Institute for the Study of the Ancient World

This talk looks at how time was structured in Greek and Roman antiquity. How and why was the year divided into just this many units and not more or less? Where did the seven-day week come from? How was the division of the year into weeks, days, and months related to religious and political cycles and duties?

Published 09/22/2016 — filed under: exhibition-event, video Located in Events Events Archive Academic Year 2016-2017

Published 09/22/2016 — filed under: exhibition-event Located in Events Events Archive Academic Year 2016-2017

This lecture will take place in person at ISAW. Registration is required; click through for the registration link. Ancient Egyptian images of the body are at the same time both highly recognizable and foreign to the modern viewer. From impossible composite figures of human-animal hybrids to seemingly stiff and block-like human forms in sculpture, Egyptian depictions were meant not simply to capture a likeness, but to manifest powers in order to establish the presence of, and relations between, depicted entities.

Published 11/05/2025 — filed under: exhibition-event Located in Events Events Archive Academic Year 2025-2026

This lecture will take place in person at ISAW. Registration is required; click through for the registration link. This lecture explores how Rodin created the same tactile, intimate viewing experience with his sculptures of dancers, including his Nijinsky (1912). Designed to be held in the hand rather than fixed on a base, this sculpture instantiates an encounter with the viewer’s body that is both mobile and sexualized, in deliberate homage to Vaslav Nijinsky’s scandalous 1912 ballet Afternoon of a Faun.

Published 11/05/2025 — filed under: exhibition-event Located in Events Events Archive Academic Year 2025-2026

This lecture will take place in person at ISAW. Registration is required; click through for the registration link. This lecture examines the origins and development of this technique, as well as how Rodin’s process of combining disparate parts opened onto a genre of remarkable assemblage sculptures that incorporate ancient vessels and other found elements.

Published 11/05/2025 — filed under: exhibition-event Located in Events Events Archive Academic Year 2025-2026

This workshop will take place in person at ISAW. Registration is required; click through for the registration link. Please join illustrator and teaching artist Joan Chiverton for an afternoon of sketching in the galleries in conjunction with the exhibition Madinat al-Zahra: The Radiant Capital of Islamic Spain. Develop your drawing skills and discover a new way of seeing the exhibit, as you sketch masterpieces and other objects. Following a brief introduction and tutorial, Ms. Chiverton will circulate the galleries and provide individual coaching, if desired. All skill levels are welcome, from beginner to advanced. Participants should bring their own drawing pad or paper with a board, but we will have paper on hand if necessary. Gallery specific pencils will be provided by ISAW. For conservation reasons pens, pastels, charcoal and paints need to be kept at home.

Published 11/14/2024 — filed under: exhibition-event Located in Events Events Archive Academic Year 2024-2025

This lecture will take place in person at ISAW. Registration is required; click through for the registration link. This lecture is given in conjunction with ISAW's exhibition Madinat al-Zahra: The Radiant Capital of Islamic Spain. Islam’s first dynasty is usually presented as two separate phenomena: the Umayyads of Syria (r. 661-750), ruling from Damascus, and, later, a “second” Umayyad dynasty that flourished in Spain (756-1031), centered around Cordoba and Madinat al-Zahra.

Published 11/12/2024 — filed under: exhibition-event Located in Events Events Archive Academic Year 2024-2025

This workshop will take place in person at ISAW. Registration is required; click through for the registration link. Please join illustrator and teaching artist Joan Chiverton for an afternoon of sketching in the galleries in conjunction with the exhibition Madinat al-Zahra: The Radiant Capital of Islamic Spain. Develop your drawing skills and discover a new way of seeing the exhibit, as you sketch masterpieces and other objects. Following a brief introduction and tutorial, Ms. Chiverton will circulate the galleries and provide individual coaching, if desired. All skill levels are welcome, from beginner to advanced. Participants should bring their own drawing pad or paper with a board, but we will have paper on hand if necessary. Gallery specific pencils will be provided by ISAW. For conservation reasons pens, pastels, charcoal and paints need to be kept at home.

Published 11/14/2024 — filed under: exhibition-event Located in Events Events Archive Academic Year 2024-2025

Come join us for an evening performance of traditional Andalusian music and song! Immerse yourself in the spirit of intercultural exchange and the cosmopolitan synergy of Al-Andalus, brought to life by the New York Andalus Ensemble.

Published 11/18/2024 — filed under: exhibition-event Located in Events Events Archive Academic Year 2024-2025

This lecture will take place online. Registration is required, click through for the registration link. Zoom information will be provided via confirmation email to registered participants.

Published 07/06/2022 — filed under: exhibition-event Located in Events Events Archive Academic Year 2021-2022

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