Close Looking: Islamic-Era Syrian Works from the Museums’ Collections

When:
Thursday, Apr 18, 2024 11:00a -
12:00p

Where:
Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

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Admission:
FREE

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Categories:
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Event website:
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Join curator Ayşin Yoltar-Yıldırım for an exploration of Islamic-era Syrian objects from our permanent collections. At the start of the session, Yoltar-Yıldırım will lead a brief discussion of coins, ceramics, and tiles from Umayyad, Abbasid, Ayyubid, and Ottoman periods in Syria.


Led by:

Ayşin Yoltar-Yıldırım, Norma Jean Calderwood Curator of Islamic and Later Indian Art, Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art


Free admission, but registration is required. You can register by clicking on the event on this form, beginning on Monday, April 8. A repeat of this seminar will be held at 11am.


Please sign in at the Art Study Center reception desk (Level 4), and be prepared to present a photo ID. All coats and bags must be placed in a locker prior to entering the study room.


This close-looking session is one of three events related to the 2024 Norma Jean Calderwood Lecture at the Harvard Art Museums, featuring an artist talk by Mohamad Hafez, “Preserving Memory and Loss” on April 17. Please see the lecture listing for more information about the related programming.

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