Departments

The Department of Art and Material Culture of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (OIiMK) was established as a structural unit of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences by the Academic Council of the Institute on June 16, 2022.

The central area of the Department's research work is a complex of problems and issues related to the study of the art history of the peoples of the East, their material and spiritual culture. The scientific work of the Department is based on the development of the most relevant and sought-after issues in the field of art and culture research, in particular, the creation of electronic databases in the field of preservation and museification of cultural heritage sites, generalizing and focused scientific works on the history of Oriental art, and regular specialized scientific forums "The Art of the East and the East in Art, devoted to the history of Oriental art from antiquity to the present day and the consolidation of Oriental and artistic forces.

The department specializes in conducting interdisciplinary research and attracting specialists from various fields of knowledge related to the history of art, expertise and attribution of objects of material culture from other scientific institutions in Russia and foreign countries.