Francesca Leoni

VACANCY: Assistant Keeper, Curator of the Ancient Middle East. The post-holder will play a pivotal role in all aspects of the curation, teaching, research, digitisation & public outreach on these internationally renowned collections Apply by 10 Nov 2023 ashmolean.org/vacancies

The historic day has arrived -- applications for our sister MA in Magic and Occult Science at the University of Exeter are now open! exeter.ac.uk/.../ara.../mag…...

Join us for today's #MMEA "Plants in Africa and the Global South: Multi-Species Materialities, Ecologies, and Aesthetics" session with @flannerm on "The Plants that Aren't There"! Today Sept 14, 10am Philadelphia time free via zoom: chstm.org/content/plants… #plants #Africa🌿

If you'd like to come to my book launch Nov 1 at @KelloggOx, please RSVP here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/courtly-medi…

It was great chatting to you, Ahmad, and I am so excited about your work on the occult sciences across the western Indian Ocean!

O frabjous day! The University of Exeter's 𝐌𝐀 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 has just launched! Hermetic twin to ours at USC, applications open this September. Check out Emily Selove and my joint interview on the SHWEP for details on both programs,

📅 8-9 June 2023 📍 Florence & Online Conference "Vessels Beyond Containment" Organized by Sinem Casale, Jaś Elsner, and Gerhard Wolf ➡️ Full program & Zoom link: t1p.de/y47gi

Join us for music, crafts and poetry to mark the final weekend of Dia al-Azzawi: Painting Poetry. This FREE drop-in event takes place on Sat 10 June from 12-4pm: ashmolean.org/event/poetry-m…

FINAL WEEK: Dia al-Azzawi: Painting Poetry closes on 11 June. Don't miss your chance to discover the monumental work of this influential contemporary Iraqi artist. Find out more: ashmolean.org/exhibition/dia…

LAST CHANCE: Dia al-Azzawi: Painting Poetry closes on 11 June. Don't miss your opportunity to discover the monumental work of this influential contemporary Iraqi artist. Learn more about this free exhibition: ashmolean.org/exhibition/dia…

Please retweet! The @LondonRareBooks course on Artist's Books starts 19th June. A couple of places still left: ies.sas.ac.uk/london-rare-bo… FIVE WHOLE DAYS on Artist's Books, and here's a sneak peek of some things we'll be looking at...

As Dia al-Azzawi: Painting Poetry enters its final weeks, don’t miss the chance to shop the exhibition. Find the range online: shop.ashmolean.org/collections/al…

I'm so excited to hear the incredible panellists we've assembled for this roundtable at Warwick on 26 May. Featuring @GawadHeba @Dr_Ammar_Azzouz @MidEastInEurope @rozhenKM @gerritsen_anne and Lynn Meskell. Further details: warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/histo… @CrouzetGuill

Ongoing Poetry Day @AshmoleanMuseum with local poets Ghareeb Iskander, Muradi Bakir and Mohamad Kebbewar and oud player Rihab Azar.

Join us for FREE poems and music in our Dia al-Azzawi: Painting Poetry tomorrow, Sat 13 May from 11am to 1pm. Find out more: ashmolean.org/event/poems-mu… #DiaAlAzzawi

Great first tour of Azzawi's Painting Poetry @AshmoleanMuseum with Oxford's students of Arabic Poetry Nadia and Fatima. More to come over the coming weeks, every Friday afternoon from 3pm! #Arabic #poetry

Worth getting along to @AshmoleanMuseum to see this exhibition of work by Dia al-Azzawi in the genre of datafir with book-like artworks

Join us for an author event @RAS_Soc on Monday 15 May, 6.30pm Free event, all welcome gingko.org.uk/https/wwwgingk…

@AshmoleanMuseum There is still time to register either in person (and you may get a prize) or online!

Join us tomorrow, 4 May, from 1pm for a study day on art and poetry in modern and contemporary Arab culture. To attend (in person or online), please register by emailing eastern.art@ashmus.ox.ac.uk View the full programme below 👇