Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge presents Ceramic art, craft and tales from Medieval Cyprus an exhibition on view through 23 September 2012. Glimpses of Medieval Cypriot life and art are on show this summer in a [Read More]
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The Jewish Museum will present Crossing Borders: Manuscripts from the Bodleian Libraries from September 14, 2012 through February 3, 2013. This exhibition will feature over 60 works – Hebrew, Arabic, and Latin manuscripts – the [Read More]
The Getty Villa presents Lion Attacking a Horse from the Capitoline Museums, Rome on August 10, 2012–February 4, 2013. Lion Attacking a Horse, end of 4th century B.C. Greek. Marble. Sovraintendenza ai Beni Culturali di [Read More]
From the estate of the late Edmund de Rothschild, the Hamilton-Rothschild tazza has been allocated to National Museums Scotland under the Acceptance in Lieu scheme, which allows donors to leave major works of art to [Read More]
Dallas Museum of Art presents The Legacy of the Plumed Serpent in Ancient Mexico, the first large-scale exploration of the ancient kingdoms of southern Mexico and their patron deity, Quetzalcoatl, an incarnation of the spirit [Read More]
Edward-Dean Museum & Gardens presents Cabinet of Curiosities, an exhibition on view through Nov. 18, 2012, featuring some of the museum’s own collection. Museum hours are 10am to 5pm Friday to Sunday. General admission is [Read More]
New Bedford Whaling Museum is at the Newport Antiques Show at St. George’s School in Middletown, on Sunday, July 29. The Whaling Museum’s temporary exhibit Kindred Port: Art & Affluence in 19th Century New Bedford [Read More]
Royal Ontario Museum presents Small Skills, Special Effects: Unusual Chinese Works of Art, an exhibition on view from July 28, 2012 to February 3, 2013, featuring items from the ROM’s own Far Eastern, Textiles and [Read More]
Museum Catharijneconvent presents Surviving the Iconoclasm, a Medieval sculpture exhibition from before the Iconoclasm, the period when mobs destroyed many images in the city’s Catholic churches, on view 16/11 – 24/02/2012. Never before has there [Read More]
South Jersey Museum of American History announces Archaeology Classes, During the month of August, the Museum is offering Archaeology classes for kids 7-14. Learn what an archaeologist does in the field and the type of [Read More]
The Museum of Islamic Art, MIA, announce its upcoming double exhibition on glass of the Islamic world. Opening to the public between 1 August 2012 and 7 January 2013 on the fourth level of the [Read More]
The British Museum presents Winning at the ancient Games a victory trail around the collection consisting of twelve star objects through 9 September 2012. The stops on the trail will include iconic sculptures that have [Read More]
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, announced the appointment of Pierre Terjanian as a Curator in the Museum’s Department of Arms and Armor, effective this October. He currently holds the dual role of J. J. Medveckis [Read More]
Georgia’s Old Capital Museum announce ARTIFACT ID DAY at the Museum, Saturday, July 21 from noon till 4:00. Georgia’s Old Capital Museum Georgia’s Old Capital Museum is on the ground floor of the state’s Antebellum [Read More]
Chicago History Museum presents Unexpected Chicago. The Power of the Purse, John Hancock’s Billfold on Display through August, 2012. Easily recognizable by his standout signature on the Declaration of Independence, this wealthy Boston merchant was [Read More]
The British Museum presents a new William Shakespeare exhibition in collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company on view 19 July – 25 November 2012. The exhibition provides a unique insight into the emerging role of [Read More]
The Museum of Byzantine Art at the Bode-Museum in Berlin displays a first-class collection of art works and utility objects from late Antiquity and the Byzantine period. It is the only one of its kind [Read More]
National Museum of Scotland presents Catherine the Great. An Enlightened Empress, an exhibition on view 3 July – 21 October 2012. Portrait of Catherine II on her horse Brilliant, by Vigilius Eriksen, after 1762. Image [Read More]