• 116. Africa and Byzantium, with Andrea Myers Achi

  • May 2 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
  • Podcast

116. Africa and Byzantium, with Andrea Myers Achi

  • Summary

  • A conversation with Andrea Myers Achi (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) about the enduring connections between Byzantium and a number of African cultures, beginning in late antiquity (e.g., Aksum) and continuing into medieval and modern times (e.g., Nubia and Ethiopia). Andrea organized a exhibition at the Met to illustrate these connections (including also manuscripts, textiles, icons, and inscriptions), and it has now moved to the Cleveland Museum of Art. If you can't visit it there, definitely check out the exhibition volume that she edited, Africa and Byzantium (New York: The Met 2023).

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