Americans attempting to get redress from the Islamic Republic of Iran want to take possession of the artifacts, currently on loan at the Oriental Institute.
Topic: Oriental Institute
Temple rerun at the Oriental Institute
New technology brings artistic remnants at the Oriental Institute to life.
Oriental Institute exhibit draws on history of writing
“Visible Language: Inventions of Writing in the Ancient Middle East” features artifacts ranging from cuneiform tablets to papyrus manuscripts.
Visual Art on Campus
Even the museums here are Smart
Nightmare in Nineveh
Iraqi Assyrians have faced rampant persecution since 2003
Oriental Institute honors 90-year-old docent for 90th anniversary gala
The jubilee included a benefit dinner, the world premier of an Oriental Institute film, a silent auction, and the presentation of the Breasted Medallion for exemplary service.
Oriental Institute tapped by State Department to train Iraqi scholars
The Oriental Institute is partnering with the Field Museum to help train Iraqi scholars on cultural artifacts preservation as part of a new State Department–funded program launched in October.
NELC chair elected to presidency of American University in Beirut
Peter Dorman, chairman of the Near Eastern languages and civilizations department (NELC), was elected president of the American University in Beirut (AUB) by AUB’s Board of Trustees on March 21. Dorman will teach a final class at the U of…
Oriental Institute reappoints director
Gil Stein, professor in the Humanities Collegiate Division and the department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, was reappointed director of the University’s Oriental Institute. Stein will serve his second term as director, a post he has held since arriving…
Oriental Institute turns down CFI event
The Chicago Friends of Israel (CFI), a registered student organization, was denied use of the Oriental Institute’s Breasted Hall for an event scheduled for next month featuring Richard Perle, the conservative and oft-controversial former Reagan administration official. The lecture, entitled…
On Muir’s inane anti-Semitic Oriental Institute critique
The other night, as I strolled down 58th Street on my way to Ida Noyes, I noticed a peculiar sight. Across the street from the Theological Seminary were three mujahideen with AK-47s slung over their shoulders and turbans on their…
Oriental Institute Museum denies accusations of pro-Muslim bias
An article in last week’s History News Network (HNN) online magazine alleged factual inaccuracies and pro-Muslim bias in one of the Oriental Institute Museum’s exhibits. Historian Diana Muir wrote the piece published in HNN, an independently operated project of George…
Iran enters legal fight over Oriental Institute relics
A lawsuit filed against the Oriental Institute took a new twist this summer when the Iranian government joined the University in an attempt to prevent the forced sale of some of the museum’s ancient artifacts. The federal lawsuit involves victims…
Newest fixture at Oriental Institute house Nubian relics
The worlds oldest known carpeta sliver of patterned red fabric used for hundreds of years to cloak a dead bodyhighlights the Oriental Institutes new permanent exhibit, Ancient Nubia. The 600-piece exhibit draws from the Oriental Institutes 15,000-piece Nubian artifact collection….
NELC professors delve into Iranian cultural mentality
This past Thursday, the Student Committee on the Middle East hosted a panel on Iran’s history and the country’s potential for liberal reform, entitled “Foundations of Reform in Iran: Culture, Religion, Society, and the Ideal of Freedom.” Professor Heshmat Moayyad…
Oriental Institute unveils new artifacts
Nearly 9,000 years ago, a worker in the Amuq Valley used a small, bronze knife to prepare his evening meal. The worker is now long gone, but the tool he used can be found on display at the Oriental Institute’s…
Oriental Institute will return 300 artifacts to Iran
The Oriental Institute announced at a press conference on Wednesday that it would return 300 ancient Persian tablets on loan from Iran since 1937. This will mark the first return of archeological objects on loan from Iran since the 1979…
Oriental Institute policy comes under criticism
After the University’s Chabad Jewish Center was abruptly denied the rental of Breasted Hall for their High Holiday services this fall, members of the University community raised concerns about the nature and possible inconsistencies in the application of the Oriental…
Watson speaks at Oriental Institute
University alumnus and Nobel Laureate James Watson spoke to a packed house at the Oriental Institute Tuesday evening, in a wide-ranging discussion that went beyond his famous DNA-related work. Promoting his newest book, DNA: The Secret of Life, Watson’s talk…
Oriental Institute treasures
Following the liberation of Baghdad, rampant looting ravaged the city. A major casualty of the looting was the city?s Iraq National Museum, which housed thousands of priceless ancient artifacts. By now, many of these may have made their way to…
Oriental Institute compiling database to keep Iraqi treasures off black market
The second floor of the Oriental Institute has been buzzing with activity in the past several days as graduate students rush to compile a picture database of the invaluable artifacts that may have been looted from the national museum in…
Gil Stein appointed director of Oriental Institute
“I feel like I’ve won the lottery,” Gil Stein said with a school-boy grin. Stein stepped up as director of the Oriental Institute on July 1, succeeding Gene Gragg. Stein is an archeologist; he received a B.A. from Yale and…
Photo exhibit opens at Oriental Institute
“The Angle of Repose: Four American Photographers in Egypt,” a collection of contemporary photographs, will be on display at the Oriental Institute Museum from October 23 to January 27. The exhibit, on loan from the permanent collection of the LaSalle…