Close Looking: Islamic-Era Syrian Works from the Museums’ Collections
By Harvard Art Museums
Curator Ayşin Yoltar-Yıldırım will explore Syrian artworks from the Harvard Art Museums collections.
.: Thursday, April 18 10am – 11am and Thursday, April 18 11am – 12pm.
A repeat of this seminar will be held at 11am.
Contact
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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.
Free!
Location
- In-person only.
Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy
Cambridge, MA 02138
Maraykanka
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.
Wheelchair accessible.
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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
Last updated April 8, 2024.
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