Egypt
- Exhibition: The Dawn Of Egyptian Art (met Museum, Ny)
New York Times (Roberta Smith) Thanks to Brian Alm and Barbara O'Neill for the links to this excellent review of the "The Dawn of Egyptian Art" (Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum), with a 12 picture slideshow. In many ways the art of dynastic...
- Exhibition: Mummies Of The World
The Independent The Egyptian funeral rite of mummification dating back to 2,400 BC in ancient Egypt has always triggered interest in the public worldwide, fueled by people's fascination for death and ancient Egypt. However, a new exhibition of more...
- Exhibition: World Of The Pharaohs
Arkansas Arts Centre Thanks to William Peck for letting me know that the Arkansas Arts Centre website has been updated with details of the upcoming exhibition. September 25 , 2009 – July 5, 2010 Ancient Egypt and its art continues to inspire the world,...
- Egypt: Gift Of The Nile At Surrey Museum
surreyleader.com The mysteries of the pharaohs, pyramids and mummies have inspired and amazed people for centuries. But what about the common Egyptian citizens who lived during the reign of pharaohs like Tutankhamen, the boy king, or Hetshepsut, the famous...
- Egypt Draws The Crowds
http://tinyurl.com/ymjdvq "Life and death in ancient Egypt is proving to be a big draw at the Museum of St Albans in more ways than one.For the exhibition called The Red and the Black, which has returned to the museum in Hatfield Road by popular demand,...
Egypt
Exhibition Review: The Dawn of Egyptian Art
California Literary Review (Ed Voves)
With lovely photos.
With lovely photos.
Ancient Egypt, the world’s first nation-state, really was “the gift of the Nile.” But much of the form and content of Egypt’s art can be traced far back, beyond the time of pyramids and pharaohs, to a distant age when nomadic peoples migrated from what is now the Sahara Desert to create settled communities along the thin ribbon of fertile “black land” that bordered the northward flowing Nile.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is presenting an exhibition of rare artifacts from what historians call the “Pre-dynastic” period of Egyptian history. This is a conventional, confusion-free way of describing Egypt before there was an Egypt.
Some of the treasures on display in The Dawn of Egyptian Art date back as far as 3800 BC, perhaps even to 4400 BC given an understandable margin of error in radiocarbon dating. It is a sobering thought that if Cleopatra, the last ruler of an independent Egypt, could somehow be restored to life and invited to view this very fine exhibition, she would be examining works of art more ancient to her, than the time she lived in, the 1st century BC, is to us today.
- Exhibition: The Dawn Of Egyptian Art (met Museum, Ny)
New York Times (Roberta Smith) Thanks to Brian Alm and Barbara O'Neill for the links to this excellent review of the "The Dawn of Egyptian Art" (Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum), with a 12 picture slideshow. In many ways the art of dynastic...
- Exhibition: Mummies Of The World
The Independent The Egyptian funeral rite of mummification dating back to 2,400 BC in ancient Egypt has always triggered interest in the public worldwide, fueled by people's fascination for death and ancient Egypt. However, a new exhibition of more...
- Exhibition: World Of The Pharaohs
Arkansas Arts Centre Thanks to William Peck for letting me know that the Arkansas Arts Centre website has been updated with details of the upcoming exhibition. September 25 , 2009 – July 5, 2010 Ancient Egypt and its art continues to inspire the world,...
- Egypt: Gift Of The Nile At Surrey Museum
surreyleader.com The mysteries of the pharaohs, pyramids and mummies have inspired and amazed people for centuries. But what about the common Egyptian citizens who lived during the reign of pharaohs like Tutankhamen, the boy king, or Hetshepsut, the famous...
- Egypt Draws The Crowds
http://tinyurl.com/ymjdvq "Life and death in ancient Egypt is proving to be a big draw at the Museum of St Albans in more ways than one.For the exhibition called The Red and the Black, which has returned to the museum in Hatfield Road by popular demand,...