Congress of the European Society of
Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
After five years of inspiring art gallery exhibitions from 2021 – 2025, ESCMID is pleased to continue the tradition for ESCMID Global 2026. ESCMID welcomes creative minds from around the world to contribute their artistic vision. Each year features a theme linked to clinical microbiology and infectious diseases, and this year’s theme is Food Safety.
This year ESCMID is collaborating with The Pathologist on the ESCMID Global Art Gallery to highlight the cross-over of the infectious disease and pathology specialities. Submitters have the opportunity to be featured in both the Art Gallery and the 2026 Pathology Captures showcase. We will share some exceptional highlights from their showcase under the theme of “Food Safety” in the art book and here online.
The ESCMID Global 2026 Art Gallery book has been released. You can view all of the submitted pieces of original art from around the ESCMID community, some of which will also be on display onsite during ESCMID Global. Congratulations to this year’s winners, whose work highlighted the theme and called for action on the topic of Food Safety!
1st Place
Inner Garden
by Csilla Antal
2nd Place
The Birth of Mercury
by Sertaç Küçükkaya
3rd Place
Do You Trust Your Food?
by Clara Jensen
Best Agar Art
Sweets: Microbes love them too!
by Katarzyna Kania
Most Toxic Work
Ash Drawing: Claviceps (Ergot)
Anna Dumitriu
Best Photography
It's not what it seems
Angel Ros Die
Winners and art submitted by our members can be viewed in the previous editions of Art Books.
Registration for ESCMID Global 2026 in Munich is now open.
Register now to get the standard registration fee and attend the world’s most eminent event in the field of infection.
