RESEARCH OUT LOUD: MET FELLOWS PRESENT

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART

Making Materials Strange: Gold, Wood, and Bronze

Friday, May 5, 10 am–12 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:

Charting Biblical Gold, from India and Havilah to Medieval Europe
Joseph Salvatore Ackley, J. Clawson Mills Scholar, Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters

Too Beautiful to Be Described: Technical Art History, Iridescence, and Early Modern Insect Drawings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Collection
Olivia Dill, 24-Month Diamonstein-Spielvogel Fellow, Department of Drawings and Prints

Body-Builder, the Moving Bronze
Derek Coulombe, Chester Dale Fellow, Education Department

Marian Devotion and "Reconquest" Rhetoric in Medieval Navarre 
Cristina Aldrich, Marica and Jan Vilcek Curatorial Fellow, Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters

Discussant: C. Griffith Mann, Michel David-Weill Curator in Charge, Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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/making-materials-strange

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