Vessel Field installation by artist Kendall Buster in the Gilman Hall atrium. The sculptures reference the extensive collection of jars and other containers in the university’s Archaeological Museum.

Vessel Field installation by artist Kendall Buster in the Gilman Hall atrium. The sculptures reference the extensive collection of jars and other containers in the university’s Archaeological Museum.

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Postdoctoral fellowships now open for AY24–25

Owl sculpture outdoors in JHU's Bufano Sculpture Garden.

AGHI is pleased to announce two postdoctoral fellowships which are now public, to begin in academic year 2024–25: a public humanities fellowship collaborating between the Tabb Center and AGHI; and the Society of Fellows for the new academic year.