AlUla and the Incense Road: An Ancient World in Dialogue
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Explore the Arabian region of AlUla through the lens of art history and archaeology in this talk with their storytellers, the Rawis.
Discover how AlUla sat at the heart of a vast network of cultural exchange, where people, objects, artistic traditions, and ideas traveled across continents. Drawing on archaeological discoveries and historical references, this lecture invites audiences to explore a past that is still being uncovered and the global connections that shaped the ancient world. The stories shared here will be the core narratives of AlUla’s future Museum of the Incense Road.
Cost: free, register in advance recommended.
Image: UNESCO/Nick Jackson
Discover how AlUla sat at the heart of a vast network of cultural exchange, where people, objects, artistic traditions, and ideas traveled across continents. Drawing on archaeological discoveries and historical references, this lecture invites audiences to explore a past that is still being uncovered and the global connections that shaped the ancient world. The stories shared here will be the core narratives of AlUla’s future Museum of the Incense Road.
Cost: free, register in advance recommended.
Image: UNESCO/Nick Jackson
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Host or PublisherSmithsonian National Museum of Asian Art
