Mouza Sulaiman Mohamed Al-Wardi | |
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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.
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]
Mouza Sulaiman Mohamed Al-Wardi | |
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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.
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]