Perspectives on the Middle East—a series of informal 10-minute chats at The Metropolitan Museum of Art by curators, researchers, and conservators who specialize in ancient Near Eastern and Islamic art—will continue on Friday afternoons through August. Each talk will focus on one or more works of the speaker’s choice and will be followed by conversation with the audience.
The talks are free with Museum admission.
Program subject to change.
June 9
3 p.m., Gallery 452 and 457
“Lusterware from Iraq to Al-Andalus"
Alzahraa K. Ahmed, Hagop Kevorkian Curatorial Fellow, and
Courtney A. Stewart, Senior Research Assistant, Department of Islamic Art
3:30 p.m., Gallery 462
“Fortune-Telling in 16th-Century Iran”
Sheila Canby, Patti Cadby Birch Curator in Charge, Department of Islamic Art
4 p.m., Gallery 406
“A Dragon from Babylon, Iraq”
Michael Seymour, Assistant Curator, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art
4:30 p.m., Gallery 405
“Greek Artists and Persian Kings at Persepolis”
Sarah Graff, Associate Curator, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art
June 16
3 p.m., Gallery 453
“Soldiers and Jewels”
Martina Rugiadi, Assistant Curator, Department of Islamic Art
3:30 p.m., Gallery 457
“The Ornament of the World: Islamic Arts from Cordoba”
Courtney A. Stewart, Senior Research Assistant, Department of Islamic Art
4 p.m., Gallery 405
“Palmyrene Portraits”
Blair Fowlkes-Childs, Research Associate, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art
4:30 p.m., Gallery 405
“Hidden Histories of the Met Excavations at Ctesiphon, Iraq”
Caitlin Chaves Yates, Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Research Fellow, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art
June 23
3 p.m., Gallery 462
“Iran and Europe: Artistic Exchanges”
Maryam Ekhtiar, Associate Curator, Department of Islamic Art
3:30 p.m., Gallery 454
“Animal Tiles”
Martina Rugiadi, Assistant Curator, Department of Islamic Art
4 p.m., Gallery 402
“A Wild Boar from Ancient Iran”
Sarah Graff, Associate Curator, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art
4:30 p.m., Gallery 403
“Gudea and Kingship in Ancient Iraq”
Miriam Said, Markoe Scholar, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art
June 30
3 p.m., Gallery 450
“Islamic Calligraphy: A Close Look”
Maryam Ekhtiar, Associate Curator, Department of Islamic Art
3:30 p.m., Gallery 454
“Mashrabiyyas: Wooden Screens from Egypt”
Alzahraa K. Ahmed, Hagop Kevorkian Curatorial Fellow, Department of Islamic Art
4 p.m., Gallery 406
“Ancient Yemen and the Incense Trade”
Michael Seymour, Assistant Curator, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art
4:30 p.m., Gallery 404
“Imperial Interactions: Lion Pins from Hasanlu, Ancient Iran”
Anastasia Amrhein, Andrew W. Mellon Fellow, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art
July 7
3 p.m., Gallery 457
“An Andalusian Game of Chess”
Navina Haidar, Curator, Department of Islamic Art
3:30 p.m., Gallery 452
“Traces of China in Nishapur”
Layah Ziaii-Bigdeli, Intern, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art
4 p.m., Gallery 400
“Ivory Thrones in Ancient Iraq”
Sarah Graff, Associate Curator, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art
4:30 p.m., Gallery 406
“The Synagogue at Dura Europos, Syria”
Blair Fowlkes-Childs, Research Associate, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art
July 14
3 p.m., Gallery 456
“Details in the Moroccan Courtyard”
Courtney Stewart, Senior Research Assistant, Department of Islamic Art
3:30 p.m., Gallery 464
“Conservation Treatment of a Printed Indian Textile”
Julia Carlson, Assistant Conservator, Department of Textile Conservation
4 p.m., Gallery 405
“Women in Sassanian Art”
Layah Ziaii-Bigdeli, Intern, Department of Islamic Art
4:30 p.m., Gallery 404
“An Ivory Head from Nimrud, Iraq”
Michael Seymour, Assistant Curator, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art
July 21
3 p.m., Gallery 451
“Lusterware through a Conservator’s Eyes”
Jean-François de Lapérouse, Conservator, Department of Objects Conservation
3:30 p.m., Gallery 453
“Painting in Gold and Silver: The Art of Inlaid Metalworking from Iran to Syria”
Deniz Beyazit, Associate Curator, Department of Islamic Art
4 p.m., Gallery 404
“The Master of Animals in Ancient Iran”
Anne Elizabeth Dunn-Vaturi, Hagop Kevorkian Research Associate, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art
4:30 p.m., Gallery 403
“Temple upon Temple at Nippur, Iraq”
Caitlin Chaves Yates, Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Research Fellow, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art
July 28
3 p.m., Gallery 454
“Animals of Protection and of Power”
Deniz Beyazit, Associate Curator, Department of Islamic Art
3:30 p.m., Gallery 459
“Discoveries Made during the Conservation of the Spanish Ceiling”
Mecka Baumeister, Conservator, Department of Objects Conservation
4 p.m., Gallery 404
“A Stone Carpet from Nineveh, Iraq”
Yelena Rakic, Associate Curator, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art
4:30 p.m., Gallery 403
“A Golden Goddess from Ancient Turkey”
Sarah Graff, Associate Curator, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art
August 4
3 p.m., Gallery 451
“Golden Peacocks”
Maryam Ekhtiar, Associate Curator, Department of Islamic Art
3:30 p.m., Gallery 450
“Marbled Paper”
Yana Van Dyke, Conservator, Department of Paper Conservation
August 11
3 p.m. Gallery 458
“Conservation Discoveries in Carpets for Kings”
Janina Poskrobko, Conservator in Charge, Department of Textile Conservation
3:30 p.m., Gallery 452
“Hidden creatures”
Martina Rugiadi, Assistant Curator, Department of Islamic Art
August 18
3 p.m., Gallery 453
“The Power of Ink”
Martina Rugiadi, Assistant Curator, Department of Islamic Art
3:30 p.m., Gallery 463
“Mughal Jewels and Gemstones”
Courtney A. Stewart, Senior Research Assistant, Department of Islamic Art
August 25
3 p.m., Gallery 453
“The Value of Gold”
Martina Rugiadi, Assistant Curator, Department of Islamic Art
3:30 p.m., Gallery 459
“Ushak Carpets”
Giulia Chiostrini, Associate Conservator, Department of Textile Conservation
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Updated July 28, 2017
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