Schedule change: the ISAW galleries will be closed on Sunday, 25 January 2026 in anticipation of severe weather. We hope you will make plans to see our current exhibition, “Rodin’s Egypt” when the weather clears and our galleries reopen.
ISAW is an independent research center within NYU that cultivates comparative and connective investigations of the ancient old world from the Mediterranean to East Asia. It was founded by Shelby White and the Leon Levy Foundation in 2006.
ISAW is a center for advanced scholarly research and graduate education, which aims to encourage particularly the study of the economic, religious, political and cultural connections between ancient civilizations. It offers both doctoral and postdoctoral programs, with the aim of training a new generation of scholars who will enter the global academic community and become intellectual leaders.
