The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Research Out Loud: Met Fellows Present
May 4–19, 2023
Free, though advance registration is required for virtual sessions.
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.
Virtual presentations with a medieval focus include:
Thursday, May 4, 10 am–12 pm - Unsettling Approaches: Decolonizing and Diversifying Museum Perspectives
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
Friday, May 5, 10 am–12 pm - Making Materials Strange: Gold, Wood, and Bronze
Charting Biblical Gold, from India and Havilah to Medieval Europe
Joseph Salvatore Ackley, J. Clawson Mills Scholar, Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters
Marian Devotion and “Reconquest” Rhetoric in Medieval Navarre
Cristina Aldrich, Marica and Jan Vilcek Curatorial Fellow, Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters
Friday, May 5, 1–3 pm - Music, Monks, and Monasteries: Perspectives from India, China, and Beyond
Localizing Sacredness: Imagery of Divine Monks in China through the Tenth and Eleventh Centuries
Clara Ma, The Sylvan C. Coleman and Pam Coleman Memorial Fund Fellow, Department of Asian Art
Buddhist Temples and Temple Buddhism in Early Medieval Eastern India
Louis Copplestone, The Sylvan C. Coleman and Pam Coleman Memorial Fund Fellow, Department of Asian Art
Thursday, May 18, 1–3 pm - Identity Made Visible: Explorations into the Hidden Facets of Western and Central Asian Culture
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
In-Person event with a medieval focus:
Friday, May 12, 3:30–4:30 pm - Golden and Godly on the Medieval Altar
Join our current fellows in the galleries for in-person talks, readings, musical performances, and other activations of The Met galleries.
Cristina Aldrich, Marica and Jan Vilcek Institute of Fine Arts Curatorial Fellowship, Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters
Joseph Salvatore Ackley, J. Clawson Mills Scholar, Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters
Taking place virtually on Zoom from May 4 through May 19, 10 AM and 1 PM on Thursdays and Fridays, this year’s events will feature 47 fellows presenting 20-minute talks that make cross-cultural and trans-historical connections rooted in a deep engagement with our collection. All sessions will be followed by rich panel discussions benefitting from the insights and expertise of staff from across curatorial and conservation. Click on the link to register.
Fellows will also activate their research onsite and in-person on Fridays, May 5, 12 (The Cloisters), and 19 through talks, musical performances, and other exciting activations of the galleries. This event is included with museum admission and registration is not required.
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