With Nader Nasiri-Moghaddam, Professor and Director of the Department of Persian Studies (Unistra). As part of the "En attendant le musée" cycle, in partnership with the ARCHIMEDE laboratory (UMR 7044).
In the last quarter of the 19th century, against a backdrop of rivalry between the great Western museums who were keen to acquire Persian antiquities, France prevailed over its competitors: it signed archaeological conventions with the Persian government granting it permission to undertake excavations in Susa (1884), the exclusive privilege of excavating throughout Persia (1895), and finally, a perpetual monopoly including the right of possession of the Susa finds (1900). By analyzing the content of the Franco-Persian archaeological conventions, this lecture highlights the extent to which the terms of these agreements were respected by both sides.
Mon.10.02 | 6.30pm | Lecture | Auditorium | Free | Booking required
In the last quarter of the 19th century, against a backdrop of rivalry between the great Western museums who were keen to acquire Persian antiquities, France prevailed over its competitors: it signed archaeological conventions with the Persian government granting it permission to undertake excavations in Susa (1884), the exclusive privilege of excavating throughout Persia (1895), and finally, a perpetual monopoly including the right of possession of the Susa finds (1900). By analyzing the content of the Franco-Persian archaeological conventions, this lecture highlights the extent to which the terms of these agreements were respected by both sides.
Mon.10.02 | 6.30pm | Lecture | Auditorium | Free | Booking required
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