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May 21, 2013
A museum should never be finished, but boundless and ever in motion. Goethe
Month: May 2013
Exhibition Review: Afghanistan
May 17, 2013
Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul From the minute I walked in I could tell this would be good. I had heard about the treasures tucked away in the Presidential palace by museum workers during the turmoil caused by the Taliban. However, I had assumed like most people that the majority of artefacts … More Exhibition Review: Afghanistan
Thonis – Heracleion rises
May 2, 2013
Thonis – Heracleion rises. Bronze statuette of pharaoh of the 26th dynasty, found at the temple of Amon area at Heracleion. The sovereign wears the “blue crown” (probably the crown of the accession). His dress is extremely simple and classical: the bare-chested king wears the traditional shendjyt kilt or loincloth. ©Franck Goddio/Hilti Foundation, photo: Christoph … More Thonis – Heracleion rises
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