The Lost City Museum is welcoming visitors during May, Archaeology Awareness Month in Nevada, to learn about the archaeology of Nevada in a hands-on way. For those who have ever wanted to learn how to [Read More]
Antiquities
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A rare jade tankard inlaid with gold and studded with rubies and emeralds has been acquired by the V&A. The tankard was originally made for an Ottoman sultan in the late 16th century, in the [Read More]
A rare copy of the Barcelona Haggadah edition, which was printed in 1992 in London through a special project with the British Museum and is the only copy in a four-state region, has been acquired [Read More]
The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum presents Secret Egypt an exhibition on view through Sun 5 June. This exhibition allows visitors to investigate the truth behind some of the most popular myths about ancient Egypt [Read More]
Greek, Roman and Etruscan art and sculptures can be found in the Altes Museum. The thematically arranged exhibition includes stone sculptures, clay and bronze figures, friezes, vases, gold jewellery and silverware. Three information displays provide [Read More]
The Blake Museum in Bridgwater is to reopen with a new exhibition The Romans in Somerset. The museum reopens after it’s winter shut-down. on Tuesday, April 5th 2011 at 10 o’clock. The Blake Museum Bridgwater [Read More]
The Art Fund announce that both the Frome Hoard of Roman coins and the Iron Age Hoard of Gold Torcs, or neck ornaments, uncovered near Stirling in Scotland have been secured for the UK public [Read More]
The Washington State History Museum presents WRAPPED! The Search for the Essential Mummy, on display through September 11, 2011. Wrapped! The Search for the Essential Mummy takes visitors on a journey into the ancient beliefs [Read More]
A three-part exhibition looking at the art, history, and culture of ancient Egypt and its influence on Tennessee opened at the Tennessee State Museum on Sunday, February 27 and continue until Sept. 4, 2011. The [Read More]
The Getty Museum presents Gods of Angkor: Bronzes from the National Museum of Cambodia, open February 22—August 14, 2011. Cambodia is renowned for the extraordinary art produced during the Angkor period of the Khmer empire, [Read More]
Sixth-Century Chinese Sculpture Combined with 3-D Imaging Technology Re-envisions Spectacular Cave Temples The Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and the University of Chicago’s Smart Museum of Art present “Echoes of the Past: The Buddhist Cave [Read More]
Treasures from Mexican National Collections on view at the de Young February 19 to May 8, 2011 Considered the “mother culture” of Mesoamerica and recognized as America’s oldest civilization, the people known today as the [Read More]
Exhibition brings to life the discovery of King Tut’s tomb and 2,000 years of ancient Egyptian history Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs, an exhibition featuring more than 100 authentic treasures from the [Read More]
The Saint Louis Art Museum presents Fiery Pool: The Maya and the Mythic Sea, a breathtaking exhibition that showcases more than 90 works of Maya art, many shown for the first time in the United [Read More]
Special exhibition provides portrait of important but little-known ancient culture The Institute for the Study of the Ancient World presents Nubia: Ancient Kingdoms of Africa on view March 11 – June 12, 2011, open Tuesday [Read More]
In late spring 2011, over 150 items from Bolton Museum’s ancient Egyptian collection will be travelling to Taiwan to begin a tour of China and neighbouring regions. This tour is being arranged for China Media [Read More]
The Pinacotheque de Paris presents The Incas Gold : Origins and mysteries on display to 06 February 2011. The Incas dominated the Andes for a century (1400-1553). When they settled in the Cuzco région in [Read More]
The River and Rowing Museum has jointly acquired The Henley Iron Age Hoard together with the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. The hoard consists of 32 gold coins dating back to 50 BC! They are on display [Read More]