ICHC 2026 – International Conference on the History of Cartography, Prague & Brno, Czechia

Name: ICHC 2026 – International Conference on the History of Cartography, Prague & Brno, Czechia
Start: 2026-07-07T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-07-11T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Albertov 6, 128 00

Schedule

Tue, 07 Jul, 2026 at 09:00 am to Sat, 11 Jul, 2026 at 06:00 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Albertov 6, 128 00 | Prague, PR

31st International Conference on the History of Cartography (ICHC)
ICHC is the only academic conference solely dedicated to advancing knowledge of the history of maps
and mapmaking, regardless of geographical region, language, period or topic. ICHC promotes free
and unfettered global cooperation and collaboration among cartographic scholars from many
academic disciplines, curators, collectors, dealers and institutions through illustrated lectures,
presentations, exhibitions, and a social program.
Under the broad rubric of Bridging the Past and Present in Cartography, ICHC 2026 welcomes paper
and poster presentations on the following themes:
I. Maps and Tourism
II. Maps as Artefacts
III. The Third Dimension:
Representing Elevation on Maps
IV. Mapping the Past: Historical
Cartography at the Turn of the
Digital Era
V. Any other aspect of the
history of cartography

Papers
Paper presentations will comprise 15 minutes for presentation,
followed by a short discussion.
Posters
Posters will be installed for a dedicated session on the second
morning of the conference and will remain on display through the remainder of the conference.
Panel Proposals
We welcome the proposal of organized sessions. However, proposals for paper presentations, whether by one or more presenters, must be submitted and evaluated individually.
Therefore, if a proposed paper is intended for an organized session, please include the information at the end of the submission form. The session’s organizer must also submit a separate proposal for the
session that lists all the papers and presenters.
Workshops
In addition to the academic programme, four thematic workshops will be organised
Key Dates
Opening of the call for papers: 15 July 2025
Deadline for submission of proposals: 14 November 2025
Notification of acceptance: 15 January 2026
Early Bird Registration: until 15 April 2026
Estimated Registration Fees
Regular: 340 EUR
Students: 150 EUR
Conference Venues
ICHC 2026 will convene in the historical campus of the Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague (Albertov); the Moravian Library in Brno; and the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University (Brno).
Participants will have the opportunity to engage with key cartographic collections and take part in thematic exhibitions, guided tours, field trips, and social events.
Fellowship
The Kislak Family Foundation will provide scholarship opportunities for up to 5 participants.
Email: [email protected]
Please submit proposals for paper and poster presentations at
www.ichc2026.org