Apr 13th, 2012 at 10:00AM: The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City has one of the best collections of ancient Egyptian art in the world. Now it has opened a special exhibition focusing on the lesser-known art from the early days of Egypt before the pharaohs.
"The Dawn of Egyptian Art" brings together art from the Predynastic and Early Dynastic Periods (ca. 4000–2650 B.C.), a time when Egypt was developing ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Met Showcases Predynastic Art Of Egypt
Apr 13th, 2012 at 10:00AM: The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City has one of the best collections of ancient Egyptian art in the world. Now it has opened a special exhibition focusing on the lesser-known art from the early days of Egypt before the pharaohs.
"The Dawn of Egyptian Art" brings together art from the Predynastic and Early Dynastic Periods (ca. 4000–2650 B.C.), a time when Egypt was developing ...2012 is shaping up to be a big year for Islamic art
Feb 27th, 2012 at 2:00PM: This year, several major exhibitions and new galleries are focusing on Islamic art.
The biggest news comes from Paris, where the Louvre is building a new wing dedicated to Islamic art. This is the biggest expansion to the museum since the famous glass pyramid. The new wing will have room to display more than 2500 artifacts from the Louvre's permanent collection as well as notable loans. It will ...Metropolitan Museum of Art to reopen American Wing after $100 million remodel
Jan 14th, 2012 at 9:00AM:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is famous for its impressive collection of American art, including iconic images such as Emanuel Leutze's 1851 painting Washington Crossing the Delaware. Now that collection has a larger, better designed home thanks to a $100 million renovation.
The New American Wing Galleries for Paintings, Sculpture, and Decorative Arts open Jan. 16 and total 30,000 square ...The Met launches its new expanded art website
Sep 28th, 2011 at 4:00PM:
One of the best art museums in the world now has a world-class website.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City has redesigned and expanded its website. The Met's site now offers access to all of its more than 340,000 works of art.
There hasn't been a major overhaul of the site since 2000, the cyber equivalent of the Late Bronze Age. Each of the almost 400 galleries at the museum ...The world's most disputed antiquities: a top 5 list
Aug 3rd, 2011 at 1:00PM:
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art announced Tuesday that it would return 19 Egyptian antiquities that have lived at the museum for most of the last century. These artifacts, excavated from the 14th century B.C. tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun (King Tut), include a sphinx bracelet, a small bronze dog, and a broad collar with beads, among other bits and pieces. Zahi Hawass, the former Secretary ...Five "fashionable" museum exhibits for those who can't make it to New York Fashion Week
Feb 11th, 2011 at 9:30AM:
Can't make it to Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City? Never fear - these fashionable museum exhibits will help you get your fix.
We've heard of a museum where you can touch the goods - but what about one where you can smell them? The Museum of Arts & Design in New York City has hired former New York Times perfume critic Chandler Burr to head their "Center of Olfactory Art" as well ...Met returns Tutankhamun artifacts to Egypt
Nov 12th, 2010 at 3:30PM:
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art is returning 19 artifacts from King Tutankhamun's tomb to Egypt. This is another success in Egypt's ongoing battle to bring home its heritage. Antiquities chief Zahi Hawass is spearheading the drive and says he's repatriated more than 5,000 artifacts. These include a fragment of Egyptian sculpture the Met discovered last year had actually been stolen, and ...Weekending: Bodrum/Greece
Aug 11th, 2010 at 10:30AM:
As an expat in Istanbul, I am very fortunate to have awesome opportunities for short trips around Europe and the Middle East. My previous weekend jaunt was to Beirut, Lebanon. Though the current 90+ degree weather is ruling out a lot of domestic travel for now, for my next getaway, I made like the locals and headed south to the beach.
The place: Bodrum, Turkey
The Bodrum peninsula fancies ...Hidden Gem: New York's temporary art gallery
Mar 15th, 2010 at 1:30PM: I can't tell you how long the art gallery at 25 Central Park West will be there: even the organizers don't know. But, it's worth checking the group's website if you plan to pass through Manhattan in the next month (or longer, we hope) to make sure the project is still going on. There's always something amazing happening at this vacant retail space.
tweetmeme_url = ...How to get an F in art class: fall through a Picasso
Jan 26th, 2010 at 1:30PM: Drunken airline passengers aren't the only people to do stupid things. An art student examining a Picasso painting somehow managed to fall into it and put a six-inch tear into the priceless work of art.
The painting, called The Actor and dating to the winter of 1904-05, was on display at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The woman who did the damage was not named, but it's likely ...Lifelong New Yorkers are unreliable for directions
Jan 10th, 2010 at 12:00PM: Don't ask New Yorkers for directions. Don't get me wrong, we're more than willing to help. But, you could wind up with some bad information. A recent poll of lifelong New Yorkers conducted by New York Pass, an attraction discount card, shows that most of us don't have the city's basics nailed down.
Less than half of New Yorkers think the Top of the Rock is atop the Empire State Building: 41 ...New York City bargain destination perfect for a 3-day weekend
Dec 30th, 2009 at 10:00AM: New York City may be the most expensive place to live, but if you like to walk; it's a bargain to visit. Arrive by Friday late afternoon, and by Sunday evening you can knock off most of the must see places and eat without spending much money. By the end, you'll know a good bit of what makes this city so grand.
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Oct 30th, 2009 at 9:00AM: The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York announced this week that it will return a fragment of Egyptian sculpture to its homeland. Unlike the bust of Nefertiti or the recently returned frescoes that the Louvre gave up, the Egyptians weren't calling for its return for months or years. In fact, the Met bought the item from a collector with the specific intent of repatriating it. The move is being ...Museum Junkie: The Art of the Samurai at the Met
Oct 10th, 2009 at 1:00PM: From the 12th to the 19th centuries, Japanese society was dominated by the samurai, elite warriors with a fierce code of honor. While wars were almost constant on the islands during this period, it was also a time of great artistic achievement, one that extended to the weapons and equipment of the samurai. Starting on October 21, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City will host the ...Undiscovered New York: Best rooftop bars
Jun 24th, 2009 at 1:00PM: With so many drinking options in New York, it's easy to get dizzy with all the choices. Here at Undiscovered New York, we've covered some of the Big Apple's many drinking dens before. But there's something particularly special about drinking in New York in Summer. Nothing better epitomizes those balmy nights than holding a chilled highball glass or beer in hand, watching as a fiery orange dusk ...Along the Hudson: The Hudson River School and top places to see the paintings
Jun 15th, 2009 at 11:00AM: Four hundred years ago, when Henry Hudson first saw the river that was named after him, I imagine he felt inspired by its beauty. The river not only captivated Hudson's attention motivating him to take a look-see far up into its reaches, it has also inspired artists to capture its essence, literally and figuratively.
There are places along the Hudson River's shores where you can imagine painters ...Francis Bacon comes to New York's Met
May 26th, 2009 at 8:00AM: If you missed the Francis Bacon exhibit at the Museo Del Prado in Madrid back in the early part of the year, you have a second chance this summer. The reclusive artist, who produced only around 1,000 paintings in his 83-year life, is well represented at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan, with a large show that traces the artist's career from a false start in 1933 through his twilight in ...Undiscovered New York: lesser-known museums
Mar 4th, 2009 at 10:30AM: Undiscovered New York loves our museums. Who hasn't come to the Museum of Modern Art and spent hours gazing at works like Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon? Or visited the the Met on a warm evening at dusk to take in one of New York's best views from the rooftop sculpture garden? Or gazed in awe at the massive lifesize Blue Whale at the American Museum of Natural History? But the truth is that ...Celebrate the Francis Bacon centennial, starting in Madrid
Feb 24th, 2009 at 1:00PM: Reclusive, crazy and not as prolific as most other artists, Francis Bacon produced only around 1,000 paintings before his death. Around the world, his pieces appear one or two at a time, but few have the resources or reason to assemble a large retrospective. This year, that changes. One hundred years ago, Francis Bacon was born. For his centennial, exhibitions are rumored to be planned at ...Catcher in the Rye inspired Holden Caufield tour of New York City
Apr 11th, 2008 at 9:30AM: The 10th most popular book in the United States is Catcher in the Rye. Way to go Holden! Although Holden roamed the streets of New York City at Christmas time in the early 1950s, you can take in what he did even in warmer weather. Holden Caufield's version of NYC is certainly cheaper than the Sex in the City tour that Iva wrote about. That one costs $24,000.
Here's my suggestion for a Holden ...
