Mouza Sulaiman Mohamed Al-Wardi
Mouza Sulaiman Mohamed Al-Wardi | |
|---|---|
موزة سليمان محمد الوردي | |
| Other names | Moza Al Wardi |
| Citizenship | Oman |
| Education | Curtin University |
| Employer | National Museum (Oman) |
Mouza Sulaiman Mohamed Al-Wardi (Arabic: موزة سليمان محمد الوردي) is a curator and historian from Oman, who is Director of the Collections Department at the National Museum. She specialises in the history of silverworking in the Oman region.
Career
Al-Wardi is the Director of the Collections Department at the National Museum of Oman.[1][2] She was appointed to the role in 2019.[3] She joined the museum in 2009 as Chief Curator during its construction and development.[1][3] She is a specialist in historical metal-working, in particular in bronze and silver.[4] She is an expert on the history of silversmithing, particularly in Oman, which has a historic tradition of women working as silversmiths, particularly in southern Oman in Dhofar.[5][6][7] The project is a collaboration between Aude Mongiatti (British Museum), Fahmida Suleman (Royal Ontario Museum), Marcia Dorr and Al-Wardi.[8] As part of this work she has studied the coinage that circulated in Oman and in particular its re-use into coin pendants.[9] Al-Wardi has also worked on the Diba Hoard, an assemblage of stone vessels and bronze metalwork dating to 1200 - 300 BCE.[10]
In 2013 she was a candidate on the British Museum's International Training Programme.[3] She previously studied for a BA degree in Heritage and Cultural Studies from Curtin University (formally known as Western Australian Institute of Technology) in Perth.[11][3][12] After graduation she worked at the Museum of Omani Heritage, developing training programmes and working on their heritage craft programme.[3] In 2018 she was part of a UNESCO-hosted regional event in Kuwait, which focussed on the development of national museums.[13]
References
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- ^ Zimmerle, William Gerard (2014). "Ethnographic light on the form, function, and decoration of 'Arabian-style' cuboid incense burners from first-millennium BC Nippur". Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies. 44: 337–351. ISSN 0308-8421. JSTOR 43782921.
- ^ Kothaneth, Lakshmi (2021-01-25). "Spotlight: No silver lining". Oman Observer. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- ^ "Adornment, Identity and Empowerment: Female Silversmiths in Southern Oman". 2021-06-10. Archived from the original on 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- ^ "Lectures online". 2021-06-10. Archived from the original on 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- ^ "Aude Mongiatti" (PDF). The Crucible: Historical Metallurgy News. 103. June 2020.
- ^ "Spotlight: No silver lining - Oman Observer". 2021-06-10. Archived from the original on 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- ^ Al-Moosawi, Jamal; Al-Wardi, Moza (April 2018). "Treasures from the National Museum: the Diba Hoard" (PDF). Wings of Oman.
- ^ "Faces behind stellar show of Oman's National Museum". Times of Oman. August 6, 2016. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ^ "Faces behind stellar show of Oman's National Museum". Times of Oman. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- ^ "UNESCO organizes workshop on "Role of Museums: Policies and Practice" in Kuwait | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2021-06-10.