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.
Custard Institute Sponsors Vesuvius Exhibition Catalogue
Custard Institute Sends Seven Doctoral Students to do Research in Spain

Photo courtesy of Ana Girard, SMU doctoral research student

Photo courtesy of Sarah Russell, SMU doctoral research student

Photo courtesy of Jackie Edwards, SMU doctoral research student
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.
The Custard Institute announces recipient of the inaugural Mark A. Roglán Publication Award

Prof. Claudia Hopkins, 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 Genaro Pérez Villaamil (2021).
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.
Affiliated Scholars Program

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

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