THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART

RESEARCH OUT LOUD: MET FELLOWS PRESENT

Identity Made Visible: Explorations into the Hidden Facets of Western and Central Asian Culture

Thursday, May 18, 1–3 pm (ONLINE)

Join us this spring to hear the leading minds and rising voices of their fields as our current Met fellows explore new research avenues in art history, visual culture, education, and cultural heritage preservation. These live, online presentations on their research take place at 10 am–12 pm and 1–3 pm, May 4, May 5, May 11, May 12, May 18, and May 19.

The fellows' presentation abstracts will be available May 1, 2023.

Please note: These live events take place on Zoom. Free, though advance registration is required.

Today's presentations:

To Leave One's Mark: Reconstructing Social Networks in Sasanian Iran through 3D Documentation of Seals and Sealings
Johnathan W. Hardy, Jane and Morgan Whitney Fellow, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art

From Conjecture to Proof: An Investigation on the Sassanid Stucco after Two Millennia
Atefeh Shekofteh, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Conservation Fellow, Department of Scientific Research

Early Iranian-Islamic Metallurgy: Technological Aspects of Copper-Based Metalworks from the Seventh through Fourteenth Centuries CE
Omid Oudbashi, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Conservation Fellow, Department of Scientific Research

Timurid's Calligrapher: Mashhadi and Cultural Life under Husayn Bayqara (1469–1506)
Aftandil Erkinov, Andrew W. Mellon Fellow, Department of Islamic Art

Discussant: Michael Seymour, Associate Curator, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art

Presenting cross-cultural and trans-historical connections rooted in a deep engagement with our collection, the fellows’ research this year evades easy classification by circumventing traditional disciplinary boundaries and exploring exciting new avenues of inquiry across the humanities, social sciences, and cultural heritage preservation.

For more information about this event, https://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/met-speaks/fellows-colloquia/research-out-loud-met-fellows-present-2023/identity-made-visible

Available are a PDF with information about the entire series and a PDF that includes the fellows' abstracts.

For more information, https://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/met-speaks/fellows-colloquia/research-out-loud-met-fellows-present-2023