RICHMOND, VA.- After being off view for more than five years, the Virginia Museum of Fine Art’s Classical Art gallery has reopened to the public in an expanded space with an all-new installation. “It is incredibly exciting to see this gallery…
The Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon ~ Portugal’s Finest Museum of Classical Art
The Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon (the “Gulbenkian”) owes its existence to one man. Calouste Gulbenkian revealed his passion for art at an early age, reflecting his upbringing in Cappadocia and Constantinople, both crossroads of civilizati…
Metropolitan and Egypt Announce Initiative to Recognize Egypt’s Title to Objects from Tut’s Tomb
NEW YORK, NY.- Thomas P. Campbell, Director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt, announced jointly today that, effective immediately, the Museum will acknowled…
Metropolitan and Egypt Announce Initiative to Recognize Egypt’s Title to Objects from Tut’s Tomb
NEW YORK, NY.- Thomas P. Campbell, Director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt, announced jointly today that, effective immediately, the Museum will acknowled…
Metropolitan and Egyptian Government Announce Initiative to Recognize Egypt’s Title to Objects from Tut’s Tomb
NEW YORK, NY.- Thomas P. Campbell, Director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt, announced jointly today that, effective immediately, the Museum will acknowled…
Christie’s Sale in Dubai Features Works from Around the Middle East & Turkey
DUBAI.- Christie’s October 26th, 2010 Dubai sale of Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art is blessed with a further selection of works from the renowned Farsi Collection, one of the most comprehensive groups of modern Egyptian art in private …
Cleveland Museum of Art Marks Another Project Milestone
CLEVELAND (AP).- The Cleveland Museum of Art has given some of its prized treasures more elbow room to show off. Galleries housing Egyptian, Greek, Roman, early Christian, Byzantine and African art open Saturday. The new space marks another milestone i…