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 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ Library
Archives, Manuscripts & Rare Books
- . Porter, Barbara N. [Brunswick, Me.] : ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ College Museum of Art, 1989
Digital Commons
- (1989)
- (1906)
- (1903)
- (1895)
- (2007)
- (1981)
- (1950)
In the News
2021
Apr 17.
(ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ Orient)Mar 29.
Cultural Heritage in Conversation: An Interview with Dr. Abdulameer Al-Hamdani (BCMA News)
2020
Mar 30.
Recovering Nimrud: Smithsonian’s Projects in Iraq (BCMA News)
2019
Oct 25.
(ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ Orient)Aug 28.
Photogrammetry at the British Museum (ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ College News)Nov 09.
(ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ Orient)
2018
Sep 03.
Technology Adds Color to Ancient Artifact (ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ College News)Sep 28.
(ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ Orient)Jul 27.
Technology Adds Color to Ancient Artifact (ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ College News)Mar 02.
(ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ Orient)Feb 27.
Richard Kurin to speak on the Assyrian Reliefs (BCMA News)
2016
Sep 27.
Endowment for the Assyrian Collection (ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ College News)
2015
Mar 12.
Professor Higginbotham: The Islamic State’s Attack on the Past (ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ College News)
2008
Sep 17.
(Yankee Magazine: newengland.com)
2007
Oct 26.
(ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ Orient)Aug 31.
(New York Times)
Publications
- Kline, Katy., Westley, Katherine M., Higginbotham, James Arnold. . United States: ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ College Museum of Art, 2005.
- Barbara N. Porter. Assyrian Bas-Reliefs at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ College Museum. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ College 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
- April 8, 2021. (Re)Considering Iraqi Cultural Heritage: A Conversation with Dr. Abdulameer Al-Hamdani
- December 8, 2020. Screening and Conversation: "The Ballad of Special Ops Cody" (2017) with Artist Michael Rakowitz
- March 5, 2020. Recovering Nimrud: Smithsonian’s Projects in Iraq
- February 4, 2020. Curators' Tour: "Assyria to America"
- November 22, 2019. Gallery Conversation: Assyria to America
- October 24, 2019. From the Court at Nimrud to the Halls of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾: Assyrian Art and its American Receptions
- March 6, 2018. Saving Cultural Heritage: From Haiti to Mosul with Richard Kurin
- March 5, 2018. Assyrians in Color
- April 4, 2017. Ada Cohen: From Nimrud to (New) England: Assyrian Art Over Time
- October 2, 2007. A King Defaced: Mutilation and the Sack of Assyrian Kalhu. Faculty Seminar Series
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, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ College 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 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ College 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, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ College 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, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ College
- . James Higginbotham, associate professor of classics and associate curator for the ancient collection and Sean P. Burrus, Andrew W. Mellon postdoctoral curatorial fellow, discuss ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾’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 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ College Museum of Art. October 24, 2019, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ College
- . Richard Kurin, Smithsonian Distinguished Scholar and Ambassador-at-Large. March 6, 2018, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ College
- . December 2007, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ College Museum of Art - Gallery Talks
Educational Resources
- Middle School Resource created by Blanche Froelich ’19, Student Education Assistant
- High School Activity Booklet created by Eliza Graumlich ’17, Student Education Assistant
- Activity Sheets
- Young Learners: online exploration of relief details and history
Exhibitions
- Assyria to America (10/24/2019 - 12/13/2020)
- Palace Reliefs from Kalhu (Nimrud) (10/15/2007 - 10/23/2019)
- Ars Antiqua: Treasures from the Ancient Mediterranean World at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ College (7/26/2005 - 7/22/2007)