ExhibitMuseum and other educational exhibits hosted by modern-world organizations (i.e., not part of the re-enactment or re-creation environment) Tibetan Arms and Armor at Met
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2008-04-27 19:18
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City will host Tibetan Arms and Armor from the Permanent Collection through fall 2009 in the Arms and Armor Galleries, 1st floor, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gallery.
Roman statues receive makeover at Bath
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2008-04-16 10:30
A collection of statues that ring the Roman baths in Bath, England have received a facelift to remove years of grime. The renovation project is just part of a plan to "create an unforgettable experience for all our daytime and evening visitors."
V&A's medieval and renaissance treasures at Atlanta's High Museum of Art
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2008-04-15 10:51
The High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia will host Medieval and Renaissance Treasures from the Victoria and Albert Museum September 13, 2008 – January 4, 2009.
Inquisition "wasn't so bad after all" according to Vatican
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2008-04-09 16:06
The Vatican has created an exhibit to convince the Faithful that the Inquisition "wasn't so bad after all." The temporary Rare and Precious exhibition at Rome's Vittoriano Museum is designed to "expose some myths about this dark chapter of its past."
Medieval exhibits and programs at State Library of Victoria
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2008-03-30 17:11
From 28 March until 15 June 2008 the State Library of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia, will present The Medieval Imagination, a "spectacular free exhibition of medieval and Renaissance illuminated manuscripts celebrating the art of the hand-written book or manuscript."
UK£5m donation will bring Bodleian treasures to the masses
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2008-03-20 17:47
The donation of UK£5 million from Oxford publisher Julian Blackwell will make possible the display of many of the Bodleian Library's treasures which are now available only to scholars. The gift will be used to create a new exhibition hall at one of the library's sites in Oxford.
Venice exhibit focusses on contributions of "barbarians"
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2008-03-15 08:51
A new exhibit at Venice's Palazzo Grassi endeavors to disprove the reputation of the "barbaric tribes" during Europe's Dark Ages. Rome and the Barbarians: Birth of a New World will be at the Palazzo Grassi until July 20, 2008.
Royal children subjects of Columbus exhibit
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2008-03-09 09:03
Lady Faoileann reports that the Columbus (Ohio) Museum of Art will sponsor a special exhibit Great Expectations: Aristocratic Children in European Portraiture through June 8, 2008.
Pictish stone carvings cleaned up
Submitted by margaretc on Sun, 2008-02-24 17:54
High-tech laser technology has been used to record and conserve one of the finest collections of Pictish carved stones in Scotland.
Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna Exhibits "Treasures from the national Palace Museum, Taiwan"
Soon a new exhibition will be on display at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna: Treasures from the national Palace Museum, Taiwan begins at February 26, 2008 and runs until May 13, 2008.
Alfred The Great exhibit opens at the Winchester Discovery Centre
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2008-02-17 16:09
The Gallery, Winchester Discovery Centre presents Alfred the Great: Warfare, Wealth + Wisdom 2 February - 27 April 2008.
Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna Exhibits "POMP AND GLORIA! Carriages of the Princes von Thurn und Taxis"
Now this exhibition is on display at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna and will end soon: POMP AND GLORIA! Carriages of the Princes von Thurn und Taxis began at Sep. 19, 2007 and runs until Feb. 28, 2008 at the Wagenburg, Schönbrunn Palace.
Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna Exhibits "Arcimboldo"
Submitted by Racaire on Tue, 2008-02-05 14:07
Soon a new exhibition organised by the Kunsthistorisches Museum in collaboration with the Musée du Luxembourg, Paris will be on display at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna (Picture Gallery): Arcimboldo begins at February 12, 2008 and runs until June 1, 2008.
Museum offers virtual tour of Roman road
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2008-01-23 17:43
A new exhibit at the Museum of the Diocletian Baths in Rome lets visitors take a virtual walk down the Via Flaminia, a major travel artery which was "built in the third century B.C.E. to connect Rome to Ariminum, today's Rimini, on the Adriatic sea."
Arms and Armor from Imperial Austria to be displayed in Cleveland
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2008-01-12 18:07
February 24, 2008 – June 1, 2008 the Cleveland Museum of Art will host Arms and Armor from Imperial Austria, an exhibit of over 200 pieces of armor from the 16th and 17th centuries.
Islamic calligraphy at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2008-01-05 09:42
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (Texas) will host Traces of the Calligrapher: Islamic Calligraphy in Practice, c. 1600-1900 and Writing the Word of God: Calligraphy and the Qur´an through February 3, 2008.
"The Medieval Imagination" at the State Library of Victoria
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2008-01-03 18:56
State Library of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia will present The Medieval Imagination: Illuminated Manuscripts from Cambridge, Australia and New Zealand from 28 March - 15 June 2008.
V & A treasures at the Met
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City will host Medieval and Renaissance Treasures from the Victoria and Albert Museum May 20, 2008 – August 17, 2008.
Galante Preziosen der Fürsten von Thurn und Taxis
Submitted by Racaire on Sun, 2007-11-25 17:38
Soon a new exhibition will be on display at the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum in Munich (Bavaria/Germany).
Roman theatre lives in the Colosseum
Submitted by Milica on Mon, 2007-11-19 15:23
The Colosseum in Rome will be the site of a special exhibition of Roman theatre, hosting "statues, mosaics, painted vases and fragments of wall paintings depicting actors and their masks, dancing girls, musicians, acrobats and jugglers" in a display that will continue until February 17, 2008.
The Nina tours the southern U.S.
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2007-11-14 12:39
The Nina, "the Most Historically Accurate Replica of a Columbus Ship Ever Built," will be touring the southern United States during November and December 2007. Tours are available.
Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise on display at the Met
Submitted by Karen on Tue, 2007-11-13 15:24
"The Gates of Paradise: Lorenzo Ghiberti's Renaissance Masterpiece" will be on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through January 13.
Illuminated manuscripts at Phoenix Art Museum
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2007-11-10 12:11
Lady Sigrid Finnsdottir reports that the Phoenix Art Museum will host three exhibits dealing with illuminated manuscripts from December 11, 2007 until March 9, 2008.
Swordmaking exhibit in Worcester, Massachusetts through December 2007
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2007-11-10 09:36
The George C. Gordon Library at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts will host The Cutting Edge: Modern Metallography and the Ancient Secrets of Swordmaking October 23 through December 20, 2007.
Medieval treasures on display at the Getty
Submitted by Karen on Tue, 2007-11-06 15:36
"Medieval Treasures from the Cleveland Museum of Art" will be on display at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, California, through January 20.
Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna Exhibits "The Late Titian and the Sensuality of Painting"
Submitted by Racaire on Fri, 2007-10-05 15:40
Soon a new exhibition will be on display at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. The Late Titian and the Sensuality of Painting begins at October 18, 2007 and runs until January 6, 2008.
Burgundian exhibit on display in Belgium
Submitted by Karen on Sun, 2007-09-23 11:42
"The Dawn of the Burgundian Century" will be on display at the Groeningemuseum through January 6, 2008.
Dürer exhibit at the Blanton Museum of Art
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2007-08-28 20:08
The Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, Texas will present a major exhibit of the works of Germany artist Albrecht Dürer September 8-November 25, 2007.
Exhibit of Indian paintings at the British Museum
Submitted by Karen on Thu, 2007-08-16 10:25
"Faith, Narrative, and Desire: Masterpieces of Indian painting in the British Museum" will be on display through November 11, to commemorate 60 years of Indian independence.
Desiderio's sculpture featured in new exhibit at the National Gallery
Submitted by Karen on Mon, 2007-07-09 11:56
"Desiderio da Settignano: Sculptor of Renaissance Florence" will be on display at the National Gallery of Art, in Washington, DC, through October 8.
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