Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Ancient Western Asian art; museum studies; art historical and archaeological theory; politics of archaeology; theory and practice of decolonization
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Columbia University in the City of New York
2016 → 2022
Masters, Freie Universität Berlin
2013 → 2015
External positions
Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow, Metropolitan Museum of Art
8 Sept 2022 → 1 Jan 2024
Curatorial Research Associate, The Morgan Library and Museum
Jan 2018 → Sept 2022
Research output
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On Removal and Preservation
Tamur, E., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Art & Histories (CASVA, National Gallery of Art, D.C.). 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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‘All significant and worthy of preserving’: Constructing Ancient Mesopotamia in the Ottoman Imperial Museum.
Tamur, E., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Muqarnas. An Annual on Islamic Art and Architecture. 42Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Demise of the Asiatic Lion: A Tale of Travel, Archaeology, and Colonialism
Tamur, E., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: ARAM Periodical. 26Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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IPUP Seminar - The Discovery that Never Was
Tamur, E. (Invited speaker)
25 Feb 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Public lecture
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The Discovery That Never Was: Art, Politics, and Time in Tello (Ancient Girsu)
Tamur, E. (Invited speaker)
6 Feb 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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The Archaeology of an "Uncharted Territory"
Tamur, E. (Invited speaker)
11 Oct 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Seminar
Prizes
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Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) Fellowships
Tamur, E. (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Twenty-Four-Month Chester Dale Predoctoral Fellowship, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (CASVA), National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
Tamur, E. (Recipient), 1 Sept 2020
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellowship, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Tamur, E. (Recipient), 1 Sept 2022
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively