@simurgh74

Art historian and museum curator by day, amateur cook and fortune teller by night, @AshmoleanMuseum

 Oxford, UK
Joined February 2021
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VACANCY: Assistant Keeper, Curator of the Ancient Middle East. The post-holder will play a pivotal role in all aspects of the curation, teaching, research, digitisation & public outreach on these internationally renowned collections Apply by 10 Nov 2023 ashmolean.org/vacancies
Fragment of a stone relief depicting a procession of figures and animals, with palm trees behind. It comes from Ninevah and dates to around 700 BCE.

ALT Fragment of a stone relief depicting a procession of figures and animals, with palm trees behind. It comes from Ninevah and dates to around 700 BCE.

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Matt Melvin-Koushki@mmelvink26 Sep 2023
The historic day has arrived -- applications for our sister MA in Magic and Occult Science at the University of Exeter are now open! exeter.ac.uk/.../ara.../magi…...
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Join us for today's #MMEA "Plants in Africa and the Global South: Multi-Species Materialities, Ecologies, and Aesthetics" session with @flannerm on "The Plants that Aren't There"! Today Sept 14, 10am Philadelphia time free via zoom: chstm.org/content/plants-afr… #plants #Africa🌿
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Leah R Clark@DrLeahRClark12 Sep 2023
If you'd like to come to my book launch Nov 1 at @KelloggOx, please RSVP here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/courtly-m…

Courtly Mediators Book Launch

Celebrate the launch of Leah Clark’s latest book, 'Courtly Mediators: Transcultural Objects between Renaissance Italy and the Islamic World'

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Matt Melvin-Koushki@mmelvink29 Jun 2023
O frabjous day! The University of Exeter's 𝐌𝐀 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 has just launched! Hermetic twin to ours at USC, applications open this September. Check out Emily Selove and my joint interview on the SHWEP for details on both programs,
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📅 8-9 June 2023 📍 Florence & Online Conference "Vessels Beyond Containment" Organized by Sinem Casale, Jaś Elsner, and Gerhard Wolf ➡️ Full program & Zoom link: t1p.de/y47gi
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Join us for music, crafts and poetry to mark the final weekend of Dia al-Azzawi: Painting Poetry. This FREE drop-in event takes place on Sat 10 June from 12-4pm: ashmolean.org/event/poetry-m…
A photograph of bright dafatir on display in Dia al-Azzawi: Painting Poetry.

ALT A photograph of bright dafatir on display in Dia al-Azzawi: Painting Poetry.

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FINAL WEEK: Dia al-Azzawi: Painting Poetry closes on 11 June. Don't miss your chance to discover the monumental work of this influential contemporary Iraqi artist. Find out more: ashmolean.org/exhibition/dia…
A photograph of vibrant works by Dia al-Azzawi on display in the Ashmolean Museum

ALT A photograph of vibrant works by Dia al-Azzawi on display in the Ashmolean Museum

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LAST CHANCE: Dia al-Azzawi: Painting Poetry closes on 11 June. Don't miss your opportunity to discover the monumental work of this influential contemporary Iraqi artist. Learn more about this free exhibition: ashmolean.org/exhibition/dia…
A photograph of vibrant works by Dia al-Azzawi on display in the Ashmolean Museum

ALT A photograph of vibrant works by Dia al-Azzawi on display in the Ashmolean Museum

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Gill Partington@roguepages31 May 2023
Please retweet! The @LondonRareBooks course on Artist's Books starts 19th June. A couple of places still left: ies.sas.ac.uk/london-rare-bo… FIVE WHOLE DAYS on Artist's Books, and here's a sneak peek of some things we'll be looking at...
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As Dia al-Azzawi: Painting Poetry enters its final weeks, don’t miss the chance to shop the exhibition. Find the range online: shop.ashmolean.org/collectio…
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Eva Miller@modishantiquity16 May 2023
I'm so excited to hear the incredible panellists we've assembled for this roundtable at Warwick on 26 May. Featuring @GawadHeba @Dr_Ammar_Azzouz @MidEastInEurope @rozhenKM @gerritsen_anne and Lynn Meskell. Further details: warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/histo… @CrouzetGuill
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Ongoing Poetry Day @AshmoleanMuseum with local poets Ghareeb Iskander, Muradi Bakir and Mohamad Kebbewar and oud player Rihab Azar.
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Join us for FREE poems and music in our Dia al-Azzawi: Painting Poetry tomorrow, Sat 13 May from 11am to 1pm. Find out more: ashmolean.org/event/poems-mu… #DiaAlAzzawi
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Great first tour of Azzawi's Painting Poetry @AshmoleanMuseum with Oxford's students of Arabic Poetry Nadia and Fatima. More to come over the coming weeks, every Friday afternoon from 3pm! #Arabic #poetry
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Hetan Shah@HetanShah12 May 2023
Worth getting along to @AshmoleanMuseum to see this exhibition of work by Dia al-Azzawi in the genre of datafir with book-like artworks
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Gingko@gingkolibrary10 May 2023
Join us for an author event @RAS_Soc on Monday 15 May, 6.30pm Free event, all welcome gingko.org.uk/https/wwwgingk…
Gingko@gingkolibrary3 Mar 2023
Our 2021 book The Umayyad Mosque of Damascus by Alain George “takes the reader on a vivid tour of the renowned mosque’s history, meaning, and significance.” Find out more gingko.org.uk/publishing/boo… #umayyadmosque #damascus #islamicarchitecture

The Umayyad Mosque of Damascus - Gingko

Art, Faith and Empire in Early Islam by Alain George Format: Hardback (240x290mm) Published: June 2021 Pages: 260 ISBN: 9781909942455 View pages View pages

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TORCH Oxford@TORCHOxford27 Apr 2023
"Book" your place! Why Modern Manuscripts Matter 10 May @TORCHOxford @OxHumanities @UniofOxford @OxfordHistory @DHSHeritageOx @PhilFacOx @OxUniStudents @bodleianlibs @BalliolOxford @SomervilleOx @StAnnesCollege @oxsocsci @oxford_anthro torch.ox.ac.uk/event/undefin…
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