Michael Backman: Art History & Material Culture
Exploring the history of the world through the material culture of its people, the nature of collecting, and the role of collectors in the preservation of material culture. See our website www.michaelbackmanltd.com for available non-Western antique artworks, blogs, reels and podcasts.
Podcasting since 2019 • 35 episodes
Michael Backman: Art History & Material Culture
Latest Episodes
The Story of the Malay People as told through their Silver & Gold (Episode 2 of 8)
This is the second of eight episodes in which Michael Backman tells the story of the Malay people - their history, their rulers, their culture & their traditions - through the beautiful items of gold and silver that were made for the Malay ...
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Episode 2
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The Story of the Malay People as told through their Silver & Gold (Episode 1 of 8)
This is the first of eight episodes in which Michael Backman tells the story of the Malay people - their history, their rulers, their culture & their traditions - through the beautiful items of gold and silver that were made for the Malay s...
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On being an 'independent' art scholar & researcher: Michael Backman, Annemarie Jordan and Hugo Miguel Crespo in Conversation
What is it like to be an 'independent' scholar & researcher? Three published art historians who are tell.Annemarie Jordan and Hugo Miguel Crespo in conversation with Michael Backman on what it is like to being published researchers ...
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Episode 34
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Michael Backman in conversation with Author Dr Sigrid van Roode about her new book on the jewellery of the Zar Cult of Egypt
Dr Sigrid van Roode discusses her research into the Zar spirit possession cult of Egypt - a relatively new cult that emerged at the end of 19th century and still has many practitioners. The cult gave rise to the need for a specific form of jewe...
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Michael Backman in conversation with Burmese art collector Graham Honeybill
Graham Honeybill has been a banker most of his adult life, rising to become CEO of a bank in the UAE. He has also been a collector for much of his life. Colonial Burmese silver has long been a passion. A book has just been published on his coll...
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