Egypt
- Finding Ancient Egypt's Sense Of Humor
New York Times (Souren Melikian) Perhaps the future of top museums across the Western world that are strapped for cash lies in cameo exhibitions. This much is suggested by the remarkable show “Haremhab, the General Who Became King” put together by...
- Clues From Leftover Bandages Of Tutankhamun
MSNBC (Rossella Lorenzi) With photos King Tutankhamun's mummy was wrapped in custom-made bandages similar to modern first-aid gauzes, an exhibition at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has revealed. Running from 4.70 meters to 39 centimeters...
- Book Review: When The Pyramids Were Built
Egyptians (Tim Reid) When the Pyramids Were Built: Egyptian Art of the Old Kingdom Dorothea Arnold, 1999 Rizzoli International Publications This lovely book was written by Dorothea Arnold in conjunction with the exhibition "Egyptian Art in the Age of...
- Met Chooses Tapestries Curator To Lead Museum
New York Times Ending months of fervid speculation, the Metropolitan Museum of Art reached into its ranks on Tuesday and chose Thomas P. Campbell, a 46-year-old British-born tapestries curator, to succeed Philippe de Montebello as director and chief executive....
- More Re Duck-shaped Vessels Retrieved By Egypt
http://tinyurl.com/23opew (sis.gov.eg) "Egypt has succeeded in retrieving two food alabaster boxes in the shape of ducks which had been excavated by Dr. Dieter Arnold in 1979 from the pyramid complex of Amenemhat III at Dahshur then smuggled abroad. These...
Egypt
Dorothea Arnold to become Curator Emeritus
Art Daily
Thomas P. Campbell, Director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, announced that distinguished curator, scholar, and archaeologist Dorothea Arnold will retire on June 30, following 21 years as head of the Department of Egyptian Art, including seven years most recently as its Lila Acheson Wallace Chairman. Her career at the Museum began in 1985. She will become Curator Emeritus as of July 1.
“For the past 27 years, Dorothea Arnold has served as a highly respected member of our curatorial staff. Her contributions to her field have been enormous—as a long-time archaeologist, noted scholar and author, curator of important exhibitions, and leader of an impressive team of experts in the Department of Egyptian Art,” said Mr. Campbell in making the announcement. “She has also overseen the reinstallation of many of her department’s galleries, where almost all of the Museum’s vast Egyptian art holdings, numbering around 30,000 works of art, are on display. These galleries are among the Met’s most studied and most visited by our millions of visitors from around the world each year.”
Mr. Campbell announced further that the Metropolitan Museum will conduct an international search to appoint Dorothea Arnold’s successor. Diana Craig Patch, currently an Associate Curator in the department, will become Acting Associate Curator in Charge on July 1.
- Finding Ancient Egypt's Sense Of Humor
New York Times (Souren Melikian) Perhaps the future of top museums across the Western world that are strapped for cash lies in cameo exhibitions. This much is suggested by the remarkable show “Haremhab, the General Who Became King” put together by...
- Clues From Leftover Bandages Of Tutankhamun
MSNBC (Rossella Lorenzi) With photos King Tutankhamun's mummy was wrapped in custom-made bandages similar to modern first-aid gauzes, an exhibition at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has revealed. Running from 4.70 meters to 39 centimeters...
- Book Review: When The Pyramids Were Built
Egyptians (Tim Reid) When the Pyramids Were Built: Egyptian Art of the Old Kingdom Dorothea Arnold, 1999 Rizzoli International Publications This lovely book was written by Dorothea Arnold in conjunction with the exhibition "Egyptian Art in the Age of...
- Met Chooses Tapestries Curator To Lead Museum
New York Times Ending months of fervid speculation, the Metropolitan Museum of Art reached into its ranks on Tuesday and chose Thomas P. Campbell, a 46-year-old British-born tapestries curator, to succeed Philippe de Montebello as director and chief executive....
- More Re Duck-shaped Vessels Retrieved By Egypt
http://tinyurl.com/23opew (sis.gov.eg) "Egypt has succeeded in retrieving two food alabaster boxes in the shape of ducks which had been excavated by Dr. Dieter Arnold in 1979 from the pyramid complex of Amenemhat III at Dahshur then smuggled abroad. These...