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24. Ariane Thomas: a curator’s life at the Louvre

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The world’s first Assyrian museum opened in 1847 in Paris, at the Louvre. Since then, the Louvre has curated one of the most important collections of antiquities from the ancient Middle East. What is the modern approach to curation there? Ariane discusses the curatorial role, from displays, research, combatting illegal antiquities, heritage protection, and partnerships with colleagues and institutions in the Middle East.

2:29 what a curator at the Louvre does

4:12 display at the Louvre

12:28 how research fits in

15:50 acquisitions and combatting illegal antiquities

20:40 Louvre’s activities in the Middle East

25:50 about the department of Ancient Near Eastern Antiquities

30:01 what the future might hold at the Louvre

Ariane in the news: https://www.culture.gouv.fr/Presse/Communiques-de-presse/Nomination-d-Ariane-Thomas-a-la-tete-du-departement-des-antiquites-orientales-du-musee-du-Louvre

On the Louvre website: https://www.louvre.fr/recherche-et-conservation/departement-des-antiquites-orientales

Louvre on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MuseeLouvre

Louvre on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/louvre
ALIPH: https://www.aliph-foundation.org/

Music by Ruba Hillawi

Website: http://wedgepod.org

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSM7ZlAAgOXv4fbTDRyrWgw

Email: wedgepod@gmail.com

Twitter: @wedge_pod

Patreon: http://Patreon.com/WedgePod

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The world’s first Assyrian museum opened in 1847 in Paris, at the Louvre. Since then, the Louvre has curated one of the most important collections of antiquities from the ancient Middle East. What is the modern approach to curation there? Ariane discusses the curatorial role, from displays, research, combatting illegal antiquities, heritage protection, and partnerships with colleagues and institutions in the Middle East.

2:29 what a curator at the Louvre does

4:12 display at the Louvre

12:28 how research fits in

15:50 acquisitions and combatting illegal antiquities

20:40 Louvre’s activities in the Middle East

25:50 about the department of Ancient Near Eastern Antiquities

30:01 what the future might hold at the Louvre

Ariane in the news: https://www.culture.gouv.fr/Presse/Communiques-de-presse/Nomination-d-Ariane-Thomas-a-la-tete-du-departement-des-antiquites-orientales-du-musee-du-Louvre

On the Louvre website: https://www.louvre.fr/recherche-et-conservation/departement-des-antiquites-orientales

Louvre on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MuseeLouvre

Louvre on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/louvre
ALIPH: https://www.aliph-foundation.org/

Music by Ruba Hillawi

Website: http://wedgepod.org

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSM7ZlAAgOXv4fbTDRyrWgw

Email: wedgepod@gmail.com

Twitter: @wedge_pod

Patreon: http://Patreon.com/WedgePod

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