Professor Marcus Milwright

Marcus Milwright is a British Academy Global Professor in the Department of History of Art, University of York and Professor of Islamic Art and Archaeology at the University of Victoria, Canada. His research focuses on the art and archaeology of the Islamic Middle East, labour and craft practices in the urban environment, cross-cultural contacts in the Medieval Mediterranean, and the history of medicine. He is involved in archaeological and architectural projects in Jordan, Syria and Greece and has created the Crafts of Syria, Crafts of Iraq, and Talking about Art websites.