Other mosaic-related websites

Organisations

L'Association International pour l'Étude de la Mosaïque Antique (AIEMA): ASPROM's parent organisation, which provides resources for scholars working on ancient mosaics, including a series of conferences and a regular Bulletin with comprehensive bibliographic listings.

Association française pour l’étude de la mosaïque antique (AFEMA): the French branch of AIEMA.

L'Associazione Italiana per lo Studio e la Conservazione del Mosaico (AISCOM): our sister organisation in Italy.

AIEMA North America, covering the US and Canada.

International Committee for the Conservation of Mosaics (ICCM)

The British Association for Modern Mosaic (BAMM)

The Society of American Mosaic Artists (SAMA)

The Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society

L'Association International pour la Peinture Murale Antique (AIPMA): an association that brings together scholars working on ancient wall painting, through a series of conferences and a regular bulletin, Apelles, with bibliographic listings.

The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies

The Association for Roman Archaeology

The Council for British Archaeology

The Roman Research Trust: a charitable trust that supports research and education in Romano-British archaeology, including the David J. Smith Mosaic Archive at the Institute of Classical Studies in London

Roman mosaics in Britain

Visit our Mosaics in Britain page for links to the official webpages of British museums and archaeological sites with mosaics.

Lopen Roman Mosaic: follow the discovery of a new Roman mosaic in Somerset in 2001.

Roman mosaics in Dorchester: excellent photos of one of the most important collections of Roman mosaics in the UK, from the Joy of Shards.

Ancient mosaics outside Britain

Mosaic Atlas: gallery of ancient and modern mosaics all over the world, displaying photos contributed by enthusiasts, travellers and artists.

Mosaïque romaine de la Méditerranée: virtual exhibition of Roman mosaics from around the Mediterranean, with high-quality images

Ancient Vienne: excellent site exploring the remains of Vienne in France, including lots of mosaics in the Virtual Museum.

Roman Mosaics in Greece: articles by Alexandra Kankeleit, with lots of pictures.

Greek Mosaics of the Classical and Hellenistic Periods: articles, pictures and reading list for mosaics from the fifth to first centuries BC, by Ruth Westgate (the ASPROM web editor).

Antioch Mosaics: photos of Roman mosaics from Antioch, Turkey.

More Antioch mosaics on the Sacred Destinations website; also pictures of the Antioch excavations, the mosaics of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, and mosaics in the Römisch-Germanisches Museum at Cologne.

Zeugma: Roman mosaics rescued from the rising waters of a new dam on the Euphrates. There are more pictures on a Turkish site (with appalling spelling!).

Mosaics in Tunisia: spectacular images from Roman north Africa.

Stories in Stone: website accompanying the exhibition of North African mosaics at the Getty Villa in Malibu

Terra Antiqua: site devoted to Roman perceptions of landscape, with a large gallery of mosaics and paintings.

Roman and Byzantine mosaics: an extensive collection of photos by Galen R. Frysinger, including mosaics from Piazza Armerina, Tunisia, Morocco and Cyprus.

Conservation of mosaics

Conservation of Mosaics in Situ: Getty Conservation Institute research project, looking at ways to preserve mosaics without lifting them; includes a list of related publications, with links to those available online.

Getty Conservation Institute Newsletter 21.1 (Spring 2006): special issue on mosaic conservation.

Illustrated Glossary: Mosaics In Situ Project: a glossary of terms for recording the condition of mosaics in situ, developed by the Getty Conservation Institute and the Israel Antiquities Authority (pdf file, 1.5 MB).

General

Mosaic Matters: the online magazine for all things mosaic.

Joy of Shards Mosaic Resource: guidelines for making your own mosaics, and photo galleries of ancient and modern mosaics in Europe.

Buckland Books: specialists in books about mosaics, tiles and other architectural ceramics.

Mosaics on the New York Subway: wonderful modern mosaics commissioned to brighten up the subway; also pictures of the original nineteenth- and early twentieth-century mosaic decoration of the stations in the line by line guide and abandoned stations page.

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