“In the Beginning Was the Word”: Medieval Gospel Illumination exhibition at The Getty
The J. Paul Getty Museum has unveiled its latest exhibition earlier this week, which gives visitors the opportunity to see how the four…
Money and Beauty: Bankers, Botticelli and the Bonfire of the Vanities – new exhibition at the Palazzo Strozzi
Masterpieces by Botticelli, Beato Angelico, Piero del Pollaiolo, the Della Robbia family, Lorenzo di Credi and Memling – the cream of Renaissance artists…
Staffordshire Hoard is coming to America
More than one hundred artefacts from the Staffordshire Hoard – the largest and most valuable collection of Anglo-Saxon treasure ever discovered – will…
15th century Tudor House re-opens in Southampton
Southampton’s rich history is set to come alive once again as the city’s most important historic attraction re-opens its doors to the public…
Museum of Somerset to reopen with the Frome Hoard
One of the largest collections of Roman coins ever found, a shrunken head from South America and Judge Jeffreys’ medical bill are a…
New Byzantine and Roman galleries open at the Royal Ontario Museum
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto, Canada will be opening a new set of permanent galleries tomorrow that will showcase its impressive…
Viking Pop Culture on Display: The Case of the Horned Helmets
Never worn by Vikings, this popular cultural icon embodies the disjuncture between scholarly and popular knowledge of the Viking past.
Medieval world comes alive at the Dales Countryside Museum
Historic happenings aren’t unusual at a museum, but visitors to the Yorkshire Dales National Park in northern England got a little more than…
Fashion in the Middle Ages exhibition begins at the Getty
The J. Paul Getty Museum unveils a new medieval exhibition tomorrow, which will examine what people wore during this period. Fashion in the…
Faces of medieval people revealed at Stirling Castle
A new exhibition at Stirling Castle in Scotland will bring visitors face to face with knight and lady excavated from its lost royal…
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…