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Professor Watenpaugh to discuss survivor object at forum on cultural heritage and property

Professor Heghnar Watenpaugh is participating in a forum exploring issues of heritage — antiquities, landscapes, sites, ancestral remains, or immaterial cultural expressions – as “cultural assets” in Istanbul, Turkey from Oct. 3-4, 2024.

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Faculty and Alum Participate in Preview of “Leonardo da Vinci”

Join PBS KVIE for a screening of Leonardo da Vinci, a new film by Ken Burns, followed by a conversation with art studio alum Julia Couzens (M.F.A. ‘90) and design Professor James Housefield as they discuss the towering achievements of Leonardo da Vinci.

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Alum hired as Cultural Facilities Curator

Congratulations to alum Hannah Thompson (M.A. ‘23) on her new position as Cultural Facilities Curator for the City of Oroville Museums.

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Professor Grigor discusses Irano-Armenian Diaspora

Professor Talinn Grigor participated in a two-day international colloquium focused on the Armenian diasporic dynamics in the 21st century.

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“Cultural Heritage at Stake: Between Conservation and Criminality”
Templeton Colloquium

Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art

Threats to cultural heritage are on the rise globally, due to factors ranging from war and intentional destruction to unfettered development and climate change. International cultural heritage institutions and their methods seem inadequate at best, and abetting threats to culture at worst. Join two of the most incisive voices in debates on cultural heritage today to explore the stakes for the protection of cultural around the world.

Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, Davis, CA

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