Egypt
Suite 101 (Stan Parchin)
Stan Parchin has provided a great introduction to the new Director of the MMA. Here's an extract but see the above page for the full story:
- 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,...
- Exhibition Images: World Of The Pharaohs
The Museum of Idaho Thanks again to Stan Parchin for this link which shows images from the exhibtion at the Museum of Idaho, which was on display between February and November 2008. World of the Pharaohs: An Egyptian exhibition that spanned 3,000 years...
- Met Museum Director Gets Going-away Exhibit
The Canadian Press When Philippe de Montebello announced his retirement earlier this year, the curators at the Metropolitan Museum of Art quickly came up with the perfect going-away gift for their long-serving director. An exhibit, of course. It was a...
- Exhibition: De Montebello Exhibit At The Met
Suite 101 (Stan Parchin) Thanks to Stan for letting me know that in the above exhibition, for which details are provided on the above page, the Egyptian collection will be well represented: The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York will present The...
- Metropolitan Museum Of Art Director To Retire By End Of 2008
Suite 101 (Stan Parchin) Philippe de Montebello, Director of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art for over 30 years, announced his retirement on January 8, 2008. After more than 30 years of distinguished service, Philippe de Montebello, 71, announced...
Egypt
Thomas Campbell Named Met Museum's New Director
Suite 101 (Stan Parchin)
Stan Parchin has provided a great introduction to the new Director of the MMA. Here's an extract but see the above page for the full story:
Curator of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts at The Met, the world-renowned authority and published scholar in the field of European tapestry succeeds Philippe de Montebello, the museum's revered leader for 31 years, on January 1, 2009.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Board of Trustees called for an 11:00 AM press conference on September 9 to reveal the identity of Mr. de Montebello's successor after an arduous eight-month international search for a new director. Both de Montebello and Campbell attended the event to introduce the museum's new head and field questions about the future direction of the United States' largest art museum.
Thomas Campbell, 46, is a native of Cambridge, England. He received his B.A. in English language and literature from the University of Oxford (1984) and Diploma from Christie's Fine and Decorative Arts program in London (1985). He earned his M.A. and Ph.D. from the Courtauld Institute of Art (1987 and 1999, respectively).
While pursuing his Master's degree, Campbell realized that the importance of tapestry as propaganda in European art and history had been overlooked by modern scholars. From 1987 to 1994, he addressed this oversight by developing the Franses Tapestry Archive. Its more than 120,000 images subsequently secured the resource's place as the world's superlative repository of information about European tapestries and figurative textiles.
- 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,...
- Exhibition Images: World Of The Pharaohs
The Museum of Idaho Thanks again to Stan Parchin for this link which shows images from the exhibtion at the Museum of Idaho, which was on display between February and November 2008. World of the Pharaohs: An Egyptian exhibition that spanned 3,000 years...
- Met Museum Director Gets Going-away Exhibit
The Canadian Press When Philippe de Montebello announced his retirement earlier this year, the curators at the Metropolitan Museum of Art quickly came up with the perfect going-away gift for their long-serving director. An exhibit, of course. It was a...
- Exhibition: De Montebello Exhibit At The Met
Suite 101 (Stan Parchin) Thanks to Stan for letting me know that in the above exhibition, for which details are provided on the above page, the Egyptian collection will be well represented: The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York will present The...
- Metropolitan Museum Of Art Director To Retire By End Of 2008
Suite 101 (Stan Parchin) Philippe de Montebello, Director of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art for over 30 years, announced his retirement on January 8, 2008. After more than 30 years of distinguished service, Philippe de Montebello, 71, announced...