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Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art Awards Professor Necipoğlu Lifetime Achievement Medals for Contributions in Asian Art

January 6, 2023

The National Museum of Asian Art has announced its 2023 recipients of the Freer Medal, a lifetime achievement award that honors individuals who have substantially contributed to the understanding of the arts of Asia throughout their career. This year, the institution’s centennial, the honor will go to Vidya Dehejia, the Barbara Stoler Miller Professor Emerita of Indian and South Asian Art at Columbia University, and Gülru Necipoğlu, the Aga Khan Professor and Director of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University’s History of Art and Architecture Department. They...

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Suzanne Blier Honored for Being an “Ambassador of the Yoruba (Nigeria)”

September 13, 2022
Professor Suzanne Blier was honored on September 10 with an award and trophy for being an “Ambassador of the Yoruba (Nigeria)” during a two-day Event in Chicago at the Malcolm X College and the DuSable Museum, where she also delivered the event’s Keynote Address. The program reads in part: “Suzanne Blier was bestowed a Yoruba  (Nigeria) chieftaincy title, Otun Yeye Obalufon (‘First/Right Mother of Obalufon’) for her work on Ife art and history by Oba Aderami Adedapo, Secretary General of the Yoruba Council of Yoruba for her work during her stay in Yoruba land.” 

Professor Kalavrezou featured in the "ARISTEiA in 30 Minutes" podcast

July 11, 2022

Professor Kalavrezou was recently in the "ARISTEiA in 30 Minutes" podcast in conversation about Byzantine Art and the Modern World alongside Dimitris Karampas, DPhil candidate, University of Oxford, Faculty of Classics and Centre for Maritime Archaeology; and Georgios Tsolakis, PhD Candidate, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University. 

The Institute for the Advancement of Research and Education in Arts, Sciences & Technology (ARISTEiA) aspires at the creation of infrastructures, teams, and networks necessary for the advancement of academic...

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Shawon Kinew Selected as 2020-21 Radcliffe Institute Fellow

May 28, 2020

Shawon Kinew has been named a 2020–2021 fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, joining an impressive class whose work will span the sciences, social sciences, humanities, and arts.

As the 2020–2021 Shutzer Assistant Professor, Kinew will pursue an individual project in a community dedicated to exploration and inquiry, completing her book manuscript Baroque Softness: Melchiorre Cafà and the...

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Mittal Institute: "Nepal’s Artistic Heritage and Buddhist Rituals" - An Interview with Prof. Jinah Kim

November 18, 2019

Ahead of the Nepal Mandala Symposium, The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute "sat down with Dr. Jinah Kim to learn more about Nepal’s artistic heritage, the role of ritual in Buddhism, and what to expect from the upcoming Symposium and exhibition." The full interview is available to read on the...

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Melissa McCormick Chosen as Walter Channing Cabot Fellow

September 12, 2019

Melissa McCormick has been chosen as a Walter Channing Cabot Fellow for the current academic year.  These awards are given annually to a select few faculty colleagues in recognition of their achievements and scholarly eminence in the fields of literature, history, or art.  This award reflects Professor McCormick’s outstanding contributions to her field, including the 2019 exhibit at the Metropolitian Museum of Art, "The Tale of Genji: A Japanese Classic Illuminated," as well as the publication of The Tale of...

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"The Burning Child" film screenings this autumn with Joseph Koerner, Victor S. Thomas Professor of the History of Art and Architecture

September 10, 2019

Joseph Koerner’s film The Burning Child, released this year, will be screened this autumn with Professor Koerner fielding questions at: the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Sunday, September 22 ), the...

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