The Tullie House Museum presents The Eagles Have Landed an exhibition on view 29th January 2011 – 13th March 2011. In 69AD the Roman World acquired a new Emperor. His name was Vespasian. His face was on the Imperial coinage and Rome was on the march. His ambition was to complete the [Read More]
Antiquities
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The sculpted, carved, and incised vessels in Fowler in Focus: Monochrome Ceramics from Ancient Mexico—on view at the Fowler Museum through January 23, 2011—testify to the rich ceramic history of ancient Mexico. In stark contrast to brilliantly painted Mesoamerican ceramics, the makers of these objects seem to have deliberately rejected color in [Read More]
De Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam presents highlights from one of the world’s most renowned collections of Islamic art. Passion for Perfection will include some 500 objects from the collection of Professor Nasser D. Khalili. On view through 17 April 2011, De Nieuwe Kerk will glitter with richly illuminated Qur’ans and manuscripts, paintings, [Read More]
Following the auction of the Crosby Garrett Roman helmet Tullie House are now ending the ‘Keep it in Cumbria Appeal’. In the three weeks leading up to the auction Tullie House were able to raise £1.96 million. Richard Speirs, Chairman of the Friends of Tullie House said: “I have been amazed by [Read More]
The Metropolitan Museum presents Thinking Outside the Box a new installation featuring Cabinets, Caskets, and Cases from the Museum’s Collection, on view December 7, 2010–August 21, 2011. The objects featured in this installation will range from strongboxes to travel cases and from containers for tea or tobacco to storage boxes for toiletries [Read More]
Spanning the period from 1470-1526, covering the Wars of the Roses to ten years before the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the hoard is the largest intact assemblage of its kind. It contains some rare pieces, most notably from the reign of Kings Henry VI, 2nd reign (1470-1471) and Richard III (1483-1485). The [Read More]
The world of Cleopatra VII, which has been lost to the sea and sand for nearly 2,000 years, will surface at Cincinnati Museum Center on February 18, 2011 with Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt. Tickets for the exhibition go on sale today. On view through September 5, 2011, [Read More]
Featuring the largest collection of artifacts ever displayed in North America related to Qin Shihuangdi, the First Emperor of a unified China, The Warrior Emperor and China’s Terracotta Army on view at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (February 12 – June 26, 2011), is the final stop of an exclusive two-venue [Read More]
The Bishop Museum announce the launch of its Hawaiian Archaeological Survey (HAS) on-line database. This searchable database (http://has.bishopmuseum.org) contains information on sites in Hawai‘i excavated by Bishop Museum archaeologists. “HAS opens up archaeological site based information and literature to the greater community, on a scale that’s never been done before,” said Bishop [Read More]
A three year project to return a unique book to the library at Lyme Park and restore the room to its 19th century glory has finally been realised and is home once again to the Caxton Missal. The library at the National Trust’s Lyme Park is home once again to the Caxton [Read More]
English Heritage’s proposals to transform the setting of Stonehenge and the visitor experience received a major boost from the Heritage Lottery Fund on 19 November 2010 with a grant of £10 million. Computer generated view of proposed Visitor Centre Baroness Andrews, Chair of English Heritage, said: “We are tremendously grateful for this [Read More]
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a collaborative group of California scientists from the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI), The Aerospace Corporation, and the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC) at Stanford $495,723 over three years to investigate the chemical and physical makeup of Attic pottery—long considered to be the [Read More]
The British Museum’s major Autumn exhibition, supported by BP, will present and explore ancient Egyptian beliefs about life after death. Journey through the afterlife: ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead will showcase the rich textual and visual material from the British Museum’s unparalleled collection of Book of the Dead papyri. Exhibition open [Read More]
The Walters Art Museum is to present Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relics and Devotion in Medieval Europe, opening Feb. 13, 2011, exploring the convergence of art and spirituality in medieval times. This is the first major U.S. exhibition of Christian relics and reliquaries co-organized by the Walters, the Cleveland Museum of Art [Read More]