Gallery Talk: Building Big in Ancient Mesopotamia and the Modern Imagination
When:
Thursday, Aug 18, 2022 12:30p -
1:00p
Thursday, Aug 18, 2022 12:30p -
1:00p
Where:
Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Admission:
$20 Adults $18 Seniors (65+) Free Sundays—free to all! Free All students with a valid ID Free Harvard ID holders (plus one guest) Free Harvard Art Museums Friends Free Youth under 18 Free Cambridge residents (proof of residency required)
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Categories:
Accessible Spots, Art, Date Idea, Good for Groups, History, Photoworthy, Rainy Day Ideas, University
Event website:
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Join Caitlin Clerkin to explore connections between ancient Mesopotamian ideologies about building and modern imaginings of marvelous constructions at ancient Babylon and Babel. We’ll look together at Mesopotamian building inscriptions and European and American prints ranging from the 15th to the 20th century that imagine towers and cityscapes at Babylon and Babel. Given that artistic references to Babylon and Babel have become more symbolic over time, this talk will also consider the ethical problem and the alienating impacts of imagining actual ancient places in primarily metaphorical terms.
Led by:
Caitlin Clerkin, Frederick Randolph Grace Curatorial Fellow in Ancient Art, Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art
Gallery talks are limited to 18 people, and it is required that you reserve your place. At 10am the day of the event, reservations will open and may be arranged online through this form. The gallery talk reservation will also serve as your general museum reservation. If required, visitors will pay the museum admission fee upon arrival.
Please meet in the Calderwood Courtyard, in front of the digital screens between the shop and the admissions desk.
