Exhibition combines majestic sixth-century Chinese Buddhist sculptures with digital components to reconstruct and contextualize damaged cave temples The University of Chicago’s Smart Museum of Art and the Smithsonian Institution’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery present Echoes [Read More]
Antiquities
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Part of the Chinese terracotta army and the most recent archaeological findings will be exhibited the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities in Stockholm, 28 August 2010 to 16 January 2011. For the first time outside [Read More]
A rare collection of communion silver – with some pieces dating back over 500 years – has just been bought for the City of Birmingham, in England, with the help of a £27,000 grant from [Read More]
Ever wonder what lies beneath your feet? On 16 July the Museum of London opened Archaeology in Action. The exhibition offers visitors a flavour of the varied day to day work of archaeologists in London, [Read More]
The world’s largest museum of Islamic art in Cairo has reopened after a seven-year restoration and refurbishment project. Designed by Italian architect Alfonso Manescaloand was completed in 1902 in neo-Mamluk style, founded by the German [Read More]
A rare medieval roof finial has been found in London’s River Thames by the Museum of London during a survey. The object, which dates from the late 12th Century or 13th Century, is in the [Read More]
The Toledo Museum of Arts mummies return to public view for this exploration of ancient Egyptian beliefs about life and the afterlife. Opens Oct. 29, 2010. Believing that if they lived good lives they would [Read More]
Extended weekend hours have been put in place to accommodate large crowds of visitors wishing to see the Mummies of the World exhibit for the remainder of the summer. Starting Saturday, July 31, Mummies of [Read More]
Three hundred works reveal the archaeology and the history of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia from prehistoric times to the dawn of the modern world. Open 07-14-2010 to 09-27-2010 at Napoleon Hall, under the Pyramid. [Read More]
New York, – An ancient Roman group statue of great importance and beauty—a depiction of the Three Graces of Greek mythology—has been acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, it was announced today by Thomas [Read More]
“Cyprus: Crossroads of Civilizations” will be on view at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History from Sept. 29, 2010. The exhibition will feature more than 200 artifacts—covering nearly 11,000 years of history—which range from [Read More]