Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC)

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With real artifacts, students piece together the ancient past

Course at UChicago’s ISAC Museum teaches how to think like an archaeologist with hands-on approach

Coming to campus this spring? Check out these exhibitions.

Animals of ancient Nubia to contemporary Chinese art to Black culture in Chicago, UChicago’s spring lineup is now on display

Excavating Armageddon and the art of imagining the end

A program hosted by UChicago's ISAC Museum explored how a biblical battleground, a doomsday clock and a looping film each translate existential risk into something real

Theaster Gates redeems discarded materials in Smart Museum’s ‘Unto Thee’

Objects spanning UChicago’s history take new form in renowned artist’s first solo Chicago exhibition

UChicago Sumerologist translates forgotten 4,400-year-old myth

In recent study, Asst. Prof. Jana Matuszak publishes fully translated cuneiform tablet—the first narrative featuring Sumerian storm god and trickster fox

From ancient tombs to Chicago World’s Fair, ISAC showcases photographic odyssey

Chief curator Marc Maillot reflects on museum's future through lens of its most recent special exhibit

Unraveling the ancient past, one tablet at a time

UChicago student Danielle Levy finds passion for the Akkadian language through Core curriculum