THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
RESEARCH OUT LOUD: MET FELLOWS PRESENT
Unsettling Approaches: Decolonizing and Diversifying Museum Perspectives
Thursday, May 4, 10 am–12 pm EDT (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:
Searching for Sicilian Silks: A Study in Medieval Mediterranean Motifs and Migration
Claire Dillon, The Sylvan C. Coleman and Pam Coleman Memorial Fund Fellow, Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters
In Defense of "Incremental Change": Local Histories as Sites of Decolonial Intervention
Erhan Tamur, Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art
Past, Present, and Future: The Role of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Sustainable Textile Conservation
Jaya Misra, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Conservation Fellow, Department of Textile Conservation
Through the Vitrine Glass: The Multisensory Character of Three-Dimensional Depictions of Africans in Ancient Greek Vase-Painting and the Limits of the Visual
Najee Olya, The Bothmer Fellow, Department of Greek and Roman Art
Discussant: Andrea Myers Achi, Assistant Curator, 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/unsettling-approaches
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