The Met will be hosting a 2 day Symposium, Art of the Hellenistic Kingdoms: From Pergamon to Rome on May 4 and 5, 2016 in the Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium. Hear new scholarship that expands our understanding of the significance of Hellenistic art.
Please note this program is free with Museum admission and seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no need to RSVP to this event.
THURSDAY, MAY 5
10:30 A.M.–4:30 P.M.
Morning Session (10:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.): Hellenistic Decorative Arts I
Hellenistic Newcomers
Carlos A. Picón, Curator in Charge, Department of Greek and Roman Art, The Met
From Pergamon to Rome and from Rome to Pergamon: A Highly Fruitful Gift
Alessandro Viscogliosi, Full Professor, Department of History, Representation and Restoration of Architecture, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Poets, Performers, and Riddles in Hellenistic Mosaics
Christine Kondoleon, George and Margo Behrakis Senior Curator of Greek and Roman Art, Department of Art of the Ancient World, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Late Hellenistic Sculpture and Roman Taste
Paul Zanker, Dietrich von Bothmer Distinguished Research Scholar, Department of Greek and Roman Art, The Met
Afternoon Session (1:30–4:30 p.m.): Hellenistic Decorative Arts II
Early Portraits of Alexander the Great: The Numismatic Evidence
Ute Wartenberg Kagan, Executive Director, American Numismatic Society
All That Glitters Is Not Gold: Hellenistic Glass
Christopher S. Lightfoot, Curator, Department of Greek and Roman Art, The Met
Precious Gems and Poetry in the Hellenistic Royal Courts
Jeffrey Spier, Senior Curator, Antiquities Department, J. Paul Getty Museum
Faience in the Hellenistic World
Marsha Hill, Curator, Department of Egyptian Art, The Met
Pergamene Pottery: At Home and Abroad
Susan I. Rotroff, Jarvis Thurston and Mona Van Duyn Professor Emerita, Washington University in Saint Louis
Transformations in Hellenistic Greek Pottery
Joan R. Mertens, Curator, Department of Greek and Roman Art, The Met
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