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

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Harvard Art Museums

A multicolored tile features floral and vegetal designs in dark and light blue, green, and white.

Curator Ayşin Yoltar-Yıldırım will explore Syrian artworks from the Harvard Art Museums collections.

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Free admission, but registration is required. You can register by clicking on the event on this form, beginning on Monday, April 8. 

Cost

This Event is free!

Location

  • In-person only.

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States

Neighborhood

Neighborhood 9

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.

Dates and Times

.: Thursday, April 18, 10AM – 11AMThursday, April 18, 11AM – 12PM.

A repeat of this seminar will be held at 11am.

Additional information

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

A multicolored tile features floral and vegetal designs in dark and light blue, green, and white.

.: Thursday, April 18, 10AM – 11AMThursday, April 18, 11AM – 12PM.

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Last updated April 8, 2024.