Nanette Rodney Kelekian, granddaughter of famed art dealer Dikran Kelekian, began gifting portions of her grandfather鈥檚 collection to 乐播传媒入口 in 1984.
Since then, individual pieces have been included in exhibitions, but Fragmentary Visions is the most comprehensive display of 乐播传媒入口鈥檚 extensive Kelekian collection. The ceramics, manuscripts, and textiles on display are some of the oldest objects in the museum鈥檚 permanent collection, hailing from the Eastern Mediterranean, West Asia, and the greater Islamic world. This exhibition showcases fragments and everyday objects alongside art made for the elite, allowing the viewer to experience the spectrum of art collected by many museums, but rarely shown together. Fragmentary Visions is curated by Exhibition Seminar students Marina Busby 鈥24, David Gales 鈥23, Melena Johnson 鈥23 , and Verda 碍补谤补辞千濒耻 鈥25, taught by Professor Eiren Shea of the Art History Department.
