News and Events

October 25, 2022 On Monday, October 24, 2022, the launch and signing ceremony of HRH Princess Dana Firas’ book “Unique and Outstanding: Jordan’s World Heritage Sites” took place at the Cultural Hub – Bayt Yaish in Jabal al-Weibdeh. This publication seeks to illustrate the rich diversity of Jordan’s cultural heritage sites, including those that have […]

September 13, 1939 – October 20, 2022 Burton MacDonald, a longtime supporter of the American Center of Research, died on October 20th after complications evolving from his over a year-long battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Dr. MacDonald and his wife, Dr. Rosemarie Sampson, funded their fellowship, “MacDonald and Sampson Fellowship,” at the American Center in 2004 to

September 2022 The next issue of our newsletter (34.1) is now available! Click here for the PDF. This volume features: The American Center’s renovation adventure, updates, and completion. The re-presentation and interpretation of Khirbet Salameh through the creation of augmented reality and virtual tour of the site. Remembrance of the lives and legacies of Edwin

October 13, 2022 In the presence of the Ambassador of the United States of America Henry T. Wooster, and Deputy Assistant Secretary Jennifer Gavito, the American Center of Research and Jordan’s Department of Antiquities held reception to launch the U.S. Department of State-funded project “Establishing a National Cultural Heritage Property Database in the Kingdom of

Deadline for the following fellowships is February 1, 2023. NEH Fellowship 2023*: One award of four months for use in 2023, for a scholar who has a PhD or has completed their professional training. Fields of research include but are not limited to: modern and classical languages, linguistics, literature, history, jurisprudence, philosophy, archaeology, heritage studies,

September 19, 2022 With support from the USAID-funded Sustainable Cultural Heritage Through Engagement of Local Communities Project (SCHEP), the American Center is proud to announce the launch of the Arabic version of the Jordan Cultural Heritage Portal (JorCHP). If you are a student, an academic, an employee, or anyone else interested in Jordan’s cultural heritage

Tuesday, October 11, 2022Location: American Center of Research, Amman, JordanTime: 6:30–7:30 p.m. GMT+3 (Amman)11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. EDTOpen to the public—reception to follow. We are delighted to invite you to our upcoming lecture, which is open to the public and will be live-streamed online. Visit the link below to attend the lecture on Zoom. The Jordan Museum

August 24, 2022 التّنَوع الثّقافي واللغوي للأردن القديم كما هو مستوحىً من النّصوص والكِتابات الأثريةمحاضرة بالتعاون مع دائرة الاّثار العامة الأردنية Location: Department of Antiquities, Amman, JordanDate: Tuesday, September 6Time: 6:30 – 7:30 pm (Amman)11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Please note that registration is required to attend either in person or remotely. In-person attendees must

June 8, 2022 The American Center of Research and the University of Jordan opened the university’s renewed National Heritage Museum, located on the campus in Amman, with a ceremony held on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Some 100 people attended this celebration of the museum’s recent renovation, which focused on bringing it up to date with

May 29, 2022 The University of Jordan is the country’s largest and oldest institution of higher education, offering a wide range of academic programs and a diverse environment. The university devotes particular attention to preserving, protecting, and presenting Jordan’s heritage visually. This includes through its National Heritage Museum, founded in 1986 to reflect the lifestyles