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Hans Hofmann’s Last Lesson: A Study of the Artist’s Materials During the Last Decade of His Career

Dawn V. Rogala, Ph.D. Paintings Conservator, Smithsonian’s Museum Conservation Institute Hans Hofmann (1880-1966) was intellectually and physically situated at the nexus of Abstract Expressionist experimentation. Many of the condition problems conservators face in the treatment of modern paintings first appear in Abstract Expressionist work, and Hofmann is an excellent mirror of this unique historical moment. […]

Speaker Series – Dr. Cristina Bertrand

Learning from Nature Learning from Nature is a new way of understanding the place of human beings in the world.  It is also the first step for inquiring about the laws of the material world, the interrelation of these laws with the human world and its practical application to daily life. Nature, then, will be […]

Humanities Reading and Discussion Group Oct 24th, 2016

This group will meet every other Monday evening at 6 pm to discuss (in English) an article that was assigned and distributed the week before.  “Humanities” describes a range of subjects that study human culture including archaeology, anthropology, history, literature, linguistics, religious studies, and others. Articles will be selected by the ACMS Cultural Heritage Program […]

Speaker Series – Dr. Jeffrey L. Falt & Oyungerel Tsedendamba

“The Green Eyed Lama” “The year is 1938. The newly-installed Communist Government of Mongolia, under orders from Moscow, launches a nation-wide purge. Before it’s over, nearly tenth of the country’s population is murdered. Sendmaa, a young herdswoman, falls in love with Baasan, a talented and handsome lama. Baasan  resolves to leave the priesthood and marry Sendmaa, […]

President Elbegdorj visit to University of Pennsylvania

President of Mongolia Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj will give a special lecture at the University of Pennsylvania at 4:00pm on Friday, September 23rd, 2016. The University of Pennsylvania houses the ACMS US office, and is an emerging center for Mongolian Studies in North America. ACMS Members and friends can attend the lecture at […]

Speaker Series: Bees, sand and water: healing and an ‘everyday extraordinary’ in contemporary Mongolia

For many late 19th and early 20th century thinkers, the modern condition was one synonymous with increasing rationalization and secularization. They predicted a growing ‘disenchantment of the world,’ a banishing of the mystic or mysterious as humans increasingly separated from and sought mastery over the natural world. However, instead of simply a disenchanted ‘modern’ world, […]

Speaker Series – Snow Leopard Conservation in South Gobi – Nadia Mijiddorj & Justine Alexander

The mountain landscapes used by the endangered snow leopard (Panthera uncia) and their prey is increasingly subject to human pressures. Humans are at the centre of major threats to the species, including retaliatory killing, livestock rearing, contribution to loss of prey, and the increasing penetration of development projects into snow leopard areas. This talk will […]

Speaker Series – Dr. Kurt Galbreath – Building infrastructure for biodiversity research in Mongolia

Mongolia has a complex landscape that is home to a rich assemblage of plants and animals. This biological diversity represents a unique legacy that sets Mongolia apart from neighboring regions. Though the Mongolian biota remains relatively intact, large-scale forces such as climate change and expanding economic development have potential to negatively impact species. Unfortunately, very […]

Young Researchers Workshop – International and Interdisciplinary Collaboration

August 24th, 2016 Open Event.  All levels or researchers and academics welcome. Collaborative research has had a long history in Mongolia.  But with the increasing number of foreign educated Mongolian academics, there is a new dynamic emerging around research and collaboration relationships.  Combine that with funding organizations focusing more on multinational and multi-disciplinary research, there is […]

Dual Presentation – Dr. Marissa Smith & Dr. Saskia Abrahms- Kavunenko – From Contemporary Mongolian Buddhism to International Research Models

This weeks topics. Models for International and Interdisciplinary Research in Mongolia: Perspectives from Participant Observation with Historical Considerations In this talk I will present some examples of successful international and interdisciplinary research collaborations from a participant observation project this past July. As an American cultural anthropologist working with a team of Mongolian, American, Australian, and […]

pXRF in Culture Heritage Short Course

Description: Portable x-ray fluorescence (pXRF) technology is a valuable tool for archaeologists, art historians, geologists and conservators seeking to nondestructively determine the elemental composition of artifacts and art objects. In archaeology, pXRF is used in the field to establish the provenience of lithic, ceramic, and metal objects; distinguish patterns of exchange and mobility; and characterize […]

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Speaker Series – Dr. Wayne Lee & Dr. Günhan Börekçi- comparative military history of Mongolia

Tuesday July 5th, 5:30-7:00 pm American Corner, Natsagdorj Library, Ulaanbaatar Comparing Strategies of Conquest and Control in the Sown, the Steppe, and the Wilderness: Understanding Landscapes and Logistics Like most army planners, military historians tend to focus on conquest.  They spend less time thinking about how a conquering society then manages or controls those territories […]

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