Legacies of Ancient Persia

Dr. Sara Cole, an antiquities curator at the J. Paul Getty Museum, joins Lexie to discuss her early interest in material culture and museums, her experience being a part of the curating team for the Getty’s Persian art exhibit, and explore the multifaceted accessibility and digital accommodation questions that arise when putting together museum exhibits. We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you like what you hear, please give our show a 5-star rating, and review us on Apple or Spotify. Don't forget to follow the Pourdavoud Institute on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.pourdavoud.ucla.edu! Learn more about some of Dr. Cole’s projects: https://blogs.getty.edu/iris/author/scole/ Find more publications on Dr. Cole’s Academia page: https://getty.academia.edu/SaraECole Read up on the Getty’s new Book of the Dead exhibit curated by Dr. Cole: https://www.getty.edu/news/what-is-the-egyptian-book-of-the-dead/ Read about the Getty’s 2022 Persia exhibit: https://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/persia/ Check out the digital Persepolis re-imagined online experience: https://persepolis.getty.edu Recorded & edited by Lexie Henning, original music by Brent Arehart, and artwork by Hadley Leasman.