Current and Upcoming Museum Exhibitions

The Americas

Canada

Egyptian Mummies and Eternal Life

22 February 2020–Extended until 2021
Museum of Natural History
Halifax, Nova Scotia

For more information: naturalhistory.novascotia.ca/egypt

Egyptian Mummies: Ancient Lives. New Discoveries

19 September 2020–21 March 2021
Royal Ontario Museum
Toronto, Ontario

Catalog: Taylor, John H., and Daniel Antoine. Ancient Lives, New Discoveries: Eight Mummies, Eight Stories. Pp. 192. British Museum Press, London 2014. $10.40. ISBN 978-0714119120 (paper).

For more information: www.rom.on.ca/en/exhibitions-galleries/exhibitions/egyptian-mummies-ancient-lives-new-discoveries

Pompeii. The Immortal City

18 November 2021–11 September 2022
Musée de la civilisation
Quebec City, Quebec

For more information: www.mcq.org/en/exposition?id=859697

United States

Rayyane Tabet Alien Property
(Rayyane Tabet and the Story of the Ninth-Century BCE Stone Reliefs Excavated at Tell Halaf, Syria)

30 October 2019–To be announced
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, New York

Curators: Kim Benzel and Clare Davies

Catalogue: Benzel, Kim, Rayyane Tabet, and Clare Davies. Rayyane Tabet/Alien Property. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 77.2. Pp. 48. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 2019. $14.95. ISBN 978-1588397041 (paper).

For more information: www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2019/rayyane-tabet-alien-property

Randal Stegmeyer: Exposing the Past

1 May 2020–January 2021
Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Curators: Terry Wilfong and Randal Stegmeyer

For more information: lsa.umich.edu/kelsey/exhibitions/special-exhibitions.html

King Tut: Treasures of the Tomb

Opened 7 July 2020
Discovery Center of Idaho
Boise, Idaho

For more information: www.dcidaho.org/learn-explore/featured-exhibition/

The Marzio Years: Transforming the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1982–2010

25 October 2020–10 January 2021
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Houston, Texas

Curator: Alison de Lima Greene

For more information: www.mfah.org/exhibitions/marzio-years-transforming-mfah-1982-2010

Mummies of the World: The Exhibition

5 October 2019–18 January 2021
Carnegie Science Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Catalog: Wieczorek, Alfried, and Wilfried Rosendahl, eds. Mummies of the World. Pp. 384. Prestel, New York 2010. $59.90. ISBN 978-3791362755 (paper).

For more information: carnegiesciencecenter.org/exhibits/mummies-of-the-world/

Treasures of Ancient Egypt: Sunken Cities

4 July 2020–18 January 2021
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Richmond, Virginia

For more information: www.vmfa.museum/exhibitions/exhibitions/treasures-ancient-egypt/

Pompeii. The Immortal City

26 October 2020–24 January 2021
Orlando Science Center
Orlando, Florida

For more information: www.osc.org/pompeii/

The Gosford Wellhead: An Ancient Roman Masterpiece

1 June 2020–14 February 2021
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, New York

Curator: Seán Hemingway

For more information: www.metmuseum.org/press/exhibitions/2020/the-gosford-wellhead-an-ancient-roman-masterpiece

Robert Baines: Living Treasure and Fabulous Follies

Opened 27 August 2020
Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art
Bloomington, Indiana

Curator: Juliet Graver Istrabadi

For more information: artmuseum.indiana.edu/exhibitions/current/2020-03-24-baines.html

Queen Nefertari’s Egypt

6 December 2020–14 March 2021
Kimbell Art Museum
Fort Worth, Texas

For more information: www.kimbellart.org/exhibition/queen-nefertaris-egypt

The Banner Project: Robert Pruitt

26 October 2019–15 March 2021
Museum of Fine Arts
Boston, Massachusetts

For more information: www.mfa.org/exhibition/the-banner-project-robert-pruitt

Community Spotlight
(Bronze Statue of Isis and Horus)

Opened 10 October 2020
The Penn Museum
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

For more information: www.penn.museum/on-view/galleries-exhibitions/community-spotlight

Stories from Storage

7 February 2021–16 May 2021
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, Ohio

For more information: www.clevelandart.org/exhibitions/stories-storage

Art and Peoples of the Kharga Oasis

11 October 2017–23 May 2021
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, New York

Curators: Helen Evans and Andrea Myers Achi

For more information: www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2017/kharga-oasis

Invisible Beauty: The Art of Archaeological Science

16 January 2021–6 June 2021
The Penn Museum
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Curators: Marie-Claude Boileau and Sara Linn

For more information: www.penn.museum/on-view/galleries-exhibitions/invisible-beauty

Egyptian Mummies and Eternal Life

26 February 2020–27 June 2021
History Museum of Mobile
Mobile, Alabama

For more information: www.historymuseumofmobile.com/egyptian-mummies-and-eternal-life

The Bacchus Conservation Project: The Story of a Sculpture

7 March 2020–27 June 2021
North Carolina Museum of Art
Raleigh, North Carolina

Catalog: Rocheleau, Caroline. The Bacchus Conservation Project: The Story of a Sculpture. Pp. 107. The North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh 2020. $35.39. ISBN 978-0882599083 (paper).

For more information: ncartmuseum.org/exhibitions/view/52411

Golden Mummies of Egypt

13 February 2021–11 July 2021
North Carolina Museum of Art
Raleigh, North Carolina

Curator: Campbell Price

For more information: ncartmuseum.org/exhibitions/view/52345

Ancient Art at Dumbarton Oaks

10 February 2020–July 2021
Dumbarton Oaks
Washington, District of Columbia

Curators: Elizabeth Dospel Williams and Kelsey Eldridge

For more information: www.doaks.org/visit/museum/exhibitions/ancient-art-at-dumbarton-oaks

Modernism Foretold: The Nadler Collection of Late Antique Art from Egypt

5 November 2020–26 September 2021
The Georgia Museum of Art
Athens, Georgia

Curator: Asen Kirin

Catalog: Kirin, Asen. Modernism Foretold. Pp. 208. The Georgia Museum of Art, Athens 2020. $60.00. ISBN 9780915977437 (cloth).

For more information: georgiamuseum.org/exhibit/modernism-foretold-the-nadler-collection-of-late-antique-art-from-egypt/

A Rose by Any Other Name
(Depictions of Flora Spanning Continents and Historical Periods)

25 May 2021–10 October 2021
Museum of Art and Archaeology
Columbia, Missouri

For more information: maa.missouri.edu/exhibit/rose-any-other-name

Egypt: The Time of Pharaohs

15 May 2021–2 January 2022
Natural History Museum of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

Curators: Christian Tietze and Christian Bayer

For more information: nhmu.utah.edu/museum/exhibits/egypt-pharaohs

HerStory: Stories of Ancient Heroines and Everyday Women

9 July 2020–9 January 2022
Tampa Museum of Art
Tampa, Florida

Curators: Brittney Bevel and Kessanda Abel

For more information: tampamuseum.org/current-exhibitions/

Queen Nefertari: Eternal Egypt

9 October 2021–16 January 2022
Portland Art Museum
Portland, Oregon

Curator: Christian Greco

For more information: portlandartmuseum.org/exhibitions/queen-nefertari-eternal-egypt/

Assyria to America

24 October 2019–30 January 2022
Bowdoin College Museum of Art
Brunswick, Maine

Curators: Sean P. Burrus and James Higginbotham

For more information: www.bowdoin.edu/art-museum/exhibitions/2019/assyria-to-america.html

Europe, The United Kingdom, and Russia

Austria

Böse Kaiser: Eine Ausstellung des Münzkabinetts
(Evil Emperors: An Exhibition in the Coin Collection)

12 November 2019–28 February 2021
Kunsthistorisches Museum
Vienna

For more information: www.khm.at/en/visit/exhibitions/evil-emperors/

Belgium

Oog in oog met de Romeinen
(Face to Face with the Romans)

6 February 2021–1 August 2021
Gallo-Romeins Museum
Tongeren

For more information: www.galloromeinsmuseum.be/en/exhibitions/Face-to-face-with-the-Romans

Czech Republic

Na brezích Nile
(On the Banks of the Nile)

24 July 2019–10 January 2021
Náprstkovo muzeum asijských, afrických a amerických kultur
Prague

For more information: www.nm.cz/en/we-prepared/exhibitions/on-the-banks-of-the-nile

Sluneční králové
(Kings of the Sun: Archaeological Discoveries of Czech Egyptologists)

31 August 2020–7 February 2021
Národní Muzeum
Prague

Catalogue: Národní Muzeum. Sluneční králové/Kings of the Sun. Pp. 144. Národní Muzeum, Prague. Kč190. ISBN 978-8070366356 (paper).

For more information: www.nm.cz/en/program/exhibitions/kings-of-the-sun

Poklady numismatických sbírek
(Treasures of the Numismatic Collections)

23 June 2020–27 June 2021
Národní Muzeum
Prague

For more information: www.nm.cz/en/program/exhibitions/treasures-of-the-numismatic-collections

Denmark

After the Apocalypse: Deep Environmental History and Europe’s Geo-Cultural Heritage

Opened 12 September 2020
Moesgaard Museum
Højbjerg

For more information: www.moesgaardmuseum.dk/en/exhibitions/after-the-apocalypse/

BES. Dæmongud – Ægyptens beskytter
(BES. Demon God – Protector of Egypt)

20 May 2020–31 October 2021
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Copenhagen

For more information: www.glyptoteket.com/exhibition/bes-demon-god-protector-of-egypt/

Estonia

Egiptuse hiilgus
(Egypt of Glory: Art from the Nile Valley)

10 October 2020–21 March 2021
Kumu kunstimuuseum
Tallinn

Curators: Paolo Marini and Jaanika Anderson

For more information: kumu.ekm.ee/en/syndmus/egypt-of-glory-art-from-the-nile-valley/

Finland

Egyptin loisto
(Egypt of Glory: The Last Great Dynasties)

9 October 2020–21 March 2021
Amos Rex
Helsinki

For more information: amosrex.fi/en/exhibitions/egypt-of-glory/

France

Soleils noirs
(Black Suns: From Egypt to Soulages, the Epic of Black Color)

25 March 2020–25 January 2021
Louvre Lens
Lens

Curators: Marie Lavandier, Juliette Guépratte, Luc Piralla-Heng Vong, and Alexandre Estaquet-Legrand

Catalogue: Lavandier, Marie, Juliette Guépratte, and Luc Piralla-Heng Vong, eds. Soleils noirs. Pp. 384. Lienart /Musée du Louvre-Lens 2020. €39. ISBN 978-2359063110 (paper).

For more information: www.louvrelens.fr/en/exhibition/noir/

Louvre – Design
(A Dialogue between Objects from the Louvre (from Antiquity to 1850) and Objects of Design (from 1850 to the Present)

7 October 2020–1 February 2021
Louvre-Lens
Lens

Curators: Samy Rio and Claire Fayolle

For more information: www.louvrelens.fr/exhibition/louvre-design/

Pharaon, Osiris et la momie: l’Egypte ancienne à Aix-En-Provence
(Pharaoh, Osiris, and the Mummy: Ancient Egypt in Aix-En-Provence)

19 September 2020–14 February 2021
Musée Granet
Aix-en-Provence

Curators: Christophe Barbotin and Bruno Ely

For more information: www.museegranet-aixenprovence.fr/expositions/actuellement/pharaon-osiris-et-la-momie.html

Dans les cuisines d’Alésia
(In the Kitchens of Alésia)

27 June 2020–15 February 2021
MuséoParc Alésia
Alise-Sainte-Reine

For more information: alesia.com/exposition/

D’Alésia à Rome, l’aventure archéologique de Napoléon III  
(From Alésia to Rome, the Archaeological Adventure of Napoleon III)

19 September 2020–15 February 2021
Musée d’Archéologie Nationale
Saint-Germain-en-Laye

Curators: Daniel Roger, Corinne Jouys-Barbelin, and Anissa Yelles

Catalogue: Roger, Daniel, Corinne Jouys-Barbelin, and Anissa Yelles. D'Alésia à Rome: l'aventure archéologique de Napoléon III. Pp. 192. Athenaeum, Beaune 2020. €30. ISBN 978-2711874743 (paper).

For more information: musee-archeologienationale.fr/actualite/dalesia-rome-laventure-archeologique-de-napoleon-iii

Le Génie maritime et le génie civil romains. Aquarelles de Jean-Claude Golvin
(Roman Maritime and Civil Engineering. Watercolors by Jean-Claude Golvin)

1 January 2021–28 February 2021
Chapelle du Méjan
Arles

For more information: www.lemejan.com/le-genie-maritime-et-le-genie-civil-romains-e-1503.htm

Jean Cocteau & Sa Mythologie
(Jean Cocteau & His Mythology)

11 September 2020–14 March 2021
Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins
Mougins

For more information: www.mouginsmusee.com/en/2020/09/jean-cocteau-et-sa-mythologie

Girault de Prangey, photographe (1804-1892)
(Girault de Prangey, Photography (1804-1892). A Journey around the Mediterranean)

15 December 2020–14 March 2021
Musée d’Orsay
Paris

Curators: Thomas Galifot and Sylvie Aubenas

Catalogue: Aubenas, Sylvie, and Thomas Galifot. Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey (1804-1892). Pp. 256. Hazan, Vanves 2020. €49,95. ISBN 978-2754112000 (paper).

For more information: m.musee-orsay.fr/en/exhibitions/article/girault-de-prangey-48514.html

Une saison en Égypte: Au Pays de la musicienne d’Amon-Ré 
(A Season in Egypt: In the Land of the Musician of Amon-Re)

12 July 2020–31 March 2021
Musée Calvet
Avignon

For more information: www.avignon.fr/fileadmin/actualites/Documents/externe_juillet_2020/calvet_une_saison_en_egypte.pdf

Artémis Amarysia. À la recherche du temple perdu
(Artémis Amarysia. In Search of the Lost Temple)

24 September 2020–4 April 2021
Musée cantonal d'archéologie et d'histoire
Lausanne

For more information: www.mcah.ch/expositions/expositions-temporaires/

Musée Archéologique mode d'emploi: la vie mouvementée des collections
(Archaeological Museum, A User’s Guide: The Eventful Life of Collections)

20 May 2019–28 June 2021
Musée Archéologique
Strasbourg

Curators: Bernadette Schnitzler and Sylvie Bucher

For more information: www.musees.strasbourg.eu/musée-archéologique-mode-d-emploi-la-vie-mouvementée-des-collections

Les tables du pouvoir. Une histoire des repas de prestige
(The Tables of Power. A History of Prestigious Meals)

31 March 2021–26 July 2021
Louvre-Lens
Lens

Curator: Zeev Gourarier

For more information: www.louvrelens.fr/exhibition/a-tables/

Boire avec les dieux
(Drinking with the Gods)

9 April 2021–29 August 2021
Cité du Vin
Bordeaux

Curator: Jean-Yves Marin

For more information: www.laciteduvin.com/en/do/temporary-exhibitions/drinking-gods

Chercheurs de peste à Marseille
(Plague Researchers in Marseille: Archaeological and Anthropological Research on Mediterranean Plagues from Antiquity to the Present)

27 October 2020–5 September 2021
Musée d’Histoire de Marseille
Marseille

For more information: www.musee-histoire-marseille-voie-historique.fr/en/expositions

L’empereur romain, un mortel parmi les dieux
(The Roman Emperor, a Mortal among the Gods)

13 May 2021–19 September 2021
Musée de la Romanité
Nîmes

For more information: museedelaromanite.fr/en/temporary-exhibition

Salammbô. Passion! Fureur! Éléphants! — Du roman culte à l’exposition 
(Salammbô. Passion! Fury! Elephants! — From Cult Novel to Exhibition)

30 April 2021–20 September 2021
Musée des Beaux-arts
Rouen

For more information: mbarouen.fr/fr/actualites/decouvrez-votre-nouveau-programme-annuel

20 October 2021–7 February 2022
Musée des civilisations et de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée
Marseille

Curator: Sylvain Amic

For more information: www.mucem.org/programme/exposition-et-temps-forts/salammbo

Rome

6 April 2022–25 July 2022
Louvre-Lens
Lens

Curators: Cécile Giroire and Martin Szewczyk

For more information: www.louvrelens.fr/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Calendrier-2020-2023.pdf

Pharaons Superstars
(Superstar Pharaohs)

Opens June 2022
Musée des civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée
Marseille

Curator: Frédéric Mougenot

Catalogue: Musée des civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée. Pharaons superstars. Pp. 256. Actes Sud, Arles 2020. €35. ISBN 978-2330133306 (paper).

For more information: www.mucem.org/programme/exposition-et-temps-forts/pharaons-superstars

Hiéroglyphes
(Hieroglyphs)

28 September 2022–16 January 2023
Louvre-Lens
Lens

Curators: Vincent Rondot, Didier Devauchelle, Hélène Guichard, Hélène Bouillon, Sylvie Guichard, and Christophe Barbotin

For more information: www.louvrelens.fr/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Calendrier-2020-2023.pdf

Les Choses. Une histoire de la nature morte depuis la préhistoire
(Things. A History of the Still Life since Prehistoric Times)

12 October 2022–23 January 2023
Musée du Louvre
Paris

Curators: Laurence Bertrand‐Dorléac and Dimitri Salmon

For more information: www.louvre.fr/expositions/les-chosesune-histoire-de-la-nature-morte-depuis-la-prehistoire

Les mondes souterrains
(Underground Worlds)

March 2022–July 2023
Louvre-Lens
Lens

For more information: www.louvrelens.fr/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Calendrier-2020-2023.pdf

Germany

Berlins größte Grabung
(Berlin’s Largest Excavation)

2 October 2020–4 January 2021
Neues Museum
Berlin

Curator: Anne Sklebitz

For more information: www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/museum-fuer-vor-und-fruehgeschichte/exhibitions/detail/berlins-largest-excavation.html

Voll ent-wickelt. Die Münchner Ochsenmumie
(Fully Developed. The Munich Ox Mummy)

24 November 2019–10 January 2021
Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst
Munich

For more information: smaek.de/ausstellungen/voll-ent-wickelt/

Momentaufnahmen – Nubien um 1900
(Photographic Memories – Nubia around 1900)

6 March 2020–10 January 2021
Neues Museum
Berlin

Catalogue: Helmbold-Doyé, Jana, and Thomas Gertzen, eds. Reise durch Nubien – Fotos einer Expedition um 1900: Travels in Nubia – Photographs of an expedition around 1900 (Menschen – Reisen – Forschungen). Pp. 192. Reichert, Wiesbaden 2020. €49. ISBN 978-3954903672 (cloth).

For more information: www.smb.museum/en/exhibitions/detail/?tx_smb_pi1%5BexhibitionSmartId%5D=69251

Ausgepackt!
(Unwrapped! 125 Years of History in the Museum Natur und Mensch)

20 June 2020–10 January 2021
Museum Natur und Mensch
Freiburg im Breisgau

For more information: www.freiburg.de/pb/,Len/1535763.html

Hund, Katze, Maus. Tiere in der Antike
(Dog, Cat, Mouse. Animals in Antiquity)

30 June 2020–10 January 2021
Staatliche Antikensammlungen und Glyptothek
Munich

For more information: www.antike-am-koenigsplatz.mwn.de/index.php/en/jevents-all-categories/eventdetail/52/48,78/dog-cat-and-mouse

STATUS MACHT BEWEGUNG: Lust und Last körperlicher Aktivität
(STATUS POWER MOVEMENT. Delight and Drudgery of Physical Activity: Movement as a Means of Representing Status across Cultural, Temporal, and Geographical Spaces)

11 September 2020–10 January 2021
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kulturforum
Berlin

Catalogue: Grosser, Frederik, Teresa Laudert, Silvia Massa, and Philipp Zobel, eds. STATUS MACHT BEWEGUNG: Lust und Last körperlicher Aktivität. Pp. 104. Sandstein, Dresden 2020. €18. ISBN 978-3954985654 (paper).

For more information: www.smb.museum/en/exhibitions/detail/?tx_smb_pi1%5BexhibitionSmartId%5D=66018

Bunte Götter – Golden Edition. Die Farben der Antike
(Gods in Color – Golden Edition. Polychromy in Antiquity)

30 January 2020–17 January 2021
Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung
Frankfurt am Main

Curator: Vinzenz Brinkmann

Catalogue: Brinkmann, Vinzenz, and Ulrike Koch-Brinkmann, eds. Bunte Götter – Golden Edition. Die Farben der Antike. Pp. 280. Prestel, Munich 2020. €49. ISBN 978-3791359366 (cloth).

For more information: www.liebieghaus.de/en/exhibitions/gods-color-golden-edition

Corona-Masken und altägyptische Amulette: Sinnstiftung gegen die Not 
(Corona Masks and Ancient Egyptian Amulets: Creating Meaning from Need)

Opened 18 July 2020
Ägyptische Museum der Universität Bonn
Bonn

For more information: www.aegyptisches-museum.uni-bonn.de/aktuelles?searchterm=corona-masken&set_language=de

Marc-Erwin Babej: Yesterday – Tomorrow
(The Rebirth of Egyptian Art after 2,000 Years of Dormancy and Its Evolution in Photorealistic Media)

15 March 2020–31 January 2021
Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen
Mannheim

Catalogue: Babej, Marc Erwin, ed. Marc Erwin Babej. Yesterday – Tomorrow. A Work in Aspective Realism. Pp. 220. Kehrer Verlag, Heidelberg 2017. €38. ISBN 978-3868287936 (cloth).

For more information: www.rem-mannheim.de/ausstellungen/yesterday-tomorrow/ausstellung/

Voyage: Mit französischen Zeichnern auf Reisen
(Voyage: A Journey through French Drawing - Russian Landscapes, the Eternal City, Egyptian Temples)

13 October 2020–31 January 2021
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Berlin

For more information: www.smb.museum/ausstellungen/detail/voyage/

Das Piranesi-Prinzip. Zum 300. Geburtstag des großen italienischen Meisters
(The Piranesi Principle. On the 300th Birthday of the Great Italian Master)

4 October 2020–7 February 2021
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kunstbibliothek
Berlin

Catalogue: Schelbert, Georg, and Moritz Wullen. Das Piranesi-Prinzip. Pp. 144. E.A. Seemann, Leipzig 2020. €27. ISBN 978-3865024435 (paper).

For more information: www.smb.museum/en/exhibitions/detail/the-piranesi-principle/

Der römische Legionär – Weit mehr als ein Krieger
(The Roman Legionary – Far More Than a Warrior)

24 October 2019–7 February 2021
Archäologisches Museum Colombischlössle
Freiburg im Breisgau

For more information: www.freiburg.de/pb/1417947.html

freiburg.archäologie – 200 Years of Research in the City

14 December 2019–21 February 2021
Museum für Stadtgeschichte 
Freiburg im Breisgau

For more information: www.freiburg.de/pb/,Len/1455214.html

Gladiatoren – Helden des Kolosseums
(Gladiators – Heroes of the Colosseum)

16 September 2020–28 February 2021
Archäologisches Museum
Hamburg

For more information: amh.de/en/ausstellungen/gladiatoren-helden-des-kolosseums/

Germanen. Eine archäologische Bestandsaufnahme
(The Germanic Tribes: An Archaeological Inventory / A Critical Look)

18 September 2020–21 March 2021
James-Simon-Galerie
Berlin

Curators: Matthias Wemhoff and Gabriele Uelsberg

Catalogue: Wemhoff, Matthias, and Gabriele Uelsberg. Germanen: Eine archäologische Bestandsaufnahme. Pp. 448. wbg Theiss in Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt 2020. €40. ISBN 978-3806242614 (cloth).

For more information: www.smb.museum/en/exhibitions/detail.html?tx_smb_pi1%5BexhibitionSmartId%5D=60891

Faszination Ägypten: Frühe Grafiken & Aquarelle aus dem Land der Pharaonen
(Fascination Egypt: Early Graphics & Watercolors from the Land of the Pharaohs)

26 September 2020–5 April 2021
Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum
Hildesheim

For more information: www.rpmuseum.de/ausstellungen/faszination-aegypten.html

Guter Dämon Bes: Schutzgott der Ägypter
(Good Demon Bes: God of Protection of the Egyptians)

5 November 2020–11 April 2021
Museum August Kestner
Hannover

For more information: www.hannover.de/Museum-August-Kestner/Ausstellungen/Guter-Dämon-Bes.-Schutzgott-der-Ägypter

SYRIEN. Fragmente einer Reise, Fragmente einer Zeit
(Syria. Fragments of a Journey, Fragments of a Time. Photographs by Yvonne von Schweinitz (1921 – 2015))

18 December 2020–11 April 2021
Archäologische Museum Frankfurt
Frankfurt

For more information: www.archaeologisches-museum-frankfurt.de/de/ausstellungen/syrien-fragmente-einer-reise-fragmente-einer-zeit

HumANimal: Das Tier und wir
(HumANimal: Animals and Us. Human Views of Animals from Antiquity to the Present)

21 February 2020–25 April 2021
Badisches Landesmuseum
Karlsruhe

Catalogue: Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe. HumANimal: das Tier und wir. Pp. 162. Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe 2020. €8. ISBN 978-3937345925 (paper).

For more information: www.landesmuseum.de/en/museum/museum-in-the-palace/temporary-exhibitions/humanimal

Klartext: Zur Geschichte des Bode-Museums
(Plain Talk: About the History of the Bode-Museum)

Opened 18 November 2020
Bode-Museum
Berlin

For more information: www.smb.museum/en/exhibitions/detail/plain-talk.html

Medicus: Die Macht des Wissens
(The Physician: The Power of Knowledge. The History of Medicine from Antiquity to the Present)

5 September 2020–13 June 2021
Historisches Museum der Pfalz Speyer
Speyer

Catalogue: Historisches Museum der Pfalz Speyer. Medicus. Die Macht des Wissens. Zwischen Magie, Religion und Forschung: Ein Streifzug durch die Geschichte der Medizin von Mesopotamien, über die Antike, das Mittelalter bis zur Moderne. Pp. 400. wbg Theiss in Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt 2019. €24,30. ISBN 978-3806241037 (paper).

For more information: museum.speyer.de/aktuell/medicus/

James Simon. Die Kunst des sinnvollen Gebens
(James Simon. The Art of Giving Well)

11 May 2021–25 July 2021
Kulturforum
Berlin

Curators: Olaf Matthes and Felix von Boehm

Catalogue: Matthes, Olaf. James Simon: Die Kunst des sinnvollen Gebens. Pp. 80. Hentrich and Hentrich, Berlin 2011. €8.90. ISBN 978-3942271356 (paper).

For more information: www.smb.museum/en/exhibitions/detail/james-simon-the-art-of-giving-well/

freiburg.archäologie – Life before the Founding of the City

13 September 2020–29 August 2021
Archäologisches Museum Colombischlössle
Freiburg im Breisgau

For more information: www.freiburg.de/pb/,Len/1469763.html

ECHO. Die Aura der Antike: Werner Kroener
(ECHO. The Aura of Antiquity: Werner Kroener)

20 June 2020–12 September 2021
Rheinisches Landesmuseum
Trier

For more information: www.landesmuseum-trier.de/de/home/sonderausstellung/echo.html

Achmîm. Ägyptens vergessene Stadt
(Achmîm. Egypt's Forgotten City)

21 May 2021–12 September 2021
James-Simon-Galerie 
Berlin

For more information: www.smb.museum/en/exhibitions/detail/akhmim/

Sternensucher – Von der Himmelsscheibe bis zur Rosetta-Mission
(Star Seekers – From the Sky Disc to the Rosetta Mission)

3 October 2020–30 September 2021
Arche Nebra
Nebra

For more information: www.himmelsscheibe-erleben.de/sonderschau/aktuelles/

Vom Fragment zum Monument – Das Ischtar-Tor in Berlin
(From Fragment to Monument – The Ishtar Gate in Berlin)

10 November 2020–3 October 2021
Pergamonmuseum
Berlin

For more information: www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/pergamonmuseum/exhibitions/detail/from-fragment-to-monument/

Von Eva bis Greta. Frauen auf Münzen und Medaillen
(From Eve to Greta. Women on Coins and Medallions)

27 November 2020–17 October 2021
Bode-Museum
Berlin

For more information: www.smb.museum/en/exhibitions/detail/from-eve-to-greta/

Die Himmelsscheibe von Nebra – Neue Horizonte
(The Nebra Sky Disc – New Horizons)

4 June 2021–9 January 2022
Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte
Halle

Catalogue: Meller, Harald, and Michael Schefzik, eds. Die Welt der Himmelsscheibe von Nebra - Neue Horizonte. Pp. 208. wbg Theiss in Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt 2020. €28. ISBN 978-3806242232 (cloth).

For more information: www.landesmuseum-vorgeschichte.de/fileadmin/landesmuseum/alle/pdf/pdf_sonderausstellung_neue_horizonte/nebra_sky_disc_new_horizons.pdf

Tutanchamun - Sein Grab und die Schätze
(Tutankhamun - His Grave and the Treasures)

10 September 2021–27 February 2022
Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen
Mannheim

For more information: www.rem-mannheim.de/ausstellungen/tutanchamun/ausstellung/

Löwen, Sphingen, Silberhände. Der unsterbliche Glanz etruskischer Familien aus Vulci
(Lions, Sphinxes, Silver Hands. The Immortal Splendor of Etruscan Families from Vulci)

3 November 2021–10 April 2022
Archäologische Museum Frankfurt
Frankfurt

For more information: www.archaeologisches-museum-frankfurt.de/de/ausstellungen/loewen-sphingen-silberhaende

Die Krone von Kertsch: Schätze aus Europas Frühzeit
(The Crown of Kerch: Treasures from the Dawn of European History) 

19 October 2017–25 September 2022
Neues Museum
Berlin

For more information: www.smb.museum/en/exhibitions/detail/the-crown-of-kerch.html

Stonehenge

September 2021–September 2022
LWL-Museum für Archäologie
Herne

For more information: www.lwl-landesmuseum-herne.de/de/unsere-ausstellungen/sonderausstellungen/vorschau-sonderausstellungen/

Der Untergang des Römischen Reiches
(The Fall of the Roman Empire)

25 June 2022–27 November 2022
Rheinisches Landesmuseum
Trier

For more information: www.landesmuseum-trier.de/en/home/sonderausstellung/untergang.html

Greece

νέα αποκτήματα / νέες προσεγγίσεις
(New Acquisitions / New Approaches)

1 October 2020–31 January 2021
Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki

For more information: www.amth.gr/en/exhibitions/temporary/new-entries-new-approaches

Οι Μεγάλες Νίκες. Στα Όρια του Μύθου και της Ιστορίας
(Glorious Victories: On the Boundaries of Myth and History)

20 October 2020–28 February 2021
National Archaeological Museum
Athens

For more information: www.namuseum.gr/en/temporary_exhibition/glorious-victories-between-myth-and-history/

Αρχαιολατρεία και Φιλελληνισμός. Συλλογή Θανάση και Μαρίνας Μαρτίνου
(Antiquarianism and Philhellenism. The Thanassis and Marina Martinos Collection)

10 December 2020–5 April 2021
The Museum of Cycladic Art
Athens

Curators: Fani Maria Tsigakou and N. Chr. Stampolidis

For more information: cycladic.gr/en/page/archaiolatria-kai-filellinismos-sillogi-thanasi-kai-marinas-martinou

Η ποίηση στο σχήμα των πραγμάτων
(Poetry in the Shape of Things: Antiquities Recreated as Poems)

18 May 2020–17 May 2021
Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki

For more information: www.amth.gr/en/exhibitions/temporary/poetry-shape-things

Hungary

Hédervárról Eperjesen át Liverpoolig: két elefántcsont diptychon a késő római világból
(From Hédervár and Eperjes to Liverpool: Two Ivory Diptychs from the Late Roman World)

Until 28 February 2021
Szépművészeti Múzeum
Budapest

For more information: www.mfab.hu/from-hedervar-and-eperjes-to-liverpool-two-ivory-diptychs-from-the-late-roman-world/

Italy

La vita all’origine dell'Urbanizzazione: i risultati della missione archeologica a Jebel al-Mutawwaq (Giordania)
(Life at the Origin of Urbanization: The Results of the Archaeological Mission in Jebel al-Mutawwaq (Jordan))

9 October 2020–7 January 2021
Museo Archeologico Nazionale dell’Umbria
Perugia

Curators: Andrea Polcaro and Alessandra Caselli

For more information: www.bacheca.unipg.it/vita-accademica/3053-la-vita-all-origine-dell-urbanizzazione-i-risultati-della-missione-archeologica-a-jebel-al-mutawwaq-giordania-in-mostra-al-museo-archeologico-nazionale-dell-umbria-di-perugia

Collezioni in dialogo: Un capolavoro del Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Firenze raccontato dai Musei Vaticani
(Collections in Dialogue: A Masterpiece from the National Archaeological Museum of Florence Recounted by the Vatican Museums)

3 October 2019–10 January 2021
Museo Gregoriano Egizio, Musei Vaticani
Vatican City

For more information: www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/eventi-e-novita/iniziative/Eventi/2019/collezioni-in-dialogo-ptahmose.html

Colori degli Etruschi. Tesori di terracotta alla Centrale Montemartini
(Colors of the Etruscans. Terracotta Treasures at the Centrale Montemartini Recently Returned to Italy by the Carabinieri)

11 July 2019–15 January 2021
Centrale Montemartini
Rome

Curators: Alfonsina Russo, Claudio Parisi Presicce, Leonardo Bochicchio, Daniele Federico Maras, and Rossella Zaccagnini

Catalogue: Agnoli, Nadia, Leonardo Bochicchio, Daniele Federico Maras, and Rossella Zaccagnini, eds. Colori degli Etruschi – Colors of the Etruscans. Tesori di terracotta alla Centrale Montemartini – Terracotta treasures at the Centrale Montemartini. Pp. 256. Gangemi, Rome 2019. €34. ISBN 978-8849237672 (paper).

For more information: www.centralemontemartini.org/it/mostre_ed_eventi/mostre

Storie d’Egitto: La riscoperta della raccolta egizia del Museo
(Stories of Egypt: The Rediscovery of the Museum's Egyptian Collection)

16 February 2019–31 January 2021
Musei Civici di Modena 
Modena

For more information: museicivici.modena.it/it/notizie/storie-degitto-la-riscoperta-della-raccolta-egiziana-del-museo-civico-di-modena

Raffaello e la Domus Aurea
(Raphael and the Domus Aurea. The Invention of the Grotesques)

24 March 2020–31 January 2021
Domus Aurea
Rome

Curator: Vicenzo Farinella

Catalog: Farinella, Vicenzo. Raffaello e la Domus Aurea. L'invenzione delle grottesche. Electa, Florence 2020. Pp. 272. €37,05. ISBN 978-8891890061 (paper).

For more information: raffaellodomusaurea.it/2020/01/31/raffaello-e-la-domus-aurea-linvenzione-delle-grottesche/

Venustas. Grazia e bellezza a Pompei
(Venustas. Grace and Beauty at Pompeii)

31 July 2020–31 January 2021
Parco Archeologico di Pompei
Pompeii

Curators: Margherita Tirelli and Marta Mascardi

Catalog: Osanna, Massimo, and Grete Stefani. Venustas. Grazia e bellezza a Pompei. Arte’m, Naples 2020. Pp. 168. €15. ISBN 978-8856907520 (paper).

For more information: pompeiisites.org/en/exhibitions/venustas-grace-and-beauty-at-pompeii/

Pompei 79 d.C. Una storia romana
(Pompeii 79 CE. A Roman Story)

6 November 2020–31 January 2021
Colosseum
Rome

Curator: Mario Torelli

Catalog: Pompei 79 d.C. Una storia romana. Electa, Florence 2020. Pp. 328. €37,05. ISBN 978-8892820111 (paper).

For more information: parcocolosseo.it/en/event/exhibition-pompei-79-d-c-una-storia-romana-at-the-colosseum-until-31-january-2021/

L’anima delle cose. Riti e corredi dalla necropoli romana di Opitergium
(The Soul of Things. Rites and Grave Goods from the Roman Necropolis of Opitergium)

24 November 2019–14 February 2021
Museo Archeologico
Oderzo

Curators: Margherita Tirelli and Marta Mascardi

Catalogue: Mascardi, Marta, and Margherita Tirelli. L’anima delle cose. Riti e corredi dalla necropoli romana di Opitergium. Edizioni Ca' Foscari - Digital Publishing, 2019.  phaidra.cab.unipd.it | Leggi pdf | Scarica pdf

For more information: www.oderzocultura.it/lanima-delle-cose/

Imperatrici, matrone, liberte. Volti e segreti delle donne romane
(Empresses, Matrons, Freedwomen. Faces and Secrets of Roman Women)

3 December 2020–14 February 2021
Gallerie degli Uffizi
Florence

Catalog: Lapini, N, ed. Imperatrici, matrone, liberte. Volti e segreti delle donne romane. Electa, Florence 2020. Pp. 144. €20,90. ISBN 978-8833402208 (paper).

For more information: www.uffizi.it/en/events/empresses-matrons-freedwomen

Museo Archeologico di Castellammare di Stabia

Opened 24 September 2020
Castellammare di Stabia

For more information: pompeiisites.org/en/comunicati/opening-archaeological-museum-of-castellammare-di-stabia-libero-dorsi/

Sotto il cielo di Nut. Egitto divino
(Under Nut's Sky. Divine Egypt)

11 March 2020–28 March 2021
Museo Archeologico
Milan

Catalogue: Ceruti, S., and A. Provenzali, eds. Sotto il cielo di Nut. Forme del divino nell'Antico Egitto. Pp. 226. Officina Libraria, Rome 2019. €27,55. ISBN 978-8833670881 (paper).

For more information: www.comune.milano.it/web/museo-archeologico-milano/-/mostra-sotto-il-cielo-di-nut

Robot: The Human Project
(From the First Mechanical Devices of Ancient Greece to the New Frontiers of Artificial Intelligence)

26 November 2020–28 March 2021
Museo delle Culture (MUDEC)
Milan

Catalogue: Mazzoni, A., and L. Galli, eds. ROBOT. The Human Project. Pp. 208. 24 Ore Cultura, Milan 2020. €30,40. ISBN 978-8866484431 (paper).

For more information: www.mudec.it/ita/robot/

Josef Koudelka. Radici
(Josef Koudelka. Roots)

1 January 2021–11 April 2021
Museo dell'Ara Pacis
Rome

Catalogue: Koudelka, Josef. Radici. Contrasto, Milan 2020. €89. ISBN 978-8869658259 (paper).

For more information: www.arapacis.it/en/node/1006995

Gli Etruschi e il MANN
(Etruscans and MANN)

12 June 2020–31 May 2021
Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Naples

Curators: Paolo Giulierini and Valentino Nizzo

Catalogue: Nizzo, Valentino, ed. Gli etruschi e il Mann. Pp. 336. Electa, Milan 2020. €38. ISBN 978-8891825520 (paper).

For more information: www.museoarcheologiconapoli.it/it/2020/06/gli-etruschi-e-il-mann-la-grande-mostra-in-programma-dal-12-giugno-2020-al-31-maggio-2021/

The Torlonia Marbles. Collecting Masterpieces

14 October 2020–29 June 2021
Musei Capitolini a Palazzo Caffarelli
Rome

Curators: Salvatore Settis and Carlo Gasparri

Catalogue: Settis, Salvatore, and Carlo Gasparri, eds. The Torlonia Marbles. Pp. 320. Electa, Milan 2020. €37,05. ISBN 978-8891890122 (paper).

For more information: torloniamarbles.it/presentazione-mostra-torlonia-marbles-roma.html

Tesori dalle terre d’Etruria. La collezione dei conti Passerini, Patrizi di Firenze e Cortona
(Treasures from the Land of Etruria. The Collection of the Passerini Counts, Nobility of Florence and Cortona)

29 October 2020–30 June 2021
Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Florence

Curators: Mario Iozzo and Maria Rosaria Lubero

Catalogue: Iozzo, Mario, and Maria Rosaria Lubero, eds. Tesori dalle terre d'Etruria. La collezione dei conti Passerini, Patrizi di Firenze e Cortona. Pp. 312. Sillabe, Livorno 2020. €33. ISBN 978-8833402222 (paper).

For more information: museoarcheologiconazionaledifirenze.wordpress.com/category/mostre/

Tebe nel Nuovo Regno
(Thebes in the New Kingdom)

11 December 2021–18 April 2022
Basilica Palladiana
Vicenza

Curator: Christian Greco

For more information: www.comune.vicenza.it/fotonot/220971-mostra_tebe_nel_nuovo_regno.pdf

BNL a Palazzo Altemps
(Ancient Sculpture from the BNL Collection at the Palazzo Altemps)

11 July 2019–11 July 2024
Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps
Rome

For more information: www.bnpparibas.it/it/2019/07/09/palazzo-altemps-cinque-sculture-della-collezione-di-bnl-gruppo-bnp-paribas/

Netherlands

Glas
(Glass: The Glass Collection of the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities)

1 June 2020–28 February 2021
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Leiden

For more information: www.rmo.nl/en/exhibitions/temporary-exhibitions/glass/

Romeinen langs de Rijn
(Romans along the Banks of the Rhine)

1 June 2020–28 February 2021
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Leiden

For more information: www.rmo.nl/en/exhibitions/temporary-exhibitions/romans-along-the-banks-of-the-rhine/

Verbeelding van Egypte
(Imagining Egypt)

10 October 2020–28 February 2021
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Leiden

For more information: www.rmo.nl/tentoonstellingen/tijdelijke-tentoonstellingen/verbeelding-van-egypte/

Van Nijl tot Amstel 
(From the Nile to the Amstel)

Opened 15 September 2020
Allard Pierson
Amsterdam

For more information: allardpierson.nl/en/visit/from-the-nile-to-the-amstel/

Megalithische tempels van Malta
(Megalithic Temples of Malta)

10 October 2020–31 March 2021
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Leiden

For more information: www.rmo.nl/tentoonstellingen/tijdelijke-tentoonstellingen/megalithische-tempels-van-malta/

Op zoek naar Toetanchamon
(In Search of Tutankhamun)

10 October 2020–Summer 2021
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Leiden

For more information: www.rmo.nl/tentoonstellingen/tijdelijke-tentoonstellingen/op-zoek-naar-toetanchamon/

In de ban van de Ararat: Schatten uit het oude Armenië
(Under the Spell of Mount Ararat: Treasures from Ancient Armenia)

25 April 2021–5 September 2021
Drents Museum
Assen

Catalog: van der Sanden, Wijnand. In de ban van de Ararat – Schatten uit het oude Armenië. Pp. 168. Wbooks, Zwolle 2021. €24,95. ISBN 978-9462583733 (cloth).

For more information: drentsmuseum.nl/en/exhibitions/under-spell-mount-ararat

Keizer Domitianus
(Emperor Domitian)

14 October 2021–20 March 2022
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Leiden

For more information: www.rmo.nl/en/exhibitions/temporary-exhibitions/emperor-domitian/

Retourtje verleden
(Return Trip to the Past: Archaeology and ProRail)

Until 22 August 2022
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Leiden

For more information: www.rmo.nl/en/exhibitions/temporary-exhibitions/return-trip-to-the-past/

Pracht en precisie
(Magnificent and Meticulous: Highlights from the Collection of Cut Stones)

18 December 2020–4 September 2022
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Leiden

For more information: www.rmo.nl/en/exhibitions/temporary-exhibitions/expected-magnificent-and-meticulous/

Portugal

Esculturas Infinitas. Do Gesso ao Digital
(Infinite Sculpture. From the Antique Cast to the 3D Scan)

18 September 2021–25 January 2021
Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
Lisbon

Curators: Penelope Curtis, Rita Fabiana, Thierry Leviez, and Armelle Pradalier

For more information: gulbenkian.pt/museu/en/agenda/infinite-sculpture-from-the-antique-cast-to-the-3d-scan/

Russia

Оман – страна ладана 
(Oman – The Land of Frankincense)

2 December 2020–23 January 2021
The State Hermitage Museum
St. Petersburg

For more information: www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/what-s-on/temp_exh/...

Две Пальмиры. Архитектура
(Two Palmyras. Archaeology)

3 December 2020–24 January 2021
The State Hermitage Museum
St. Petersburg

For more information: www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/what-s-on/temp_exh/...

Две Пальмиры. Архитектура
(Two Palmyras: Architecture)

3 December 2020–24 January 2021
The State Hermitage Museum
St. Petersburg

For more information: www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/what-s-on/temp_exh/2020/twopalmirasarchitech?lng=en

Две Пальмиры: реальная и виртуальная
(Two Palmyras: Real and Virtual)

3 December 2020–24 January 2021
The State Hermitage Museum
St. Petersburg

For more information: www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/what-s-on/temp_exh/...

Железный век
(The Iron Age. Europe without Borders)

11 November 2020–28 February 2021
The State Hermitage Museum
St. Petersburg

For more information: www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/what-s-on/temp_exh/...

Spain

Reciclando Emerita
(Recycling Emerita)

17 May 2019–January 2020
Museo Nacional de Arte Romano
Mérida

Curator: Rafael Sabio González

For more information: www.culturaydeporte.gob.es/mnromano/actividades/agenda/2019/exposicion-reciclando.html

Ídolos. Miradas Milenarias
(Idols. Ancient Marvels)

28 July 2020–10 January 2021
Museo Arqueológico Regional de la Comunidad de Madrid
Madrid

Catalog: Bueno Ramírez, Primitiva, and Jorge A Soler Díaz, eds. Ídolos. Miradas Milenarias. Pp. 389. Alicante, Museo Arqueológico Provincial de Alicante 2020. ISBN 978-8409179350 (cloth).

For more information: www.madrid.org/cs/Satellite?c=MUSE_Actividad_FA&cid=1354837172492&...

Diálogos: Julio Romero de Torres y el Mito Mediterráneo
(Dialogues: Julio Romero de Torres and Mediterranean Myth)

28 October 2020–10 January 2021
Museo Arqueológico de Córdoba
Cordoba

For more information: http://www.museosdeandalucia.es/actualidad/-/asset_publisher/sndLTA3AFYFc/content/dialogos-julio-romero-de-torres-y-el-mito-mediterraneo-del-toro/1971654?redirect=%2Fweb%2Fmuseosdeandalucia%3Flng%3Den&inheritRedirect=true

Art Primer. Artistes de la prehistòria
(Art Primer. Artists of Prehistory)

6 February 2020–24 January 2021
Museu d’Arqueologia de Catalunya
Barcelona

For more information: www.macbarcelona.cat/ca/Exposicions/Exposicions-actuals/Art-Primer.-Artistes-de-la-prehistoria

Arqueología de los paisajes sonoros
(Archaeology of Soundscapes)

6 October 2020–January 2021
Museo Arqueológico Nacional 
Madrid

For more information: www.man.es/man/exposicion/vitrina0/20201005-paisajes-sonoros.html

El Teatro Romano de Cartagena: Proyectos de Futuro
(The Roman Theater of Cartagena: Future Projects)

8 October 2020–28 February 2021
Museo del Teatro Romano de Cartagena
Cartagena

For more information: www.teatroromanocartagena.org/expo_temp_detalle.asp?id=1415&pagina=1

Faraón. Rey de Egipto
(Pharaoh. King of Egypt)

1 June 2020–14 March 2021
Caixa Forum
Tarragona

Catalog: Obra Social "la Caixa". Faraón. Rey de Egipto. Pp. 264. Obra Social la Caixa, Barcelona 2018. €30. ISBN 978-8499002040 (paper).

For more information: caixaforum.es/es/tarragona/p/faraon-tarragona-2019_a964829

Arte y mito. Los dioses del Prado
(Art and Myth. The Gods of the Prado)

15 October 2020–14 March 2021
Caixa Forum
Barcelona

Catalogue: Fundació Bancaria “la Caixa”. Arte y mito: Los Dioses del Prado. Pp. 134. Obra Social la Caixa, Barcelona 2020. €17,10. ISBN 978-8499002842 (paper).

For more information: caixaforum.es/es/barcelona/p/expo-arte-y-mito-los-dioses-del-prado-bcn-2020_a9305059

Una torre ibérica de frontera. El Cerro de Atalaya, Cazalilla
(An Iberian Frontier Tower. El Cerro de Atalaya, Cazalilla)

1 October 2020–31 March 2021
Museo Íbero de Jaén
Jaén

For more information: www.museosdeandalucia.es/web/museoibero/actualidad/...

La imagen humana: Arte, identidades y simbolismo
(The Human Image: Art, Identities, and Symbolism)

29 April 2021–29 August 2021
Caixa Forum
Madrid

For more information: caixaforum.es/es/madrid/p/la-imagen-humana-arte-identidades-y-simbolismo_a12680642

Tutankhamón - La Tumba y sus Tesoros
(Tutankhamun - His Tomb and His Treasures)

23 November 2019–10 November 2021
Espacio 5.1 – IFEMA
Madrid

For more information: tutankhamon.espacio5punto1.es/es

Switzerland

Une Odyssée photographique. Fred Boissonnas et la Méditerranée
(A Photographic Odyssey. Fred Boissonnas and the Mediterranean)

25 September 2020–31 January 2021
Musée Rath
Geneva

Catalogue: Musée Rath. Une Odyssée photographique. Fred Boissonnas et la Méditerranée. Pp. 280. Silvana Editoriale, Milan 2020. €31,95. ISBN 978-8836643943 (paper).

For more information: institutions.ville-geneve.ch/fr/mah/expositions-evenements/expositions/une-odyssee-photographique/

Tsuyoshi Tane: Archaeology of the Future

17 October 2020–28 February 2021
Schweizerisches Architekturmuseum
Basel

Catalog: Tane, Tsuyoshi. Archaeology of the Future. Pp. 320. Toto, Tokyo 2018. $76.34. ISBN 978-4887063761 (cloth).

For more information: www.sam-basel.org/en/ausstellungen/aktuell

Zeitsprünge – Basler Geschichte in Kürze
(Leaps in Time – A Brief History of Basel)

22 June 2019–29 August 2021
Historisches Museum Basel - Barfüsserkirche
Basel

Catalogue: Büttner, Jonathan, Gudrun Piller, and Daniel Suter. Zeitsprünge – Basler Geschichte in Kürze. Pp. 172. Christoph Merian, Basel 2020. €24. ISBN 978-3856169336 (paper).

For more information: www.hmb.ch/en/basel-historical-museum-barfuesserkirche/zeitspruenge-basler-geschichte-in-kuerze.html

United Kingdom

Changing Shapes: Metamorphosis in Art

16 October 2020–31 January 2021
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Birmingham

For more information: barber.org.uk/changing-shapes-metamorphosis-in-art/

Conservation in Action

14 January 2020–8 March 2021
Perth Museum and Art Gallery
Perth

For more information: www.culturepk.org.uk/whats-on/savingtheperthmummy/

Lasers, Hoarding, and Roman Gold Coinage

Until March 2021
Ashmolean Museum
Oxford

For more information: www.ashmolean.org/event/lasers-hoarding-and-roman-gold-coinage

Don't Wash Your Hands: Neither Light Agrees To Enter the Eyes Nor Air the Lungs
(Eye Idols from the Eye Temple of Tell Brak, Syria, and by the Artist Issam Kourbaj)

2 December 2020–16 April 2021
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Cambridge

For more information: www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/calendar/whatson/dont-wash-your-hands-neither-light-agrees-enter-eyes-nor-air-lungs

Havering Hoard: A Bronze Age Mystery

11 September 2020–18 April 2021
Museum of London Docklands
London

Curator: Kate Sumnall

For more information: www.museumoflondon.org.uk/museum-london-docklands/whats-on/exhibitions/havering-hoard-bronze-age-mystery

Discovering Ancient Egypt

2 December 2020–19 April 2021
John Gray Centre
East Lothian

For more information: www.johngraycentre.org/about/museums-service/exhibitions/

The Human Touch: Making Art, Leaving Traces

6 January 2021–3 May 2021
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Cambridge

Curators: Elenor Ling and Suzanne Reynolds

For more information: www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/calendar/whatson/human-touch-making-art-leaving-traces

Owning the Past: From Mesopotamia to Iraq

12 December 2020–16 May 2021
Ashmolean Museum
Oxford

For more information: www.ashmolean.org/event/owning-the-past

New Thinking, New Collecting
(Research and Collecting at National Museums Scotland)

1 August 2020–31 May 2021
National Museums Scotland
Edinburgh

For more information: www.nms.ac.uk/exhibitions-events/exhibitions/national-museum-of-scotland/new-thinking-new-collecting/

Treasures of the British Library

Opened 5 December 2020
The British Library
London

For more information: www.bl.uk/events/treasures-of-the-british-library

A Golden Jubilee: 50 Years of the Barber Coin Collection

23 September 2020–27 June 2021
Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Birmingham

For more information: barber.org.uk/50-years-a-celebration-of-the-coin-collection/

Epic Iran

Opens 13 February 2021
Victoria and Albert Museum
London

Catalog: Curtis, John, Ina Sarikhani Sandmann, and Tim Stanley. Epic Iran. Pp. 336. Victoria and Albert Publishing, London 2021. $51.44. ISBN 978-1851779291 (cloth).

For more information: www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/epic-iran

To the Roar of the Crowd
(Roman Spectator Sports)

15 May 2021–3 October 2021
Segedunum Roman Fort
Wallsend

For more information: segedunumromanfort.org.uk/whats-on/roman-games

Animal Mummies: What's Inside

Closes 17 October 2021
Natural History Museum at Tring
Tring

For more information: www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/tring/exhibitions-at-tring.html

Museum of Archaeology Gallery

1 January 2021–31 December 2021
Museum of Archaeology
Durham

For more information: www.dur.ac.uk/archaeology.museum/whatson/details/?id=22270

The Middle East

Israel

תב החרטומים עידן הפירמידות למרחב הסייבר
(Emoglyphs. Picture-Writing from Hieroglyphs to the Emoji)

16 December 2019–4 April 2021
Israel Museum
Jerusalem

Curator: Shirly Ben-Dor Evian

Catalogue: Ben-Dor Evian, Shirly. Emoglyphs. Picture-Writing from Hieroglyphs to the Emoji. Pp. 93. Israel Museum, Jerusalem 2019. ISBN 978-9652785077 (cloth).

For more information: www.imj.org.il/en/exhibitions/emoglyphs

Qatar

روائع الشرق القديم: تحف أثرية من مجموعة الصباح
(Splendours of the Ancient East: Antiquities from The al-Sabah Collection)

3 October 2020–3 February 2021
National Museum of Qatar
Doha

For more information: www.qm.org.qa/en/splendours-ancient-east-antiquities-al-sabah-collection

عين الصقر في ذكرى الشيخ سعود آل ثاني
(A Falcon’s Eye: Tribute to Sheikh Saoud Al Thani and His Collecting Vision)

2 August 2020–10 April 2021
Museum of Islamic Art
Doha

For more information: mia.org.qa/en/sheikh-saoud

Turkey

Motif
(Motifs through Archaeological and Turkish-Islamic Works)

9 November 2020–31 October 2021
Sadberk Hanım Müzesi
Istanbul

For more information: www.sadberkhanimmuzesi.org.tr/en/exhibitions/motif

Africa

Egypt

خبيئات المومياوات
(Mummy Cachettes)

15 November 2020–15 January 2021
The Egyptian Museum
Cairo

For more information: egymonuments.gov.eg/en/events/the-117-anniversary-of-the-opening-of-the-egyptian-museum

 التعليم في مصر القديمة
(Education in Ancient Egypt)

15 November 2020–15 January 2021
The Egyptian Museum
Cairo

For more information: egymonuments.gov.eg/en/events/the-117-anniversary-of-the-opening-of-the-egyptian-museum

الأبد هو الآن
(Forever is Now: Ancient Heritage and Contemporary Art)

23 October 2021–mid November 2021
Giza Plateau
Giza

Curators: Simon Watson and Nadine Abdel Ghaffar

For more information: www.artdegypte.org/copy-of-eternal-light

Morocco

المغرب عبر العصور
(Morocco through the Ages)

Until 30 January 2021
Musée de l’histoire et des civilisations
Rabat

For more information: www.moroccoworldnews.com/2020/10/323199/history-and-civilizations-museum-exhibits-morocco-through-the-ages/

Tunisia

Salammbô. Passion! Fureur! Éléphants! — Du roman culte à l’exposition 
(Salammbô. Passion! Fury! Elephants! — From Cult Novel to Exhibition)

Spring 2022-Summer 2022
Musée national du Bardo
Tunis

Curator: Sylvain Amic

For more information: www.mucem.org/programme/exposition-et-temps-forts/salammbo

East Asia and Oceania

Australia

Fake!: Faked, Forged and Replica Ancient Coins

Opened October 2020
RD Milns Antiquities Museum
Brisbane, Queensland

Curator: James Donaldson

For more information: antiquities-museum.uq.edu.au/event/599/fake

The Greatest Games: Stories from the Ancient Olympics

Opens 2021
RD Milns Antiquities Museum
Brisbane, Queensland

For more information: antiquities-museum.uq.edu.au/greatest-games

Japan

ライデン国立古代博物館所蔵 古代エジプト展
(Leiden National Museum of Antiquities Ancient Egypt Exhibition – Egypt Land of Discoveries)

19 December 2020–31 March 2021
Shizuoka City Museum of Art
Shizuoka

For more information: shizubi.jp/common/img/eng/schedule_2020_e.pdf

古代エジプト-天地創造の神話
(Ancient Egypt – The Creation of the World)

21 November 2020–4 April 2021
Edo-Tokyo Museum
Tokyo

For more information: www.edo-tokyo-museum.or.jp/en/s-exhibition/special/29474/特別展「国立ベルリン・エジプト博物館所蔵%E3%80%80古/