Month: September 2021

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International Workshop: Persian Art: The Shifting of Objects, Images and Ideas in Early 20th Century Central Europe (Friday 29 October, 14:00-17:00 & Saturday 30 October, 10:00-13:00 CET)

Organised by the research project funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) / Lise Meitner Programme (M2428-G25) in collaboration with the Institute of Art History, Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies, University of Vienna. Join an international workshop on the afternoon of Friday 29 October and morning of Saturday 30 October 2021. Location: this is […]

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Online Seminar: Patters of Migration: Trajectories of Persian Artefacts in the Pre-Modern Period (Friday 29 October 9:00-12:00 CET)

Part of the international workshop (Persian Art: The Shifting of Objects, Images and Ideas in Early 20th Century Central Europe, 29-30 October 2021) organised by the research project funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) / Lise Meitner Programme (M2428-G25) in collaboration with the Institute of Art History, Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies, University […]

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Unesco report reveals extent of Russian threat to Crimean heritage

Since the annexation in 2014, Russia has been persecuting the Tatar population and appropriating monuments. https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/unesco-russia-crimea A Unesco report released on 10 September on cultural heritage and human rights violations in Crimea asserts that Russia has appropriated thousands of monuments, unlawfully exported and exhibited museum artefacts, conducted unauthorised archeological digs, and subjugated its Muslim population […]

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By Land and by Sea: Cultural and other Networks of Exchange in Mongol Eurasia and beyond

The 5th meeting of the Mongol Empire Spring Series (M.E.S.S.), hosted by the International Hellenic University in Thessaloniki 13-14 September 2021 This year’s meeting is devoted to the topic of material culture and cultural exchanges enabled by the Medieval Mongols, and their legacy in Eurasia. Accepted papers look at the communication systems, the movement of […]

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Rebel, Jester, Mystic, Poet: Contemporary Persians

Rebel, Jester, Mystic, Poet: Contemporary Persians—The Afkhami Collection 10 September 2021 – 16 January 2022 Asia Society New York Rebel, Jester, Mystic, Poet: Contemporary Persians—The Afkhami Collection | Asia Society Drawn from the Mohammed Afkhami Collection, “Rebel, Jester, Mystic, Poet: Contemporary Persians” presents works by more than twenty artists from Iran and its diaspora. Revising traditional aesthetics […]

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The 5th Sudan Studies Research Conference (Warsaw, 4 September 2021)

On Saturday 4 September 2021 the international Sudan Studies one day Research Conference will be a hybrid event held at the National Museum of Warsaw in collaboration with the University of Warsaw and online. Our aim is to bring together researchers in order to explore new innovative approaches to research in Sudan and South Sudan: to encourage connections across disciplines. The event has […]