S5E6 Ancient Arabia: A New UNESCO Site, with ...

In the 19th century, European travellers, scholars, and archaeologists became increasingly interested in the Classical antiquities situated in what was at that time the Ottoman Empire. What followed was a slow drain of Classical antiquities westwards, and with them Islamic antiqu ...  Show more

Earlier in the summer we reported on the completion of Nicolò Pini’s project “Living in Late Antique rural Sicily, between Byzantium and Islam” which was supported by The Barakat Trust in 2024.Now, we are delighted to welcome Nicolò on to the podcast where he discusses in more de ...  Show more

A city we knew through its limited appearance in films and series, and we thought it was just a barren desert that doesn’t have much to see, but the reality is completely different, as it is an artistic painting rich in details!With its charming white sand, its rocks that are som ...  Show more

Livestream recording. The tombs of Deir el-Medina are some of the most vibrant and beautiful in Waset (Thebes). How did they build them, which artists decorated them, and how did folk like Sennedjem pay for the construction and furnishing? Video version available at https://www.p ...  Show more

For the very first time, a panel has come together on the podcast to speak on a subject that needed to be discussed: why art from Saudi Arabia is now in the spotlight. This is on the back of Hafla by Sotheby's, an ongoing exhibition celebrating art from the Middle East. On the pa ...  Show more