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Anthropology and Art: Museums, Galleries and Globalisation | Goldsmiths University

Goldsmiths University New Cross, London, SE14 6NW, London

An anthropological, cross-cultural understanding of visual and material cultures is crucial to anyone that works in the creative industries, such as those in curatorial roles. Explore the convergances between art and anthropology, and develop your understanding of non-Western artistic cultures, placing them in their proper cultural, historical and socio-economic contexts. [...]

Anthropology and Art: Museums, Galleries and Globalisation | Goldsmiths University

Goldsmiths University New Cross, London, SE14 6NW, London

An anthropological, cross-cultural understanding of visual and material cultures is crucial to anyone that works in the creative industries, such as those in curatorial roles. Explore the convergances between art and anthropology, and develop your understanding of non-Western artistic cultures, placing them in their proper cultural, historical and socio-economic contexts. [...]

The Smell of the Past: Perfumes, Incense and Other Olfactory Miracles

Asia House Asia House 63 New Cavendish Street, London, W1G 7LP, London

A journey through the aromas of ancient Asia and the Mediterranean. What did the ancient world smell like? Why were frankincense and myrrh given to the infant Jesus? Why was the sweat of Prophet Muhammad the "sweetest of the perfumes"? Smells and aromas were one of the most precious commodities [...]

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