Each year since 2017, the Centre for Early Medieval Studies Committee has the pleasure to award the Herbert L. Kessler Prize, named after one of the most influential medieval art historians and a founding member of the Centre. Herbert L. Kessler not only provided a decisive inspiration and impulse to the development of the Centre and its intellectual foundations, but also to those of its periodical Convivium. The award recognizes individuals who have contributed most significantly to the support and development of the Centre for Early Medieval Studies and of its activities. It is handed out annually during the Christmas celebrations of the Centre, in Brno.
2023 – Anna Kelblová
2022 – Michele Bacci
2021 – Vincent Debiais
2020 – Jiří Kroupa
2019 – Tanja Michalsky
2018 – Elisabetta Scirocco
2017 – Ondřej Jakubec