Umění / Art is a peer-reviewed art historical journal that has been published by the Institute of Art History from 1953 onward. It focuses on Czech as well as Central European and European art from the Early Middle Ages to the present, while also addressing theoretical and methodological themes. It aims to support diverse approaches to interpretation of art including excursions to visual studies, philosophy and literature. In addition to original scholarly studies by both local and international researchers, Umění / Art publishes texts on conservation and archival research, reviews and interviews. The journal also publishes edited issues on diverse topics.
Editor-in-chief: Pavla Machalíková
Editors: Jakub Bachtík, Lucie Česká, Jan Dienstbier, Martin Pavlis
Editorial board: Milena Bartlová (Academy of Arts, Architecture & Design in Prague), Dušan Buran (Slovak National Gallery), Lenka Bydžovská (Institute of Art History, CAS),Sabine Frommel (École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris), Lada Hubatová-Vacková (Academy of Arts, Architecture & Design in Prague), Ondřej Jakubec (Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University Brno / Palacký University in Olomouc), Jan Klípa (Institute of Art History, CAS), Luboš Konečný (Institute of Art History, CAS), Andrzej Kozieł (Instytut Historii Sztuki Universytetu Wrocławskiego), Steven Mansbach (Department of Art History and Archaeology, University of Maryland), Marie Rakušanová (Institute of Art History, Faculty of Arts, Charles University Prague), Lubomír Slavíček (Department of Art History, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University Brno), Jakub Stejskal (Universität Basel, Zentrum eikones), Rostislav Švácha (Institute of Art History, CAS), Jindřich Vybíral (Academy of Arts, Architecture & Design in Prague), Tomáš Winter (Institute of Art History, CAS), Jana Zapletalová (Department of Art History, Faculty of Arts, Palacký University Olomouc), Harald Wolter-von dem Knesebeck (Universität Bonn).
The journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, EBCSO and ERIH databases.
