The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures of the University of Chicago is a leading research center for ancient West Asia and North Africa. The museum houses some 350,000 artifacts—around 5,000 of which are on display—excavated mainly by ISAC archaeologists. ISAC aims to understand, reveal, and protect the cultures of ancient West Asia and North Africa
The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
Upcoming (9)
Screening: The Wind Will Carry Us
Tomorrow • 7:00 PM
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Music and Musicians in Mari – a Diachronic Overview
Tuesday • 7:00 PM
Free
Introduction to Demotic (8 Weeks)
Tue, May 7 • 7:00 PM CDT
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ISAC Lecture: Korshi Dosoo, Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg
Wed, May 8 • 7:00 PM
Free
Screening: Where is the Friend's House
Fri, May 10 • 7:00 PM
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"Flying Under a Screen of Clouds”: A Snapshot of Aerial Archaeology
Tue, May 14 • 7:00 PM
Free
Temples in the Farthest South. Constructions at Wad Ben Naga, Sudan
Mon, May 20 • 6:00 PM
Free
ISAC Lecture: Daniel Schwemer, Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg
Wed, Jun 5 • 7:00 PM
Free
Screening: Delbaran
Fri, Jun 21 • 7:00 PM
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Screening: The Wind Will Carry Us
Tomorrow • 7:00 PM
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Music and Musicians in Mari – a Diachronic Overview
Tuesday • 7:00 PM
Free
Introduction to Demotic (8 Weeks)
Tue, May 7 • 7:00 PM CDT
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ISAC Lecture: Korshi Dosoo, Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg
Wed, May 8 • 7:00 PM
Free
Screening: Where is the Friend's House
Fri, May 10 • 7:00 PM
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"Flying Under a Screen of Clouds”: A Snapshot of Aerial Archaeology
Tue, May 14 • 7:00 PM
Free
Temples in the Farthest South. Constructions at Wad Ben Naga, Sudan
Mon, May 20 • 6:00 PM
Free
ISAC Lecture: Daniel Schwemer, Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg
Wed, Jun 5 • 7:00 PM
Free
Screening: Delbaran
Fri, Jun 21 • 7:00 PM
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Past (172)
Epigraphic Discoveries in Southern Iraq (Ur and Larsa), 2015-2023
Wed, Apr 17 • 7:00 PM
Free
ISAC Lecture: Jeffrey Stackert, University of Chicago
Wed, Apr 3 • 7:00 PM
Free
Tuppi Appreciation Class: Draw your own Tuppi!
Sat, Mar 23 • 1:00 PM CDT
Free
Foremost Amongst the Ghosts: The Role of Gilgamesh in Rituals and Incantati
Tue, Mar 19 • 5:00 PM
Free
Screening: Taste of Cherry
Fri, Mar 15 • 7:00 PM
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ISAC Lecture: Claude Rilly, Sorbonne University
Wed, Mar 6 • 7:00 PM
Free
Introduction to Late Egyptian (8 Weeks)
Tue, Mar 5 • 7:00 PM CST
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Scribal Kings and Kingly Scribes: Literary Receptions of Kingship
Sat, Mar 2 • 5:00 PM
Free
ISAC Armchair Travelers: The Egyptian Book of the Dead at the Getty Museum
Mon, Feb 19 • 4:00 PM CST
Free
Neferura: The Pharaoh's Daughter: Book Talk and Signing by Malayna Evans
Sat, Feb 17 • 1:00 PM
Free
Screening: The Day I Became A Woman
Fri, Feb 16 • 7:00 PM
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Color in Ancient Art (3 weeks, Online)
Tue, Feb 13 • 5:00 PM CST
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Epigraphic Discoveries in Southern Iraq (Ur and Larsa), 2015-2023
Wed, Apr 17 • 7:00 PM
Free
ISAC Lecture: Jeffrey Stackert, University of Chicago
Wed, Apr 3 • 7:00 PM
Free
Tuppi Appreciation Class: Draw your own Tuppi!
Sat, Mar 23 • 1:00 PM CDT
Free
Foremost Amongst the Ghosts: The Role of Gilgamesh in Rituals and Incantati
Tue, Mar 19 • 5:00 PM
Free
Screening: Taste of Cherry
Fri, Mar 15 • 7:00 PM
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ISAC Lecture: Claude Rilly, Sorbonne University
Wed, Mar 6 • 7:00 PM
Free
Introduction to Late Egyptian (8 Weeks)
Tue, Mar 5 • 7:00 PM CST
Check ticket price on event
Scribal Kings and Kingly Scribes: Literary Receptions of Kingship
Sat, Mar 2 • 5:00 PM
Free
ISAC Armchair Travelers: The Egyptian Book of the Dead at the Getty Museum
Mon, Feb 19 • 4:00 PM CST
Free
Neferura: The Pharaoh's Daughter: Book Talk and Signing by Malayna Evans
Sat, Feb 17 • 1:00 PM
Free
Screening: The Day I Became A Woman
Fri, Feb 16 • 7:00 PM
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Color in Ancient Art (3 weeks, Online)
Tue, Feb 13 • 5:00 PM CST
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Events
Screening: The Wind Will Carry Us
Tomorrow • 7:00 PM
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Music and Musicians in Mari – a Diachronic Overview
Tuesday • 7:00 PM
Free
Introduction to Demotic (8 Weeks)
Tue, May 7 • 7:00 PM CDT
Check ticket price on event
ISAC Lecture: Korshi Dosoo, Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg
Wed, May 8 • 7:00 PM
Free
Screening: Where is the Friend's House
Fri, May 10 • 7:00 PM
Check ticket price on event
"Flying Under a Screen of Clouds”: A Snapshot of Aerial Archaeology
Tue, May 14 • 7:00 PM
Free
Temples in the Farthest South. Constructions at Wad Ben Naga, Sudan
Mon, May 20 • 6:00 PM
Free
ISAC Lecture: Daniel Schwemer, Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg
Wed, Jun 5 • 7:00 PM
Free
Screening: Delbaran
Fri, Jun 21 • 7:00 PM
Check ticket price on event
Screening: The Wind Will Carry Us
Tomorrow • 7:00 PM
Check ticket price on event
Music and Musicians in Mari – a Diachronic Overview
Tuesday • 7:00 PM
Free
Introduction to Demotic (8 Weeks)
Tue, May 7 • 7:00 PM CDT
Check ticket price on event
ISAC Lecture: Korshi Dosoo, Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg
Wed, May 8 • 7:00 PM
Free
Screening: Where is the Friend's House
Fri, May 10 • 7:00 PM
Check ticket price on event
"Flying Under a Screen of Clouds”: A Snapshot of Aerial Archaeology
Tue, May 14 • 7:00 PM
Free
Temples in the Farthest South. Constructions at Wad Ben Naga, Sudan
Mon, May 20 • 6:00 PM
Free
ISAC Lecture: Daniel Schwemer, Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg
Wed, Jun 5 • 7:00 PM
Free
Screening: Delbaran
Fri, Jun 21 • 7:00 PM
Check ticket price on event
Epigraphic Discoveries in Southern Iraq (Ur and Larsa), 2015-2023
Wed, Apr 17 • 7:00 PM
Free
ISAC Lecture: Jeffrey Stackert, University of Chicago
Wed, Apr 3 • 7:00 PM
Free
Tuppi Appreciation Class: Draw your own Tuppi!
Sat, Mar 23 • 1:00 PM CDT
Free
Foremost Amongst the Ghosts: The Role of Gilgamesh in Rituals and Incantati
Tue, Mar 19 • 5:00 PM
Free
Screening: Taste of Cherry
Fri, Mar 15 • 7:00 PM
Check ticket price on event
ISAC Lecture: Claude Rilly, Sorbonne University
Wed, Mar 6 • 7:00 PM
Free
Introduction to Late Egyptian (8 Weeks)
Tue, Mar 5 • 7:00 PM CST
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Scribal Kings and Kingly Scribes: Literary Receptions of Kingship
Sat, Mar 2 • 5:00 PM
Free
ISAC Armchair Travelers: The Egyptian Book of the Dead at the Getty Museum
Mon, Feb 19 • 4:00 PM CST
Free
Neferura: The Pharaoh's Daughter: Book Talk and Signing by Malayna Evans
Sat, Feb 17 • 1:00 PM
Free
Screening: The Day I Became A Woman
Fri, Feb 16 • 7:00 PM
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Color in Ancient Art (3 weeks, Online)
Tue, Feb 13 • 5:00 PM CST
Check ticket price on event
Epigraphic Discoveries in Southern Iraq (Ur and Larsa), 2015-2023
Wed, Apr 17 • 7:00 PM
Free
ISAC Lecture: Jeffrey Stackert, University of Chicago
Wed, Apr 3 • 7:00 PM
Free
Tuppi Appreciation Class: Draw your own Tuppi!
Sat, Mar 23 • 1:00 PM CDT
Free
Foremost Amongst the Ghosts: The Role of Gilgamesh in Rituals and Incantati
Tue, Mar 19 • 5:00 PM
Free
Screening: Taste of Cherry
Fri, Mar 15 • 7:00 PM
Check ticket price on event
ISAC Lecture: Claude Rilly, Sorbonne University
Wed, Mar 6 • 7:00 PM
Free
Introduction to Late Egyptian (8 Weeks)
Tue, Mar 5 • 7:00 PM CST
Check ticket price on event
Scribal Kings and Kingly Scribes: Literary Receptions of Kingship
Sat, Mar 2 • 5:00 PM
Free
ISAC Armchair Travelers: The Egyptian Book of the Dead at the Getty Museum
Mon, Feb 19 • 4:00 PM CST
Free
Neferura: The Pharaoh's Daughter: Book Talk and Signing by Malayna Evans
Sat, Feb 17 • 1:00 PM
Free
Screening: The Day I Became A Woman
Fri, Feb 16 • 7:00 PM
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Color in Ancient Art (3 weeks, Online)
Tue, Feb 13 • 5:00 PM CST
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