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​ The International Society of Antiquaries
Who we are
A learned and multidisciplinary society established in 2018, we are committed to:
  • The scholarship and preservation of material culture and sites of historic value
  • Tethering a curious and appreciative audience of laypeople and specialists to the unfolding narrative of the distant past
  • Fostering collaboration between artists in all media, esotericists involved in various disciplines, archaeologists, and anthropologists
​What we do
The Council, comprised of noted experts in their respective fields, convenes every so often to present exhibitions that both remove the veils from long-buried cultures and celebrate their mystery by:
  • ​Illuminating connections between current phenomena in the arts and material culture of ancient and prehistoric peoples
  • Questioning the conventions and assumptions that institutions such as museums hold dear regarding the distant past​​
​Our sigil
The owl, the standing stones, the scale, the flame, and the ouroboros together signify a deep, even mystical, understanding of the archaeological record and humanity's link to the very underpinnings of its civil culture. Our sigil honors the original mystery schools as well as those antiquaries of centuries past who, by pioneering the scholarly study of material culture, eventually paved the way for archaeological fieldwork, documentation, and interpretation as they are practiced today.

​Installation shots of recent exhibitions
Photo credits: Carl Van Brunt, Thomas Clarke, Greg Slick,  SUNY Ulster.
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