The Charles K. Wilkinson Lecture Series—Worlds in Miniature
Join The Met’s Departments of Ancient Near Eastern Art, Egyptian Art, and Islamic Art for three talks by experts about miniatures.
2pm
I Will Sail in My Bark: The Enigma of Meketre’s Egyptian Boat Models
Adela Oppenheim, Curator, Department of Egyptian Art, The Met
3pm
Impressions of Ancient Mesopotamia: The Miniature Worlds of Cylinder Seals
Yelena Rakic, Curator, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art, The Met
4pm
Monumentalizing the Past, Remembering Violence: The 1535 Conquest of Tunis Carved on a Rock Crystal
Avinoam Shalem, Riggio Professor of the History of the Art, Arts of Islam, Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University
This program is made possible by the Charles K. Wilkinson Lecture Series Fund.
Free with Museum admission, though advance registration is required. Space is limited; first come, first served.
