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.
See the fellows' presentation abstracts.
Please note: These live events take place on Zoom. Free, though advance registration is required.
Don't miss the fellows' in-person talks, readings, musical performances, and other activations of The Met galleries on Friday, May 5, May 12, and May 19. Free with Museum admission; registration is not required.
View the full Research Out Loud schedule of online presentations and in-person gallery events.
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
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