porcelain Princess

Interview with Anna Ficek: Porcelain Princess

Anna Ficek is the inaugural postdoctoral fellow at SMU’s Custard Institute of Spanish Art and Culture at the Meadows Museum.

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P. Gregory Warden, Mark A. Roglán Director of the Custard Institute for Spanish Art and Culture, Meadows Museum, SMU, delivers remarks at the opening of the institute’s new facilities while Peter M. Miller, President & CEO, The Meadows Foundation, Linda P. Custard, SMU Trustee Emerita and chair, Meadows Museum Advisory Council, and William A. Custard look on, October 4, 2023. Photo by Guy Rogers III.

Dedication of New Custard Institute for Spanish Art and Culture Inspires a New Chapter of Research and Connection for SMU’s Meadows Museum

Custard Institute launches with inaugural symposium:

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Greg Warden invites Blanca Pons-Sorolla to be the inaugural Affiliated Scholar of the Custard Institute, May 28, 2023, in Madrid. Looking on, L to R: Barbara McKenzie, Paco Bocanegra, Rosemary and Kevin McNeely. Photo by Robin Linek.

Affiliated Scholars Program

The Custard Institute is pleased to announce the Affiliated Scholars program, which connects the institute to eminent researchers and scholars of Spanish art and culture.

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First row L to R: Linda P. Custard, SMU Trustee Emerita and Chair, Meadows Museum Advisory Council; Mark A. Roglán, Linda P. and William A. Custard Director of the Meadows Museum and Centennial Chair in Meadows School of the Arts; William A. Custard. Second row L to R: Peter Miller, President and CEO, The Meadows Foundation; R. Gerald Turner, President, SMU; Samuel S. Holland, Meadows School of the Arts Dean, SMU; Brad E. Cheves, Vice President for Development and External Affairs, SMU. Photo courtesy of Southern Methodist University, Kim Leeson.

New Institute for Spanish Art and Culture inspires a New Chapter for SMU’s Meadows Museum

New Institute for Spanish Art and Culture inspires a New Chapter for SMU’s Meadows Museum

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