The first plenary lecture at the 60th International Congress on Medieval Studies, sponsored by the Medieval Academy of America, will be given by Haruko Momma (New York Univ.) and is titled "Intersectional Onomastics in Medieval Studies: Terms, Terminology, and Theories of Naming." The lecture is open to registered attendees of the International Congress on Medieval Studies.

During the 60th International Congress on Medieval Studies, we will be showcasing artisans and their work in experimental archaeology. They will have several recreated artifacts from early medieval England and Northern Europe. Our exhibitors will be Ken and Cynthia Koll of Nordik Kraft, George Carroll, and Dr. George Johnson. On display will be things such as artifacts from the seventh-century ship-burial site of Sutton Hoo, examples of early iron production, and everyday items such as utensils and game boards.

The Microsoft HoloLens Art History Experience is a mixed reality experience where users wear a headset to explore an immersive medieval environment. Using Immersive Realms, an app developed by Dr. Elina Gertsman, participants can walk into a mixed reality space and see an array of holographic objects (e.g., laser-scanned reliquaries) that they can pick up, scale, and place throughout the space. This is an opportunity to interact with objects that are now behind glass in museums—tapestries, reliquaries, automata, and more—but which were meant to be lived with, touched, handled, and shared.

The International Center of Medieval Art is sponsoring a virtual lunchtime session at the 60th International Congress on Medieval Studies (ICMS) in which there will be a live viewing of selected medieval objects from the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies.