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via The Peninsula Qatar, 12 February 2024: The Museum of Islamic Art, in collaboration with Qatar Museum and the Years of Culture initiative, will host a lecture on ancient shipwrecks off Indonesia, revealing insights into historical trade routes. The event, led by Dr. Stephen Murphy, will focus on the Belitung and Cirebon shipwrecks, highlighting the maritime connectivity between the Gulf region and Indonesia in the 9th and 10th centuries.
The Museum of Islamic Art (MIA), in partnership with Qatar Museum’s Department of Archaeology and the Years of Culture initiative, will host a public lecture on two ancient shipwrecks off the coast of Indonesia, shining the spotlight on the robust trading routes that encircled the world over a century ago.
Organised as part of Year of Culture legacy programming, the event will take place in the MIA Auditorium on Monday, February 19, at 6:30pm. It is free and open to the public who pre-register through the MIA website.
Renowned scholar Stephen A Murphy will lead the discussion titled “From Srivijaya to the Abbasid Caliphate: The Belitung and Cirebon shipwrecks and maritime connectivity in the 9th and 10th centuries CE.” He holds the position of Pratapaditya Pal Senior Lecturer in Curating and Museology of Asian Art at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London.
Source: Qatar Museum to host lecture on ancient shipwrecks off Indonesia coast | The Peninsula Qatar
