Bag with carrying strap. Island of Taquile, Peru, accessioned in 1955. Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History, 40.0/8870.
Seminar Series
Nathan Schlanger
‘Material Culture’: The Concept and its Use in Historical Perspective
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
6:00 pm– 8:00 pm
Judith Olszowy-Schlanger
and Michelle Chesner
Case Study in Collaboration
Thursday, April 24, 2014
6:00 pm– 8:00 pm
Gallery Programs
Susan Bergh and Nicola Sharratt
Reflections of Rulership in Wari Tapestry-woven Tunics
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
6:00–8:00 pm
Evening for Educators
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
4:00–7:00 pm
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BGC in the News
Game Changer:
Susan WeberMetropolis Magazine profiles BGC Founder and Director Susan Weber.
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BGC Publications
History of Design: Decorative Arts and Material Culture, 1400–2000
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Gallery Publications
Waterweavers: A Chronicle of RiversEdited by José Roca and Alejandro Martín
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Gallery Publications
Carrying Coca: 1,500 Years of Andean Chuspasby Nicola Sharratt
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Fellowship Programs
Learn more about opportunities for scholars in residence at the BGC.The fellowship programs at the Bard Graduate Center are designed to promote research in the areas of decorative arts, design history and material culture—what we call the “cultural history of the material world.”
