Lecture by Samuel Kramer on "The Sumerian Woman" from October 16, 1975
A lecture by Samuel Noah Kramer on "The Sumerian Woman" from October 16, 1975, has recently been digitized and posted online as part of an ongoing archival digitization project by Anne Flannery and Foy Scalf to make available audio cassette recordings of past Oriental Institute lectures.
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Lecture by Irene Winter on "Monuments and Politics in Ancient Mesopotamia"
Dr. Irene Winter, Harvard University, will give a lecture about "The Stela and the State: Monuments and Politics in Ancient Mesopotamia" on Wednesday, November 30, 2016, at 7:00 PM in Breasted Hall of the Oriental Institute.
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Oriental Institute Job Posting: Lead Preparator, Oriental Institute Museum
We seek applicants for the position of Lead Preparator, who reports to the Chief Curator and Deputy Director for Collections and Exhibitions. The Lead Preparator constructs, installs, and maintains the Oriental Institute Museum exhibits, including lighting and general gallery cleaning.
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Lecture by James Fraser on "Reviving Kubaba: A Hittite Goddess in the British Museum"
James Fraser will give a lecture about "Reviving Kubaba: Using Digital Methods to Unite the Body of a Hittite Goddess in the British Museum with Her Newly-Discovered Head" on Tuesday, November 15, at 12:00 pm in the LaSalle Banks room of the Oriental Institute.
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Lecture by James Osborne on "The Syro-Anatolian City-States"
Dr. James Osborne will give a lecture about "The Syro-Anatolian City-States: A Neglected Iron Age Culture" on Wednesday, November 2, 2016, at 7:00 pm at the Oriental Institute.
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Oriental Institute Job Posting: Program Administrator
The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago invites applications for the position of Program Administrator of the National Museum of Afghanistan-Oriental Institute (NMA-OI) Partnership.
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Oriental Institute Job Posting: Associate Director for Administration and Finance
The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago seek applicants for the position of Associate Director for Administration and Finance (ADAF).
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Oriental Institute Job Posting: Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Rank of Instructor
The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago invites applications for the Oriental Institute’s Annual Post-Doctoral Fellow Conference program for the 2017—2019 academic years. This is a twenty-four-month, non-renewable appointment.
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Chicago House Bulletins 26 and 27 (2015-2016) Now Available
The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago announces the online publication of Chicago House Bulletins 26 and 27 (2015-2016). They are both available for complimentary download.
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Oriental Institute Receives $150,000 from IMLS to Support Integrated Database Project
The Oriental Institute's Integrated Database project (IDB) has been awarded a Museums for America grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services for $150,000 to fund the fourth consecutive phase of the IDB project.
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