Institute for the Study of the Ancient World

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 in person at ISAW. Registration is required; click through for the registration link. This talk will explore how and why that was so, offering several hypotheses for why Egyptian figural art became central to the imagining of this complex psychological concept. The talk––paying special attention to Rodin’s self-described “Egyptian colossus,” his 1898 monument to Honoré de Balzac––will also probe Rodin’s highly distinctive approach to this widespread association between Egyptian art and the formal expression of the human potential for unconscious thought.

Published 11/05/2025 — filed under: exhibition-event Located in Events

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

This lecture is given in collaboration with NYU Alumni Association and 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 03/29/2021 — filed under: exhibition-event Located in Events Events Archive Academic Year 2020-2021

This workshop 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

This workshop 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

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

This lecture will explore the place of the site of Babylon in scholarship and the public imagination in the years leading up to the German excavations, and the cultural context within which the project came into being.

Published 10/21/2019 — filed under: exhibition-event Located in Events Events Archive Academic Year 2019-2020

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