Claire LaBrecque

Claire LaBrecque is a Senior Scholar in the Faculty of History at the University of Winnipeg. She specializes in the architecture and monumental arts of the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance in Western Europe, with a focus on pre-modern stained glass in Canadian collections, supported by a SSHRC research grant (2018–2021). Her research also explores Late Gothic/Early Renaissance architecture in France and the narrative aspects of church portal sculptures.

Teaching Areas: Medieval and Renaissance art & architecture, 12th–17th century stained glass, pilgrimage art and architecture. Courses include HIST-1011 (Cross Currents in Global Art), HIST-2805 (The Power of Art: Visual Worship & Violence), and specialized topics like Art & Architecture of Pilgrimage (HIST-3816).

Publications span studies on stained glass fragments in Quebec, Gothic Revival architecture in Winnipeg, and medieval pilgrimage artifacts. She contributes to international organizations like Corpus Vitrearum and the Canadian Society of Medievalists.

Grants & Projects: SSHRC-funded research on Canadian stained glass collections (2018–2021). Collaborative work includes co-authoring studies on Belgian stained glass in Canadian museums and analyzing French Gothic architecture.

Labs/Teams: Engaged with the Canadian Corpus Vitrearum series and the Institute for Stained Glass in Canada. Active in academic networks like the International Center of Medieval Art.