Previous events

• 29 June 2023, 17:00

  Babylon: More on Myth and Reality

  Talk by Heather Baker (Associate Professor of Ancient Near Eastern History, University of Toronto).

• 22 June - 25 June 2023

  31st AKSE Conference

  The University of Copenhagen will host the 31st biennial AKSE Conference as an in-person event from 22 (Thursday) to 25 (Sunday) June 2023 in Copenhagen, Denmark. 

• 30 May 2023, 14:00-15:30

  Syria - Cultural Continuity from Antiquity to Present

  Guest lecture with Dr. Filiz Çakır Phillip (Former Leading Curator, Aga Khan Museum, Toronto, Canada).

• 26 May - 27 May 2023

  Museums and National Identity

  What does it mean to be Danish? Or European? And how do museums help foster a national identity among their visitors? This symposium will feature presentations from scholars, museum curators, and directors to answer these questions.

• 22 May - 26 May 2023

  13 International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East (ICAANE)

  International conference

• 16 May 2023, 11:00

  Russian Exceptionalism and the War against Ukraine

  Guest lecture with Professor Marina F. Bykova.

• 8 May 2023, 15:00-19:00

  Glitter Continent: Unifying visions of a fragmented Europe - this year’s Eurovision in a historic perspective

  This afternoon seminar explores the main ideological, political and aesthetic issues in this year’s Eurovision and places the popcultural celebration of Europe in a historic perspective.

• 8 May 2023, 12:00

  Unchanged Foodways

  Public Defence of PhD Thesis by Anne Jörgensen-Lindahl.

• 2 May - 4 May 2023

  The Egyptological-Assyriological Conference in Copenhagen 2023

  The conference aims to create a safe space for young scholars to gain knowledge from experts, make acquaintances with people of the same interest, and practice and develop their presentation skills.

• 27 Mar. 2023, 10:00-17:30

  Conflict, cultural heritage and the new roles of the museum in and around Europe

  This open one-day seminar will explore the role of cultural heritage in conflicts in and around Europe and the new role of museums in this.