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Resources for the Assyrian Reliefs

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Resources for the Assyrian Reliefs

Here we have collected several resources related to the Museum's reliefs that we hope will prove useful to visitors, researchers, and everyone interested in learning more about these works.

Interactive Resources

Resources from the º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ Library

Archives, Manuscripts & Rare Books
  • . Porter, Barbara N. [Brunswick, Me.] : º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ Museum of Art, 1989
Digital Commons
  • (1989)
  • (1906)
  • (1903)
  • (1895)
  • (2007)
  • (1981)
  • (1950)

In the News

2021
2020
2019
2018
2016
2015
2008
  • Sep 17. (Yankee Magazine: newengland.com)
2007
  • Oct 26. (º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ Orient)
  • Aug 31. (New York Times)

Publications

  • Kline, Katy., Westley, Katherine M., Higginbotham, James Arnold. . United States: º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ Museum of Art, 2005.
  • Barbara N. Porter. Assyrian Bas-Reliefs at the º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ Museum.  º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ Museum of Art, 1989
  • Austen Henry Layard. .  J. C. Derby. New York. 1854

A selected bibliography →
created for the Palace Reliefs from Kalhu (Nimrud) exhibition (October 2017)

Events

Presentations

  • . A conversation with Dr. Abdulameer Al-Hamdani, archaeologist and former Iraq Minister of Culture about the past, present, and future of cultural heritage in Iraq and the connections between Iraqi histories and identities today. Dr. Hamdani shares with us updates on the state of cultural heritage and museums in Iraq, and insights into the role of digital approaches to protecting and preserving Iraqi history. Sean P. Burrus, Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow, º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ Museum of Art moderates. April 8, 2021.
  • . Lucy Siegel ’22 introduces the subject of the Assyrian reliefs and repatriation in Episode 5 of "Art Up Close at the BCMA," series of bite-sized conversations aimed at connecting students with works in the collection of the º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ Museum of Art. Presented on December 9, 2020.
  • . Michael Rakowitz is an Iraqi-American artist whose conceptual projects, sculptures, and public art installations prompt us to think critically about issues of cultural heritage and connections between past and present in the Middle East. His 2017 stop-motion film "The Ballad of Special Ops Cody," filmed at the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago, meditates on the experience of war and the real human and cultural costs of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, has been on view at the BCMA as part of the exhibition Assyria to America. The artist recently joined Sean P. Burrus (Andrew W. Mellon Post-doctoral Curatorial Fellow, º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ Museum of Art) and Sarah Graff (Associate Curator, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art) for a conversation about the film and his practice as a contemporary artist. December 8, 2020.
  • . December 8, 2020.
  • . Jessica S. Johnson, head of conservation at the Smithsonian’s Museum Conservation Institute and Corine Wegener, director of the Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative. April 6, 2020, º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ
  • . James Higginbotham, associate professor of classics and associate curator for the ancient collection and Sean P. Burrus, Andrew W. Mellon postdoctoral curatorial fellow, discuss º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ’s Assyrian reliefs, their long journey to the Museum, and their ancient and modern contexts in the Northwest Palace at Nimrud. Presented in conjunction with the opening of the exhibition Assyria to America at the º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ Museum of Art. October 24, 2019, º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ
  • . Richard Kurin, Smithsonian Distinguished Scholar and Ambassador-at-Large. March 6, 2018, º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ
  • . December 2007, º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ Museum of Art - Gallery Talks

Educational Resources

Exhibitions

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