Middle Eastern art is the focus of 10-minute pop-up chats led by members of the curatorial, conservation, and research staff at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Friday afternoons at 3:00, 3:30, 4:00, and 4:30 p.m. Each talk in the series, called "Perspectives on the Middle East," will focus on a work or works of art of the speaker's choice and include informal discussion with the public. The chats take place in the department galleries for Islamic Art and Ancient Near Eastern Art through June 2.
Free with Museum admission.
Program subject to change.
May 5
| 3:00 p.m. |
Martina Rugiadi, Assistant Curator, Department of Islamic Art, "Party or Mosque?" Gallery 453 |
3:30 p.m.
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Courtney Stewart, Senior Research Assistant, Department of Islamic Art, "Company School Painting in India," Gallery 464
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4:00 p.m.
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Caitlin Chaves Yates, Mellon Curatorial Fellow, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art, "A Glimpse of Syria's Early History: The Eye Idols of Tell Brak," Gallery 402
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4:30 p.m.
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Jean-François de Lapérouse, Conservator, Department of Objects Conservation, "Metal Casting in the Ancient Near East," Gallery 403
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May 12
| 3:00 p.m. |
Martina Rugiadi, Assistant Curator, Department of Islamic Art, "The Sultan in the Mosque," Gallery 453 |
3:30 p.m.
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Sheila Canby, Patti Cadby Birch Curator in Charge, Department of Islamic Art, "A Persian Picnic," Gallery 462
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4:00 p.m.
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Sarah Graff, Associate Curator, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art, "Magical Protection in Mesopotamia," Gallery 403
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4:30 p.m.
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Nancy Highcock, Hagop Kevorkian Curatorial Fellow, and Elizabeth Knott, Hagop Kevorkian Research Associate, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art, "The Art of Commerce: A Frog Weight from Ancient Iraq," Gallery 406
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May 19
| 3:00 p.m. |
Martina Rugiadi, Assistant Curator, Department of Islamic Art, "From Plain to Ornate: Technology and Taste," Gallery 453
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3:30 p.m.
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Maryam Ekhtiar, Associate Curator, Department of Islamic Art, "Embellishing the Word of God: The Art of the Qur'an," Gallery 450
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4:00 p.m.
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Michael Seymour, Assistant Curator, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art, "Ancient Yemen and the Incense Trade," Gallery 406
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4:30 p.m.
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Yelena Rakic, Associate Curator, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art, "Cylinder Seals: Replication in the Ancient World," Gallery 402 |
May 26
| 3:00 p.m. |
Alzahraa K. Ahmed, Hagop Kevorkian Curatorial Fellow, Department of Islamic Art, "Iraq and Central Arab Lands: Abbasid Artistic Innovations," Gallery 451 |
3:30 p.m.
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Marcus Pilz, Hanns Swarzenski and Brigitte Horney Swarzenski Fellow, Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters, "Precious Stones for Imperial Patrons—Hardstone Carvings at the Mughal Court and Beyond," Gallery 463
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4:00 p.m.
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Miriam Said, Frances Markoe Fellow, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art, "Gudea and Kingship in Ancient Iraq," Gallery 403
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4:30 p.m.
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Kim Benzel, Acting Associate Curator in Charge, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art, "Concepts of Past, Present, and Future in Ancient Iran," Gallery 402
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June 2
| 3:00 p.m. |
Alzahraa K. Ahmed, Hagop Kevorkian Curatorial Fellow, Department of Islamic Art, "Sheathing the Word of God: Early Qur'ans," Gallery 450 |
3:30 p.m.
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Maryam Ekhtiar, Associate Curator, Department of Islamic Art, "Illustrating the Book of Kings: The Shahnama of Firdausi," Gallery 462
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4:00 p.m.
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Elizabeth Knott, Hagop Kevorkian Research Associate, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art, "The Art of Writing in Ancient Iraq," Gallery 402
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4:30 p.m.
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Anastasia Amrhein, Andrew W. Mellon Fellow, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art, "Identity and Funerary Practices: Sculpture from Ancient Yemen," Gallery 406
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May 4, 2017
Caption: Kim Benzel, Associate Curator in Charge, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art, speaks to visitors about a work of art from the Middle East.
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