VCESDA Fall Lecture: The Cross-Cultural Art of Dining in Europe and the Islamic World
Location:
Lecture Hall
5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States
The exhibition The Art of Dining: Food Culture in the Islamic World, is on view through January 5, 2025 and features works of art from a broad geographical expanse, including Arab, Turkish, Persian, and South Asian regions—and beyond. In this VCESDA-sponsored lecture, Dr. Katherine Kasdorf, DIA associate curator of Arts of Asia and the Islamic World, will highlight the exhibition’s European objects, exploring their connections to artistic and culinary traditions from the Middle East.
This lecture is free with registration.
Image: Islamic, Spanish, Pharmacy Jar, 1440-1480, tin-glazed earthenware with cobalt and luster. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of K. T. Keller, 63.358.
The exhibition The Art of Dining: Food Culture in the Islamic World, is on view through January 5, 2025 and features works of art from a broad geographical expanse, including Arab, Turkish, Persian, and South Asian regions—and beyond. In this VCESDA-sponsored lecture, Dr. Katherine Kasdorf, DIA associate curator of Arts of Asia and the Islamic World, will highlight the exhibition’s European objects, exploring their connections to artistic and culinary traditions from the Middle East.
This lecture is free with registration.
Image: Islamic, Spanish, Pharmacy Jar, 1440-1480, tin-glazed earthenware with cobalt and luster. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of K. T. Keller, 63.358.