It was great to participate, learn, and share during the Mediterranean Antiquities Provenance Research Alliance (MAPRA) Workshop in Nashville last week.
New on the Moments at the Art Museum blog...
Ancient Egyptian Relief Fragments from Amarna Resurface at Art Museum by Jeffrey Horrell ‘75 and Rodney Rose Director & Chief Curator Jack Green ( @jdmgreen )
https://t.co/6KAcNTgxMe
Did you miss "Oklahoma to Paris and Back Again: Peewaalia and Myaamia Stories of Minohsayaki ‘Painted Hide Robes’" by George Ironstrack (Myaamia) and Elizabeth Ellis (Peewaalia)?
You can now watch the recording here: https://t.co/KPmS7iwyMn
Looking forward to attending the Archaeological Institute of America Annual Meeting in Chicago on Friday and presenting on “Monuments Man” Walter Farmer and the formation of an Antiquities Collection Miami University.
@MiamiOHArtMuseu
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Jan 5, 8am, 1 I
meehkweelintamaanki ‘we remember’ the forced removal of the Miami Tribe from the Wabash River Valley to present-day Kansas that began on October 6, 1846. During this nearly month-long journey, Myaamiaki ‘Myaamia people’ traveled the Wabash and Erie canals https://t.co/npEPCrsEzD
@uroshmatic @felixhoeflmayer @BarbaraHorejs@oeai_oeaw@oeaw Thanks for the shout out for the book “Perfect Journey”. It may or may not be Tewfiq Saleh with the dining room telephone, but I don’t think it was Mohammed Osman Al-Kreti (different appearance).
A stunning discovery at the Red Sea port of Berenike in #Egypt: a #Buddha statue was found in the forecourt of the Isis temple (early Roman period), attesting to the intercultural connections along sea trade routes between India & Roman Egypt.
#archaeology
https://t.co/pUE48F0F6r
Gil Stein expresses hope for preserving Afghanistan’s cultural heritage, amidst threats from ongoing development, looting of archaeological sites, and museum collections in storage. #CulturalHeritage#Preservation https://t.co/xjZKu7SBIX.
Major challenges for a Midwest university art museum facing deaccessioning of important artworks. I hope this proposal, which goes against numerous ethics standards and codes, will be reversed. #museums#deaccessioning#artmuseum
Valparaiso University, whose enrollment has dropped 39 percent, wants to update two dorms to improve students’ first-year experience. But its plan to fund the renovations by selling $10 million of artwork from the campus museum has divided the school. https://t.co/wfmU8niguL
Great day here in Oxford, OH. A naming ceremony and major gift to support renovation and expansion of the Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum @miamiuniversity. Thanks to our team, members and supporters, especially Richard and Carole for making this possible! #artmuseum
I am sorry to hear of Oscar White Muscarella's death on November 27 at the age of 91. His The Lie Became Great: The Forgery of Ancient Near Eastern Cultures (2000), was quite inspirational. I will never look at Luristan Bronzes without questioning their authenticity.
when i began to look into dealers who smuggled & sold cuneiform tablets to the British Museum from #Iraq in 19th c., i found that many women led this trade in #Baghdad. who were they, & why did they get into this?
a few answers survive in their letters👇
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I have been watching this and my conclusion is that Graham Hancock has made a lot of money by deluding people with his way out ideas. There’s no conspiracy from academics, who just need to do a better job sharing the wonders of prehistory with the public.
So happy that we received news of our reaccreditation to @AAMers! Anyone who has been through this process knows how much work goes into it. Thanks to everyone who helped make it happen! #museums#community#excellence
Read here about recent events @MiamiUArtMuseum including student art awards on the University’s Tribal Sovereignty theme with @MyaamiaCenter and Land Acknowledgement panel unveiling event. Thanks and neewe to everyone! #artmuseum#landacknowledgement https://t.co/8vXjC1ANac
A truly stunning book from @orientalinst: 'A History of Afghanistan in 100 Objects' featuring treasures from the National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul. And available as a FREE download as PDF/ePub in both English & Dari! (cc @DalrympleWill) https://t.co/6AHjEKDD0p
WED | OCT 12 | 5-7 PM | PhotOH: Behind the Lens
Reception & Artist Panel
Donald Black Jr., Lori Nix & Kathleen Gerber & Bruce Checefsky moderated by exhibition co-curator William Messer.
Exhibition - PhotOH: Photographers of the Heartland.
#FotoFocus#fotofocusbiennial2022