Costumes fit for a King…and a Queen, go on display in York
If you’ve ever fancied yourself as the next dashing Mr Darcy or Elizabeth Bennett, Barley Hall in York is the place for you. The…
Stolen 14th-century Italian painting found in the United States
A 14th-century triptych painting, which was stolen from an Italian villa nearly 40 years ago, has been found in a museum in Kentucky.…
Illuminating Fashion: Dress in the Art of Medieval France and the Netherlands – new exhibition at The Morgan Library and Museum
Medieval fashion, as seen in the manuscripts and early printed books from the Later Middle Ages, is the subject of a new exhibition…
Museum to reveal treasures of Anglo-Saxon princess
A stunning collection of 7th century treasure, shedding light on the extraordinary life of an Anglo-Saxon princess, is set to be revealed to…
British Museum to host “Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relic and Devotion in Medieval Europe”
The British Museum’s major summer exhibition explores the spiritual and artistic significance of Christian relics and reliquaries in medieval Europe. Featuring some of…
Face of Viking Woman Reconstructed
Researchers at the University of Dundee have helped recreate the face of a Viking woman who lived in medieval York. The reconstruction is…
The Cloisters: Medieval Museum of Art
See the medieval art at The Cloisters in New York City
Videos released on the Staffordshire Hoard conservation program
The Conservation Team at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery have started video blogging about their conservation work on the Staffordshire Hoard. Three videos…
Rare Medieval Jewish Manuscript to be displayed at The Met
The Metropolitan Museum of Art will be displaying a rare medieval Jewish manuscript known as the Washington Haggadah. It is on loan from the…
Exhibition: The Great Lost Library of Alcuin’s York
Eighth-century York owed its reputation as one of the most intellectually influential cities in Europe to the library and school headed by the…
Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relics and Devotion in Medieval Europe – now at the Walters Art Museum
The Walters Art Museum has begun an exhibition offering visitors a glimpse into the Middle Ages, a time when art mediated between heaven…
Google Art Project brings viritual tours to world’s museums
Earlier this month Google launched a new online service which will allow art lovers to virtually explore hundreds of famous works found in…
Mapping Medievalism at the Canadian Frontier
Mapping Medievalism at the Canadian Frontier is a project and exhibition that examines the impact of “medievalism” on conceptions and representations of the…
Museum Secrets – New Television Series to Premiere in January!
Museum Secrets is a six-part television series where viewers are invited into the world’s greatest museums to uncover surprising stories and revealing secrets.…
Higgins Armory Museum
The Higgins Armory Museum was located in Worcester, Massachusetts, about an hour’s drive from Boston. The museum hosts one of the world’s largest…
Scottish town of Dunfermline to get museum, art gallery
The Scottish town of Dunfermline, which is known for its medieval heritage, will be receiving £2.8million to establish a new museum and art…
Rare photos of Sutton Hoo excavation go on display
A collection of 1930s photographs taken by two holidaymakers at the excavation of one of Britain’s greatest archaeological discoveries will go on display…
Getty Museum hosts exhibition: Imagining the Past in France, 1250—1500
A major exhibit featuring over 70 objects celebrating medieval manuscript images will begin tomorrow at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles.…
Students receive $50 000 to create Virtual Joust game
Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s (WPI) Interactive Media and Game Development program and Higgins Armory Museum have won a highly competitive $50,000 Digital Humanities Start-Up…
Estate of Margaret Wade Labarge donates art collection to the National Gallery of Canada
Thanks to a generous gift from the collection of the former medieval historian, writer, lecturer and Order of Canada recipient Dr. Margaret Wade…
Saxonhouse offers visitors the chance to see 7th century life
If one is interested in experiencing how people lived in Anglo-Saxon England, a trip to Lincolnshire might offer some unique insights. In the…
The Bellarmine Museum of Art to open this month
With the long-awaited public opening of the Bellarmine Museum of Art scheduled for October 25, Fairfield University in Connecticut introduces a permanent sanctuary…
Underground Museum in Krakow reveals city’s medieval history
Krakow is opening its newest attraction — twenty feet under the main market square (Rynek Glowny). The new underground archaeological park will show…
The World of Khubilai Khan: Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty – Exhibition at the Met
The Metropolitan Museum of Art will present a major international exhibition devoted to the art of the Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)—one of the most…
Medieval Hebrew Manuscripts on display at The Met
Two important medieval Hebrew manuscripts—a Mishneh Torah made between 1300 and 1400 in Germany and an illuminated leaf from a prayer book made…