24. Ariane Thomas: a curator’s life at the Louvre

The world’s first Assyrian museum opened in 1847 in Paris, at the Louvre. Since then, the Louvre has curated one of the most important collections of antiquities from the ancient Middle East. What is the modern approach to curation there? Ariane discusses the curatorial role, from displays, research, combatting illegal antiquities, heritage protection, and partnerships with colleagues and institutions in the Middle East.   2:29 what a curator at the Louvre does 4:12 display at the Louvre12:28 how research fits in15:50 acquisitions and combatting illegal antiquities 20:40 Louvre’s activities in the Middle East25:50 about the department of Ancient Near Eastern Antiquities 30:01 what the future might hold at the Louvre  Ariane in the news: https://www.culture.gouv.fr/Presse/Communiques-de-presse/Nomination-d-Ariane-Thomas-a-la-tete-du-departement-des-antiquites-orientales-du-musee-du-Louvre On the Louvre website: https://www.louvre.fr/recherche-et-conservation/departement-des-antiquites-orientales Louvre on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MuseeLouvre Louvre on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/louvre ALIPH: https://www.aliph-foundation.org/  Music by Ruba Hillawi  Website: http://wedgepod.orgYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSM7ZlAAgOXv4fbTDRyrWgw Email: [email protected] Twitter: @wedge_pod  Patreon: http://Patreon.com/WedgePod