Don’t forget your registration for IAEA 2026!
Early Bird registration ends today. Standard registration opens tomorrow.

- 2 months to go -
From 5-8 May 2026, the Congress will bring together researchers, scholars, and artists from diverse disciplines to present and share their empirical research.
Save the date and stay tuned for upcoming announcements!

We’re pleased to offer a limited number of Student & Postdoctoral Travel Awards for the 2026 Conference!

For more details visit: iaea-jena2026.org/registration...

We look forward to your applications!

Early Bird Registration for IAEA 2026 in Jena is now open!

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Instructions for presenters & the full program will be published on the website soon.
We look forward to seeing you in Jena this May! ✨

3 months to go -
the countdown to the 2026 IAEA Congress has officially begun!
From 5th to 8th May you will be able see researchers, scholars and artists presenting and sharing their empirical research. Don’t miss out, save the date and stay tuned!

- Self nominations are allowed
- Recipients need not be IAEA members (but nominators must be members)
- Need more info? Reach out!

IAEA members - nominate deserving colleagues for awards!
Fechner Award: lifetime contribution
Baumgarten Award: within 10yr after PhD
Washburn Award: mid-career scientist.

IAEA members submit noms (incl 2 support letters) to b.calvo@city.ac.uk w/ subject "IAEA nomination."

Last chance to apply ✨ Submissions close tonight!

Gregor U. Hayn-Leichsenring, Head of the Organising Team, on why you should join the lAEA Aesthetics Conference 2026 in Jena.
We're looking forward to welcoming you!

Warm wishes for the turn of the year to all who are celebrating!
As we move into 2026, we look forward to a year of ongoing exchange in empirical aesthetics and to welcoming you to the 2026 Conference.
We can’t wait to see what this year will bring!

We are pleased to announce Eftychia Stamkou as a keynote speaker at the IAEA Aesthetics Conference 2026 in Jena.
#iaea #iaeajena2026
#InternationalAssociationofEmpiricalAesthetics #IAEA #empiricalaesthetics #artresearch #jena #keynotespeaker

We are delighted to welcome Thalia R.
Goldstein as a keynote speaker at the IAEA Aesthetics Conference 2026 in Jena.
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#InternationalAssociationofEmpiricalAesthetics #IAEA #empiricalaesthetics #artresearch #jena #keynotespeaker

We are delighted to introduce Kohinoor Darda as one of our keynote speakers at the lAEA Aesthetics Conference 2026 in
Jena.
#iaea #iaeajena2026
#InternationalAssociationofEmpiricalAesthetics #IAEA #empiricalaesthetics #artresearch #jena #keynotespeaker

DEADLINE FOR TALKS AND POSTERS EXTENDED

The Symposium submission deadline has closed. However, Talk and Poster proposals remain open!
We look forward to your contributions.

Ever wondered what makes Jena the perfect place for a conference on empirical aesthetics?

Get a first insight here and read more on our website!

We particularly appreciate submissions fitting our conference theme:

Future follows Past -
Creating a Gesamtkunstwerk together for Arts and Aesthetics Research

Submissions are now open!

The 2026 IAEA Congress invites researchers, scholars, and artists from different domains and countries to present and share empirical research on aesthetics, creativity, and the psychology and neurobiology of the arts and aesthetics.

All submissions will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee, with decisions announced in early February 2026.
For further information, please visit our website - submission guidelines coming soon!

We invite you to submit your proposals for symposia, individual talks and posters for the 2026 Conference!
Symposia deadline: 28th Nov 2025
Talks & Posters deadline: 19th Dec 2025
We look forward to receiving your ideas and contributions! ✨

Did you know ?💡Gesamtkunstwerk is a German term for a “total work of art”, an idea that unites diverse art forms like visual arts, architecture, music, and performance into one coherent artistic expression. It’s a word that invites us to imagine art as an immersive, all-embracing experience.

Under the theme Future Follows Past – Creating a Gesamtkunstwerk Together for Arts and Aesthetics Research, we invite you to join this collaborative exploration. Let‘s shape a Gesamtkunstwerk of thought through your research, your questions, and the conversations in between!

Welcome to the IAEA Aesthetics Conference 2026 in Jena!

We are delighted to announce that the International Association for Empirical Aesthetics (IAEA) will hold its next international conference in Jena, Germany, from 5th to 8th May.
Discover more at iaea-jena2026.org (link in bio)