UChicago’s Oriental Institute starts a new chapter
The museum is introducing a new name with less cringe.
The museum is introducing a new name with less cringe.The University of Chicago founded the Oriental Institute in 1919 to be on the cutting edge of research into ancient West Asian and North Africa. More than 100 years later, times have changed, including the use of the word “oriental.”
Reset learns about the new name and focus of the University of Chicago’s Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Museum.
GUEST: Marc Maillot, associate director and chief curator, ISAC Museum
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UChicago’s Oriental Institute starts a new chapter
The museum is introducing a new name with less cringe.
The museum is introducing a new name with less cringe.The University of Chicago founded the Oriental Institute in 1919 to be on the cutting edge of research into ancient West Asian and North Africa. More than 100 years later, times have changed, including the use of the word “oriental.”
Reset learns about the new name and focus of the University of Chicago’s Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Museum.
GUEST: Marc Maillot, associate director and chief curator, ISAC Museum
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons