# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 7th NINO Annual Meeting: Food and Ritual in the Ancient to Early Modern Near East
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 10:00 am – Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 05:30 pm
- **Event Description**: The theme, Food and Ritual in the Ancient to Early Modern Near East, highlights the vital role of food in religious practice, social organization, and cultural identity. From offerings and feasts to daily meals and symbolic consumption, food provides a unique lens through which to understand ritual practice and lived experience in the Near East. 

The NINO Annual Meeting offers a lively forum for sharing current projects, discussing new ideas, and connecting with colleagues across disciplines. This year’s event is co-organized by the Faculty of Archaeology at Leiden University, the National Museum of Antiquities and the Netherlands Institute for the Near East. 

UPDATE: We have reached the maximum number of in-person participants, and we offer the opportunity to follow the event via livestream (Zoom registration link below).
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leiden/7th-nino-annual-meeting-food-and-ritual-in-the-ancient-to-early-modern-near-east/200029367435350
- **Event Categories**: meetups, business, virtual
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 32

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Leiden
- **state**: ZH
- **country**: Netherlands
- **location**: Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
- **lat**: 52.158436921389
- **long**: 4.4859229686194
- **full address**: Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Rapenburg 28, 2311 EW Leiden, Nederland, Leiden, Netherlands

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is 7th NINO Annual Meeting: Food and Ritual in the Ancient to Early Modern Near East being held?
  - **A:** 7th NINO Annual Meeting: Food and Ritual in the Ancient to Early Modern Near East takes place on Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 10:00 am to Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 05:30 pm at Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Rapenburg 28, 2311 EW Leiden, Nederland, Leiden, Netherlands.
- **Q**: Who is organizing 7th NINO Annual Meeting: Food and Ritual in the Ancient to Early Modern Near East?
  - **A:** 7th NINO Annual Meeting: Food and Ritual in the Ancient to Early Modern Near East is organized by Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

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