Orthodoxy in America Lecture: Presenting Byzantium in the Modern World

Today, as the study of the past is questioned, it is critical to consider ways to present Byzantium so that the relevance of its art, religion, and culture are recognized in the modern world. Exhibitions using the visual voice of the empire and its related cultures can demonstrate the inaccuracy of Edward Gibbon’s long-lasting, negative definition of the state. This talk will consider modern presentations of Byzantine art with special emphasis on American contributions to effectively defining the lasting importance of the empire the Romans ruled from Constantinople from 330–1453 AD.

Join us for this lecture by Helen Evans, Ph.D., the Jaharis Chair of Byzantine Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A reception will follow.