Major exhibition on Africa & Byzantium set to begin at The Met
This weekend marks the beginning of a major new exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Africa & Byzantium will present nearly 200 artworks, including many that have never before been exhibited in the United States.
New Medieval Exhibition at Dutch museum to focus on the year 1000
This month, the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in Leiden) is going back in time over a thousand years with the exhibition ‘The Year 1000’. Over 400 items from the Netherlands and beyond will be on display.
16th-century Bathhouse restored as a museum in Istanbul
After twelve years of meticulous renovation work, the Zeyrek Çinili Hamam in Istanbul is now reopening to the public. While much of the site will now be a museum, visitors to the hamam will be able to enjoy steam baths beginning next year.
Graphic Design in the Middle Ages – new exhibition at The Getty
The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles will be hosting a new exhibition – Graphic Design in the Middle Ages – that reveals the ways that design influenced the making, reading, and interpretation of medieval books. It will take place at the Getty Center from August 29, 2023 through January 28, 2024.
‘Africa & Byzantium’ exhibition coming to The Met this fall
The Metropolitan Museum of Art will be the first museum to host the upcoming exhibition ‘Africa & Byzantium’, which will showcase nearly 200 works of art.
This is the face of a teenager from early medieval England
A forensic artist has reconstructed the face of a 16-year-old woman buried in 7th-century England.
New exhibition on Rumi at the Aga Khan Museum
The Aga Khan Museum will be hosting a thought-provoking exhibition that explores the life and impact of one of history’s most renowned poets, marking the 750th anniversary of his passing.
Britain’s earliest known prayer bead necklace now on display at Lindisfarne
Britain’s earliest known prayer bead necklace and a recently discovered Anglo-Saxon glass gaming counter are just a few of the treasures now on…
1,400 year-old artefacts to go on display at Sutton Hoo
1,400 year-old artefacts, many never before seen by the public, will now be displayed as part of a new exhibition taking place at Sutton Hoo in England. Rendlesham Revealed: The Heart of a Kingdom AD 400-800 opens to the public on 23 March 2023.
St. Louis is the place to see medieval armor this spring
Those interested in the history of armor, especially of the medieval era, will want to go to the Saint Louis Art Museum over the next few months. Their new exhibition, “Age of Armor: Treasures from the Higgins Armory Collection at the Worcester Art Museum,” runs to May 14th.
Construction begins at Museum of the Viking Age
Construction has begun on the Museum of the Viking Age in Oslo. When the Norwegian museum opens in 2026, it will be the home to three preserved Viking ships and more than 8,000 other objects from the Viking Era.
How to organize a museum exhibition – and bring the Holy Land home, with Amanda Luyster
A conversation with Amanda Luyster on how to organize a museum exhibition, from conception and design to securing the objects and planning events around it. We also talk about the famous tiles of Chertsey Abbey, a royal commission that evoked the Crusades with artistic allusions to Byzantium and the Islamic world.
The beauty of medieval artwork revealed by restoration
Centuries of dirt and damage have obscured art from the Middle Ages. When the Toledo Museum of Art restored some of their works, they revealed much about how this art originally looked.
Beautiful newly-acquired medieval artworks at Musée de Cluny
A look at ten medieval works of art that can now be seen at Musée de Cluny.
New Richard III exhibition at The Wallace Collection
This month marks the 10th anniversary of the discovery of the remains of Richard III in Leicester. To commemorate this event, The Wallace Collection is hosting an exhibition devoted to one of British history’s most controversial sovereigns.
Thousands of medieval images available for free, thanks to Albertina Museum
A museum in Austria has made available over 150,000 images into the public domain, including many from the Middle Ages. Fans of Albrecht Dürer will be particularly delighted, as more than 2100 of his works are now available.
New exhibition brings together Staffordshire Hoard and Sutton Hoo objects
Two of England’s most important early medieval archaeological discoveries have been reunited for a new exhibition, Swords of Kingdoms: The Staffordshire Hoard at Sutton Hoo.
Kalila wa Dimna: Ancient Tales for Troubled Times – exhibition to take place in London
An eighth-century collection of fables is the focus of a new exhibition taking place in London. Kalila wa Dimna: Ancient Tales for Troubled Times will be running at the P21 Gallery from May 12th to June 11th.
Three medieval church bells donated to the National Museum of Ireland
Three fifteenth-century bronze bells which once hung at St Mary’s Abbey Church near Dublin have been donated to the National Museum of Ireland.
The Medieval Body exhibition opens in New York
The exhibition, which began on January 21st, will run to March 12th.
Uncovering the Story: Old Books, New Science, and the Silk Roads
Discover the back story behind Hidden Stories: Books Along the Silk Roads with an enthralling talk featuring the leader of the Toronto-based research team whose cutting-edge work made the exhibition possible.
Islamic arts showcased in museum exhibitions throughout France
Collections of medieval and modern artwork from the Islamic world are being showcased in 18 cities across France. Arts de l’Islam. Un passé pour un présent will be running until March 27, 2022.
Lasting Impressions: New Byzantine exhibition at Dumbarton Oaks
Lasting Impressions: People, Power, Piety, now on view at the Dumbarton Oaks Museum, explores individual stories and family histories, the concept of status, developments in popular piety, and the inner workings of the state as shown through the intricate impressions on seals.
Bodleian to host exhibition on Anglo-Dutch Books and Reynard the Fox
A new exhibition opening next month at the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford, will trace the long history of Anglo-Dutch relations. North Sea Crossings: Anglo-Dutch Books and the Adventures of Reynard the Fox, will begin on December 3rd.