On Friday, February 10, curators at The Met will give ten-minute talks on art created between the fourth millennium B.C. and the 19th century in the lands that are now Iraq, Syria, Iran, and Yemen—four of the seven countries affected by the recent U.S. travel ban. Taking place in the galleries of the Ancient Near Eastern Art and Islamic Art departments, the talks will focus on different works of art in the permanent collection and will be followed by conversation with visitors.
February 10 4:00 p.m.
Lions at Babylon, Iraq
Sarah Graff, Associate Curator, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art,
Gallery 404
Iraq: Medieval Ceramics and Technological Revolutions
Martina Rugiadi, Assistant Curator, Department of Islamic Art,
Gallery 451
February 10, 4:30 p.m.
Dionysos in Iran
Michael Seymour, Assistant Curator, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art, Gallery 405
Iran: Safavid Paintings
Maryam Ekhtiar, Associate Curator, Department of Islamic Art, Gallery 462
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February 10, 2017
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