The Plus Ultra Collective combines humanistic studies and technology to deepen understanding of historical examples of intercultural interchange in the Americas, Iberia, and the Mediterranean World.
El Plus Ultra Collective combina estudios humanísticos y tecnología para profundizar en la comprensión de ejemplos históricos de intercambio intercultural en las Américas, Iberia y el mundo mediterráneo.
Digital cultural preservation and presentation
Professional development and mentorship for scholars and resarchers
Core Activities —
New knowledge creation via technology
Digital humanities workshops
Sustainable activities via fundraising and alliances
Ars Inquirendi – Querying the Pre-Modern in the Age of Large Multimodal Models
4th - 7th December 2025
Online / Oxford / Stockholm
Register Now at https://tinyurl.com/arsinq (before 30 November 2025)
Join leading pre-modernists and technologists from around the world at Ars Inquirendi, 4th-7th December 2025 (online / Oxford ), to explore how Large Multimodal Models like Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini – massive, humanly conversant assimilations of learning – are transforming pre-modern studies, and how to use them in your own research.
Format: the first three days are entirely online. Presentations will be pre-released in late November via the Oxford Medieval Studies website, with the live sessions devoted to discussion, and held in the UK afternoon to maximize participation from around the world. The hybrid workshops on Day 4 are live.
Day 1 – A New Age of Pre-Modern Inquiry
Day 2 – LMMs and / as the Archive
Day 3 – Emergent Properties
Day 4 – Workshops
Our Track Record
The Collective is a newly forming organization, but draws on the expertise of many past and ongoing collaborator projects. A few include:
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The Immersive Global Middle Ages (IGMA)
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The Virtual Viking Longship Project: A Study in the Future of Liberal Arts Teaching and Research
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Diplomacia intercultural mediterránea de la Monarquía hispana (DIPLOINMED)
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Virtual Museum of the Spanish Civil War
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Augmented Reflections: Experiencing Spanish, Indigenous, and Anglo Relations in Mexico, New Mexico, and Colorado from the 16th Through 20th Centuries
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Dark Archives Conferences: Illuminating the Medieval Unread
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Harmony Masks Conflict: The Mediterranean in the Medieval Islamic Imagination
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Virtual Plasencia: Supported by the Global Middle Ages Project
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Treasure Excavations in the Medieval and Early Modern Hispanic World
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Deciphering Secrets: Unlocking the Manuscripts of Medieval Spain
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Family Secrets of the Spanish Civil War - Podcast
Connect and collaborate
Join the Plus Ultra Collective and help advance intercultural understanding through innovative collaboration! Whether you’re interested in participating in our workshops, proposing a new project, offering training for students, or preserving a valuable collection of artifacts or documents, we’d love to hear from you. Your expertise and passion can contribute to safeguarding and sharing our shared cultural heritage. Reach out today to connect and collaborate with us!