History of Art Professor Emeritus Robert Ousterhout dies at 73
Ousterhout taught at Penn for 10 years until his retirement in 2017, and was one of the leading scholars in Byzantine studies.
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Ousterhout taught at Penn for 10 years until his retirement in 2017, and was one of the leading scholars in Byzantine studies.
He told a writer: "I knew I couldn't just work in a library. I needed fieldwork." So he traveled the world and studied antiquities firsthand in Turkey, Greece, and Israel.
Troy is an ancient city in modern-day Turkey, but it is also the setting for the legendary Trojan War in Homer's epic poems the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey."
For many, navigating the coronavirus pandemic has been an adventure of the wrong sort. As of Friday January 8, Penn Museum will be offsetting the stresses and strains of COVID-19 restrictions when the doors of the Main (Kamin) Entrance and the East (Kress) Entrance again welcome protocol-safe visits. The safety preparations and easy-to-follow entry procedures will be a boon to enthusiasts who have been cooped up at home. Of course, there is something for everyone at Penn Museum. Booking your timed visit online is effortless. For the convenience of visitors, there are three discreet 2-hour tim...