4,000-Year-Old Egyptian Tomb Opens To Public For First Time
“The Tomb of Mehu, in the Saqqara necropolis near Giza, features dozens of vibrant paintings from Egypt’s sixth dynasty, dating back approximately four millennia. … [It] was first discovered by Egyptologist Zaki Saad in 1940, but rema…
In The Age Of The Museum Of Ice Cream And The Creation Museum, What Does ‘Museum’ Even Mean?
Philip Kennicott: “It isn’t easy coming up with a definition capacious enough to include the richness and diversity of the museum world without being so wide open that it might as well encompass theme parks and drinking holes that just happ…
In The Age Of The Museum Of Ice Cream And The Creation Museum, What Does ‘Museum’ Even Mean?
Philip Kennicott: “It isn’t easy coming up with a definition capacious enough to include the richness and diversity of the museum world without being so wide open that it might as well encompass theme parks and drinking holes that just happ…
Sculptures Off Beach In Maldives Destroyed After Government Declares The Un-Islamic
Jason deCaires Taylor’s suite of sculptures, called the Coralarium and touted as “the world’s first intertidal srt gallery” by the resort off whose beach it’s installed, was demolished last week amidst an election campaign…
After Furious Debate, A Place Is Found In Paris For Jeff Koons Tulips
There was an uproar from critics who argued that the gesture was clumsy and opportunistic, if not cynical, as Mr. Koons didn’t have a direct connection to the terrorist attacks. “The general outcry was in part caused by a form of outdated anti-Americanism, but it was also a sincere, offended one,” said Guillaume Piens, the […]
The (Not-So-)Great Rikers Island Salvador Dalí Art Robbery
How did a Dalí end up at Rikers anyway? (As an apology gift for a missed photo opp.) After time in the mess hall, a Virginia gallery, and a trash bin, the 3′-by-5′ original ended up near the Pepsi machine in a jail lobby. “The work barely registered with the Department of Correction officers and […]
Syrian antiquities go on display, a reminder of widespread looting during war
A stone image of an ancient priest is one of hundreds of stolen antiquities recovered by the Syrian government and
