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The 34th annual Byzantine Studies Conference will feature more than 60 presentations of historical and cultural research |
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| WHO: | The conference is hosted and sponsored by Rutgers University.
The Byzantine Studies Association of North America will hold its annual meeting at the conference. |
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| WHEN: | Thursday, Oct. 16 through Sunday, Oct. 19 | |
| WHERE: | Hyatt Regency New Brunswick, 2 Albany St. | |
| BACKGROUND: | The event is open to the general public. For program details and registration information, visit www.religion.rutgers.edu.
The conference coincides with the opening of a photography exhibit by Mary Cross. The exhibit, “Sacred Spaces,” will showcase images of wall paintings and mosaics found in ancient churches, monasteries and mosques in Greece, Cyprus and Turkey. The exhibit opens Oct. 17 at the Brodsky Center Gallery at The Heldrich, 10 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. A public reception will be held opening night from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The exhibition continues through Jan. 4, 2009. For more information and press photographs, call Sandra Sewing at 732-932-2222, ext. 838.
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Media Contact: Nicole Pride
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