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Kimberly Cassibry is an Associate Professor of Art History at Wellesley College. As an art and architectural historian specializing in the ancient Mediterranean, her research explores how art and architecture reflect international relations, empire experiences, and the politics of replicating antiquities.
Education:
- B.A., Louisiana State University
- M.A., The University of Texas at Austin
- Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley
Her research focuses on global art history, classical reception studies, monuments and memory, and the politics of replicating antiquities. She is currently writing a book on Collecting Julia Domna: Roman Portraits and Modern Museums, examining the empress's iconography across dolls, coins, and museum collections. Her earlier book Destinations in Mind: Portraying Places on the Roman Empire's Souvenirs (Oxford University Press, 2021) investigates Roman portable art as tools of cultural memory.
Kimberly collaborates with Smarthistory to expand coverage of Roman Empire topics. Her recent courses include Antiquities Today: The Politics of Replication and Building an Empire: Roman Architecture as Cultural Heritage, emphasizing hands-on museum engagement and critical analysis of replication technologies like 3D printing.
Scientific Awards:
- 2019 Pinanski Teaching Prize
Her academic contributions span publications on triumphal arches, Roman glass art, and colonial monuments. Notably, she served as president of Wellesley's Phi Beta Kappa chapter, underscoring her commitment to academic excellence.
