Teaching Ge'ez: Ethiopia at the Crossroads

Ge’ez is a language that is not spoken today except in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church ceremonies. Ge’ez Instructor Deacon Dawit Muluneh talks with Christine Sciacca, Curator of European Art, 300-1400 CE, about how the language is taught today. Deacon Muluneh’s students Amir Demeke and Natti Asfaw share their experiences of learning this ancient language.
This video was produced in conjunction with the Ethiopia at the Crossroads exhibition, on view at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland from December 3, 2023 through March 3, 2024.
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This exhibition is co-organized by the Walters Art Museum, Peabody Essex Museum, and the Toledo Museum of Art. The exhibition will travel to the Peabody Essex Museum April 13-July 7, 2024, and to the Toledo Museum of Art August 17-November 10, 2024.
Ethiopia at the Crossroads has been made possible in part by two major grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom, and by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (MA-253352-OMS-23).
This project is also supported by the Richard C. von Hess Foundation, the PNC Foundation, The Hilde Voss Eliasberg Fund for Exhibitions, contributors to the Gary Vikan Exhibition Endowment Fund, The Walters Women’s Committee Legacy Endowment, Nanci and Ned Feltham, The International Center of Medieval Art and the Samuel
H. Kress Foundation, and other generous supporters. With additional support from The Francis D. Murnaghan, Jr. Fund for Scholarly Publications and the Sara Finnegan Lycett Publishing Endowment.
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this exhibition do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, or other funders.

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Amazing work by Deacon.

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Proud Ethiopan orthodox ❤❤❤

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Keep up the good job.

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Keep up the good work brother

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Amazing ❤

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Converted from protestant to Orthodox

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link the website cant find it