Close Looking: Islamic-Era Syrian Works from the Museums’ Collections

Join curator Ayşin Yoltar-Yıldırım for an exploration of Islamic-era Syrian objects from Harvard Art Museums' permanent collections Thursday, Apr. 18. At the start of the session, Yoltar-Yıldırım will lead a brief discussion of coins, ceramics, and tiles from Umayyad, Abbasid, Ayyubid, and Ottoman periods in Syria. Free admission, but registration is required. Please sign in at the Art Study Center reception desk (Level 4), and be prepared to present a photo ID. All coats and bags must be placed in a locker prior to entering the study room. This close-looking session is one of three events related to the 2024 Norma Jean Calderwood Lecture at Harvard Art Museums, featuring an artist talk by Mohamad Hafez, “Preserving Memory and Loss” on April 17. Please see the lecture listing for more information about the related programming.