Updated 5 August 2022
Each month, the AJA provides information about current and upcoming museum exhibits around the world that are related to topics within the scope of the journal. The list includes exhibition dates, locations, curators, information about catalogues, and links to museum websites with further information. It is organized by geographic location (The Americas, Europe, the United Kingdom and Russia, the Middle East, Africa, East Asia, and Oceania). Within that larger framework, exhibitions are arranged alphabetically by country and then by closing date. If a catalogue is not mentioned, then no catalogue is known to us. New museums and permanent gallery installations are included on the list for six months following their opening. The AJA Museum Review Editor welcomes input from readers for additions to this list.
The Americas
Canada
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
Highlights from the Karam Collection
Opens 11 November 2021
Tampa Museum of Art
Tampa, Florida
For more information: tampamuseum.org/upcoming-exhibitions/
The African Origin of Civilization
Opened 14 December 2021
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, New York
Curators: Alisa LaGamma, Ceil Pulitzer, Michael E. Pulitzer, Diana Craig Patch, and Lila Acheson Wallace
For more information: www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2021/african-origin-of-civilization
Art of Ancient Greece, Rome, and the Byzantine Empire
Opened 18 December 2021
Museum of Fine Arts
Boston, Massachusetts
For more information: www.mfa.org/gallery/art-of-ancient-greece-rome-and-the-byzantine-empire
Joseph Lindon Smith: The Persepolis Paintings
Opened January 2022
Oriental Institute
Chicago, Illinois
For more information: oi.uchicago.edu/museum-exhibits/special-exhibits
Persia: Ancient Iran and the Classical World
6 April 2022–8 August 2022
J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa
Pacific Palisades, California
Curators: Timothy Potts and Sara Cole
Catalogue: Spier, Jeffrey, Timothy Potts, and Sara E. Cole (eds.) Persia: Ancient Iran and the Classical World. Pp. 432. Los Angeles: J. Getty Museum, 2022. ISBN 978-1-60606-680-5
For more information: www.getty.edu/visit/exhibitions/future.html
Life and Afterlife in Ancient Egypt
Opens 11 February 2022
Art Institute
Chicago, Illinois
For more information: www.artic.edu/exhibitions/9761/egyptian-art
Assyria: Palace Art of Ancient Iraq
2 October 2019–5 September 2022
J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa
Pacific Palisades, California
Curators: Timothy Potts and Sara Cole
For more information: www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/assyria/
Cy Twombly: Making Past Present
2 August 2022–October 30, 2022
Getty Center
Los Angeles
For more information: www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/twombly/index.html
Lasting Impressions: People, Power, Piety
23 November 2021–23 November 2022
Dumbarton Oaks
Washington, District of Columbia
Curator: Jonathan Shea
For more information: www.doaks.org/visit/museum/exhibitions/lasting-impressions-people-power-piety
The Antikythera Mechanism
4 June 2021–28 November 2022
Nashville Parthenon
Nashville, Tennessee
Curator: Mark Medley
For more information: www.nashvilleparthenon.com/events/antikythera-mechanism
Fire and Vine: The Story of Glass and Wine
3 July 2021–31 December 2022
Corning Museum of Glass
Corning, New York
Curator: Katherine Larson
For more information: whatson.cmog.org/exhibitions-galleries/fire-and-vine-story-glass-and-wine
Jewels of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Treasures from the Collection of the Worcester Art Museum
18 June 2022–29 January 2023
Worcester Art Museum
Worcester, Massachusetts
Curator: Peter Lacovara
Catalogue: Lacovara, Peter. Jewels of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Treasures from the Collection of the Worcester Art Museum. Pp. 216. Giles, London 2020. $33.99. ISBN 978-1911282792 (cloth).
For more information: www.worcesterart.org/exhibitions/jewels-of-the-nile/
She Who Wrote: Enheduanna and Women of Mesopotamia
15 October 2022–19 February 2023
The Morgan Library and Museum
New York, New York
Curators: Sidney Babcock and Erhan Tamur
For more information: www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/she-who-wrote
The Good Life: Collecting Late Antique Art at the Met
24 May 2021–7 May 2023
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, New York
For more information: www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2021/good-life-collecting-late-antique-art
Unsilencing the Archives: Laborers at Tell en-Nasbeh (1926–1935)
22 September 2021–Ongoing
Online Exhibition. Events available on youtube.
Bade Museum of Biblical Archaeology
Pacific School of Religion
1798 Scenic Ave
Berkeley, CA 94709
510-849-8200
For more information: storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/dc601d4d131145f88f828196860b8a44
Harvard Museum of the Near East
Ongoing
Several small exhibitions are on display connected to the recent renaming of the museum, including: Mediterranean Marketplaces: Connecting the Ancient World; From the Nile to the Euphrates: Creating the Harvard Semitic Museum; Recreating the Throne of Egyptian Queen Hetepheres; From Stone to Silicone: Recasting Mesopotamian Monuments; and Dream Stela.
Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East
6 Divinity Avenue
Cambridge
Massachusetts 02138
For more information: https://hmane.harvard.edu/exhibitions
Mediterranean Marketplaces: Connecting the Ancient World
Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East
6 Divinity Avenue
Cambridge
Massachusetts 02138
For more information: hmane.harvard.edu/mediterranean-marketplaces
Ancient Middle East Gallery
18 December 2021 - Ongoing
Cincinnati Art Museum
953 Eden Park Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45202
For more information: www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/about/press-room/cincinnati-art-museum-s-reimagined-ancient-middle-east-gallery-to-open-december-18-2021/
Return to Palmyra (Online Exhibition)
January 1, 2022–Ongoing
Getty Institute
J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa
Pacific Palisades, California
More information here: www.getty.edu/research/exhibitions_events/exhibitions/palmyra/exhibition.html
Arts of the Ancient World (New Installation)
The Menil Collection
Houston
More information: www.menil.org/collection/5088-arts-of-the-ancient-world
Egypt: The Time of the Pharaohs
25 February 2022–5 September 2022
Denver Museum of Nature and Science
2001 Colorado Blvd
Denver
For more information: www.dmns.org/visit/exhibitions/egypt-the-time-of-pharaohs/
King Tutankhamun: 'Wonderful Things' from the Pharaoh’s Tomb
17 January 2022–22 August 2022
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
Detroit, Michigan
For more information: www.thewright.org/exhibitions/king-tutankhamun-wonderful-things-pharaohs-tomb
Nubia: Jewels of Ancient Sudan from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
12 October 2022–3 April 2023
J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa
Pacific Palisades, California
More information: www.getty.edu/visit/exhibitions/future.html
Photographs of Dura-Europos: 1922–2022 and Onward (Online exhibition)
Ongoing
Institute of Sacred Music
Yale University
Connecticut
Curator: Blair Fowlkes Childs
For more information: ism.yale.edu/events/photographs-dura-europos-1922-2022-and-onward
Graffiti as Devotion along the Nile (Online exhibition)
Ongoing
Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Michigan
Catalogue: Emberling, Geoff and Suzanne Davis (eds). Graffiti as Devotion along the Nile and Beyond. Kelsey Museum Publications 16. Pp. xviii + 193. Ann Arbor: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, 2021. $39.00. ISBN: 978-0-9906623-9-6 (paper and freely downloadable).
For more information: exhibitions.kelsey.lsa.umich.edu/graffiti-el-kurru/index.php
The Giant Heroes of Mont’e Prama: Recovering Ancient Sardinian Heritage (Digital)
15 April 2022–15 April 2023
Columbia University
New York
For more information: montepramaexhibition.italianacademy.columbia.edu/
Medieval Treasures from the Glencairn Museum
11 June 2022–Fall 2023
The Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia
Curators: Jack Hinton, Henry P. McIlhenny Curator of European Decorative Arts & Sculpture
For more information: press.philamuseum.org/upcoming-exhibitions-through-spring-2023/
Focus Gallery: Style and Status: The Art of Roman Fashion
6 May 2021–Ongoing
Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art
Indiana University
For more information: artmuseum.indiana.edu/exhibitions/current/index.html
Ritual and Memory: The Ancient Balkans and Beyond
21 September 2022–19 February 2023
Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
New York
Curator: Clare Fitzgerald
Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs
20 August 2022–12 February 2023
De Young Museum of Fine Arts
San Francisco
For more information: deyoung.famsf.org/exhibitions/ramses-great-and-gold-pharaohs
Antiquity & America: The Ancient Mediterranean in the United States
31 March 2022–5 February 2023
Bowdoin College Art Museum
Maine
Curator: Sean P. Burrus
For more information: bowdoin.edu/art-museum/exhibitions/2022/antiquity-and-america.html
Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color
5 July 2022–26 March 2023
The Met Fifth Avenue
New York
Curators Seán Hemingway and Sarah Lepinski with Vinzenz Brinkmann
For more information: www.metmuseum.org/press/exhibitions/2022/chroma
Ancient Egypt
Ongoing
Albany Institute of History & Art
New York
Curated by Dr. Peter Lacovara
For more information: www.albanyinstitute.org/ancient-egypt.html
The Samaritans: A Biblical People
16 September 2022– 1 January 2023
The Bible Museum
Washington D.C.
For more information: www.museumofthebible.org/exhibits/the-samaritans-a-biblical-people
Striking Power: Iconoclasm in Ancient Egypt
20 November 2022– 5 March 2023
Memorial Arts Gallery
Rochester
For more information: mag.rochester.edu/exhibitions/striking-power/
Ancient Yemen: Incense, Art, and Trade
3 September 2022– Indefinitely
National Museum of Asian Art
Washington D.C.
For more information: asia.si.edu/exhibition/ancient-yemen-incense-art-and-trade/?utm_source=si.edu&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=exhibitions
Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience
June 2022–February 2023
National Geographic Museum
Washington D.C.
For more information: www.beyondkingtut.com/
Europe, The United Kingdom, and Russia
Austria
Königreiche der Eisenzeit
(Kingdoms of the Iron Age)
19 March 2022–27 October 2022
Mamuz Castle Asparn / Zaya
Asparn an der Zaya
For more information: www.mamuz.at/en/exhibitions/museum-mistelbach/11-2022-koenigreiche-der-eisenzeit
Belgium
Alexandria, futurs antéireurs
(Alexandria, Past Futures)
29 September 2022–8 January 2023
Bozar – Centre for Fine Arts Brussels
Brussels
Curators: Arnaud Quertinmont, Nicolas Amoroso, Edwin Nasr, and Sarah Rifky
For more information: www.alexandria-urban-imaginaries.eu/exhibition/
Égypte. Éternelle passion
(Egypt. Eternal Passion)
24 September 2022–26 February 2023
Musée royal de Mariemont
Morlanwelz
For more information: www.musee-mariemont.be/index.php?id=6504%20%3Chttp://www.musee-mariemont.be/index.php?id=6504
Toutankhamon: sa tombe et ses trésors
(Tutankhamun: His tomb and his treasures)
Opens 11 May 2022
Tour & Taxis
Bruxelles
For more information: //tutankhamunexpo.com/
Sur les berges du Nil. Un voyage en Égypte, il y a 100 ans
(On the banks of the Nile. A voyage to Egypt, 100 years ago)
February 21, 2022–April 3, 2022 at Le Sablon Morlanwelz Cultural Center
April 04, 2022–May 16, 2022 at the Bibliothèque des Riches-Claires Brussels
September 21, 2022– October 17, 2022 at WW:Hall Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
More information: www.musee-mariemont.be/index.php?id=18866
China
Ancient Chinese Food Culture
New permanent display
National Museum of China, Mei Lanfang Memorial Museum, Taizhou
More information: en.chnmuseum.cn/exhibition/exhibition_series/temporary_exhibitions/historical_and_cultural_exhibition/202112/t20211227_253330.html
Denmark
Togtet
(The Raid: Vikings in the 9th Century)
26 June 2021–26 June 2023
Nationalmuseet
Copenhagen
For more information: en.natmus.dk/museums-and-palaces/the-national-museum-of-denmark/exhibitions/join-the-vikings-on-raid/
RUS – Vikings in the East
22 January 2022–11 September 2022
Moesgaard Museum
Højbjerg
For more information: www.moesgaardmuseum.dk/nyheder/moesgaard-aabner-22-januar/
Amarna
6 October 2022 – 26 February 2023
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Copenhagen
For more information: www.glyptoteket.com/exhibition/amarna/
Power and gold – Vikings in the east
7 April 2022–23 October 2022
Utzon Hall
Vejle Art Museum, Vejle
For more information: www.vejlemuseerne.dk/udstillinger/magt-og-guld/power-and-gold/
Estonia
From beginning to end. Necessary things for a good life
23 March 2022– 27 May 2023
Tartu University Museum
Tartu
Curators: Terje Lõbu, Külli Valk
For more information: tartu.ee/et/uudised/tartu-ulikooli-kunstimuuseum-avab-naituse-eestis-asuvatest-iidsete-kultuuride-esemetest
France
Redécouvrir l'Égypte. Trois salles du département des Antiquités égyptiennes et le mastaba d’Akhetétep rénovés
(Rediscovering Egypt. Three Galleries of the Department of Egyptian Antiquities and the Mastaba of Akhethetep)
Opened 24 June 2021
Musée du Louvre
Paris
For more information: presse.louvre.fr/redecouvrir-legyptetrois-salles-du-departement-des-antiquites-egyptiennes-et-le-mastaba-dakhetetep-renoves/
Une salade, César? La cuisine romaine de la taverne au banquet
(A Salad, Caesar? Roman Cuisine from Tavern to Banquet)
1 July 2022–1 October 2022
Maison du livre de l’image et du son
Villeurbanne
For more information: lugdunum.grandlyon.com/fr/agenda/evenements/exposition-itinerante-une-salade-cesar-la-cuisine-romaine-de-la-taverne-au-banquet
La « Maison de la Harpiste »: un puzzle de 2000 ans en cours de reconstitution au MDAA
(The ‘House of the Harpiste’: A 2000 Year Old Puzzle Being Put Together in MDAA)
Opened September 2021
Château d'Avignon
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
For more information: departement13.fr/le-departement/linstitution/retour-sur/detail/article/la-maison-de-la-harpiste-un-puzzle-de-2000-ans-en-cours-de-reconstitution-au-mdaa/
Dualités, les collections beaux-arts revisitées
(Dualities. Fine Art Collections Revisited)
19 September 2020–18 September 2022
Musée d'Art et d'Histoire - Hôtel Beurnier-Rossel
Montbéliard
For more information: www.montbeliard.fr/fr/no/mes-sorties-mes-activites/agenda/exposition-dualites-les-collections-beaux-arts-revisitees.html
Et si l'art m'était conté
(And If Art Was Told to Me: The Human Body from Antiquity to Today)
13 September 2021–22 November 2022
Place Antonin Poncet
Lyons
For more information: www.mba-lyon.fr/fr/expo_hors-les-murs/si-lart-metait-conte
Pharaons Superstars
(Superstar Pharaohs)
22 June 2022–17 October 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 (cloth).
For more information: www.mucem.org/programme/exposition-et-temps-forts/pharaons-superstars
François Artaud – Jean-François Champollion. Le rôle du directeur du musée de Lyon dans l’aventure du déçhiffrement des hiéroglyphes
(François Artaud - Jean-François Champollion. The Role of the Director of the Musée de Lyon in the Adventure of Deciphering Hieroglyphs)
October 2022–December 2022
Le musée des Beaux-Arts
Lyons
For more information: www.mba-lyon.fr/fr/article/expositions-venir
Champollion: La Voie des Hiéroglyphes
(Champollion: The way of Hieroglyphics)
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/exhibition/hieroglyphes/
Alexandria, futurs antéireurs
(Alexandria, Past Futures)
8 February 2023–8 May 2023
Musée des civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée
Marseille
Curators: Arnaud Quertinmont, Nicolas Amoroso, Edwin Nasr, and Sarah Rifky
For more information: www.alexandria-urban-imaginaries.eu/exhibition/
The Mystery of Mithras. Exploring the Heart of a Roman Cult
15 May 2022–30 October 2023
Musée Saint-Raymond
Toulouse
For more information: mithra-project.eu/exhibitions/
Le grand mezzé
(The Great Mezzé)
19 May 2021–31 December 2023
Musée des civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée
Marseille
Curator: Édouard de Laubrie
Catalogue: Musée des civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée. Le Grand mezzé. Pp. 224. Actes Sud, Arles 2021. €32. ISBN 978-2330145194 (paper).
For more information: www.mucem.org/programme/exposition-et-temps-forts/le-grand-mezze
Etrusques, une civilisation de la Méditerranée
(The Etruscans, a Mediterranean Civilization)
15 April 2022–23 October 2022
The Museum of Romanite
Nîmes
Catalogue: Cianferoni, Guisepina Carlotta. Etrusques, une civilisation de la Mediterranée. Pp. 148. €24.90, SPL Culture et Patrimoine, Nîmes. ISBN :978-2-9583181-0-9 (paper).
For more information: museedelaromanite.fr/en/temporary-exhibition
Magique
(Magic)
15 April 2022–5 March 2023
Musée des Confluences, Lyon
For more information: www.museedesconfluences.fr/fr/expositions/expositions-temporaires/magique
Sacré Mormont ! Enquête archéologique chez les Helvètes
(Holy Mormont! Archaeological survey among the Helvetians)
25 June 2022–13 November 2022
Bibracte Museum
Mont Beuvray
For more information: www.bibracte.fr/activite/exposition-sacre-mormont
Germany
Der zweite Blick: Frauen
(The Second Glance: Women)
Opened 30 October 2021
Bode-Museum
Berlin
Catalogue: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. The Second Glance: Women. Pp. 101. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, Frankfurt 2021. ISBN 978-3-98501-059-2 (cloth). Available for download at: www.smb.museum/fileadmin/website/Museen_und_Sammlungen/Bode_Museum/Ausstellungen/Der_zweite_Blick/Frauen/Bode-Museum-Der-Zweite-Blick-Frauen-Katalog-en-MedRes.pdf
For more information: www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/bode-museum/exhibitions/the-second-glance/women/
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 - von Menschen und Landschaften
(Stonehenge - Of People and Landscapes)
23 September 2021–25 September 2022
LWL-Museum für Archäologie
Herne
For more information: www.lwl-landesmuseum-herne.de/de/unsere-ausstellungen/sonderausstellungen/
Sternensucher – Von der Himmelsscheibe bis zur Rosetta-Mission
(Star Seekers – From the Sky Disc to the Rosetta Mission)
3 October 2020–30 September 2022
Arche Nebra
Nebra
For more information: www.himmelsscheibe-erleben.de/sonderschau/aktuelles/
Rom am Rhein
(Rome on the Rhine)
29 April 2021–9 October 2022
Kulturzentrum am Neumarkt
Cologne
For more information: www.roemer.nrw/sites/default/files/2021-02/RfG_Standortplakat_Koeln.pdf
Kult(ur)wald. Die Besiedlung des Schwarzwalds
(Cult(ur)eforest. The Population of the Black Forest)
14 May 2021–16 October 2022
Franziskanermuseum
Villingen-Schwenningen
For more information: www.franziskanermuseum.de/aktuelles/ausstellungen/kulturwald-die-besiedlung-des-schwarzwalds.html
Der Limes am Niederrhein
(The Limes on the Lower Rhine)
30 September 2021–16 October 2022
LVR Archaeological Park Xanten / LVR RömerMuseum
Xanten
For more information: www.roemer.nrw/sites/default/files/2021-02/RfG_Standortplakat_Xanten.pdf
Rom in Westfalen 2.0
(Rome in Westphalia 2.0)
25 March 2022–30 October 2022
LWL-Römermuseum
Haltern am See
For more information: www.roemer.nrw/sites/default/files/2021-02/RfG_Standortplakat_Haltern.pdf
Gail Rothschild. Porträts antiker Wirkereien aus Ägypten
(Gail Rothschild. Portraits of Antique Knitwear from Egypt)
1 July 2022–31 October 2022
Bode Museum
Berlin
For more information: www.smb.museum/en/exhibitions/detail/think-big/
Schliemanns Welten
(Schliemann’s Worlds)
13 May 2022–6 November 2022
James-Simon-Galerie
Berlin
For more information: www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/neues-museum/exhibitions/detail/schliemanns-worlds/
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
Abenteuer am Nil. Preußen und die Ägyptologie 1842-45
(Adventure on the Nile. Prussia and Egyptology 1842-45)
2 September 2022–7 March 2023
Neues Museum
Berlin
For more information: www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/neues-museum/exhibitions/detail/adventures-on-the-nile/
Mysterium Mithras: Annäherungen an einen römischen Kult
(The Mystery of Mithras. Exploring the Heart of a Roman Cult)
19 November 2022–15 April 2023
Archäologische Museum Frankfurt
Frankfurt
For more information: www.archaeologisches-museum-frankfurt.de/de/ausstellungen/mysterium-mithras-annaeherungen-an-einen-roemischen-kult
Klasse und Masse: Die Welt griechischer Tonfiguren
(From Quality to Quantity: The World of Greek Clay Figurines)
10 July 2022–7 February 2023
Altes Museum
Berlin
More information: www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/altes-museum/exhibitions/detail/from-quality-to-quantity/
Abenteuer am Nil: Preußen und die Ägyptologie 1842-45
(Adventures on the Nile: Prussia and Egyptology 1842–45)
15 October 2022– 7 March 2023
Neues Museum
Berlin
For more information: www.smb.museum/en/exhibitions/detail/adventures-on-the-nile/
Greece
Archaeological Museum of Chania
Opened October 2021
Chania
For more information: www.allinchania.gr/en/city-info/museums/new-archaeological-museum-of-chania/
To the Baths!
(Practices and Representations of Bathing in the Mediterranean)
20 May 2022–5 September 2022
Archaeological Museum of Chania
Chania
For more information: www.mucem.org/programme/exposition-et-temps-forts/la-chambre-damis-musee...
Brice Marden και Ελληνική Αρχαιότητα
(Brice Marden and Greek Antiquity)
20 May 2022–29 August 2022
Museum of Cycladic Art
Athens
For more information: https://cycladic.gr/en/page/brice-marden-kai-elliniki-archaiotita?slide=1
Το χθες είναι τώρα.Γιώργος Λαζόγκας: Μύθοι και Αρχαιότητα
(The past is now. George Lazongas: Myths and Antiquity)
9 May 2022–20 August 2022
National Archaeological Museum
Athens
For more information: https://www.namuseum.gr/en/temporary_exhibition/the-past-is-now-george-l...
Italy
Alla ricerca della vita. Cosa raccontano i resti umani?
(In Search of Life. What Do Human Remains Tell?)
Opened 24 June 2021
Museo Egizio
Turin
For more information: museoegizio.it/en/explore/news/museo-egizio-opens-in-search-of-life-a-new-permanent-exhibition-room-2/
Colori dei Romani. I mosaici dalle Collezioni Capitoline
(Colors of the Romans. The Mosaics from the Capitoline Collections)
27 April 2021–1 January 2032
Centrale Montemartini
Rome
Curators: Claudio Parisi Presicce, Nadia Agnoli, and Serena Guglielmi
Catalogue: Presicce, Claudio, Nadia Agnoli, and Serena Guglielmi, eds. Colori dei Romani. I mosaici dalle Collezioni Capitoline. Pp. 60. Campisano, Rome 2021. €15. ISBN 978-8885795631 (paper).
For more information: www.centralemontemartini.org/it/mostra-evento/colori-dei-romani-i-mosaici-dalle-collezioni-capitoline
La civiltà delle palafitte. L’Isolino Virginia e i laghi varesini tra 5.600 e 900 a.C.
(The Pile-Dwelling Civilization. Isolino Virginia and the Varese Lakes between 5600 and 900 BCE)
29 July 2021–4 September 2022
Museo Archeologico di Villa Mirabello
Varese
Curators: Barbara Cermesoni and Daniela Locatelli
For more information: lombardia.abbonamentomusei.it/Mostre-e-Attivita/La-civilta-delle-palafitte-L-Isolino-Virginia-e-i-laghi-varesini-tra-5600-e-900-a.C
Vasi antichi
(Ancient Vases)
7 November 2021–2 October 2022
Museo Archeologico al Teatro romano
Verona
Curator: Margherita Bolla
For more information: museoarcheologico.comune.verona.it/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=77039
Ecce Homo: l’incontro fra il divino e l’umano per una diversa antropologia
(Ecce Homo: The Encounter between the Divine and the Human for a Different Anthropology)
25 June 2021–17 October 2022
Villa d’Este / Santuario di Ercole Vincitore
Tivoli
Curator: Andrea Bruciati
Catalogue: Bruciati, Andrea. Ecce homo. L'incontro fra il divino e l'umano per una diversa antropologia-Ecce homo. The encounter between the divine and man for a different anthropology. Pp. 52. Gangemi, Rome 2021. €12. ISBN 978-8849240368 (paper).
For more information: www.beniculturali.it/comunicato/ecce-homo-lincontro-fra-il-divino-e-lumano-per-una-diversa-antropologia
DOMUS GRIMANI. La Sala del Doge
(DOMUS GRIMANI. The Doge's Room)
19 May 2021–27 November 2022
Museo di Palazzo Grimani
Venice
Curators: Daniele Ferrara and Toto Bergamo Rossi
Catalogue: Ferrara, Daniele, and Toto Bergamo Rossi. Domus Grimani 1594-2019: The Collection of Classical Sculptures Reassembled in Its Original Setting After Four Centuries. Pp. 160. Marsilio, Venice 2019. €76,99. ISBN 978-8829701254 (paper).
For more information: polomusealeveneto.beniculturali.it/eventi-e-mostre/domus-grimani-la-sala-del-doge-georg-baselitz-archinto-museo-di-palazzo-grimani-19
Sekhmet, la Potente: Una leonessa in città
(Sekhmet, the Mighty One: A Lioness in the City)
7 July 2021–31 December 2023
Museo Civico Archeologico
Bologna
Curator: Daniela Picchi
For more information: www.museibologna.it/archeologico/articoli/50081/offset/0/id/105140
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/
Il frammento ritrovato. La mano del colosso di Costantino dei Musei Capitolini e il dito in bronzo del Louvre
(The Rediscovered Fragment. The Hand of the Colossus of Constantine from the Capitoline Museums and the Bronze Finger from the Louvre)
29 April 2021–28 April 2026
Musei Capitolini
Rome
For more information: www.museicapitolini.org/en/node/1008893
Dall’Egitto a Pisa: Gaetano Rosellini e le sue collezioni
(From Egypt to Pisa: Gaetano Rosellini and his collection)
19 February 2022–31 August 2022
Collezioni Egittologiche
University of Pisa
via San Frediano, 12
56126
Pisa
For more information: www.egitto.sma.unipi.it/dall-egitto-a-pisa/
Arte E Sensualità Nelle Case Di Pompei
(Art and Sensuality Within the Homes of Pompei)
21 April 2022–15 June 2023
Palestra Grande
Pompeii
For more information: pompeiisites.org/mostre/arte-e-sensualita-nelle-case-di-pompei/
Cursus Honorum. Il governo di Roma prima di Cesare
(Cursus Honorum. The government of Rome before Caesar)
24 March 2022–2 October 2022
Palazzo dei Conservatori, Sale al piano terra
Musei Capitolini
For more information: https://museicapitolini.org/en/node/1010481
L'eredità di Cesare e la conquista del tempo
(Caesar's heritage and the conquest of time)
Palazzo dei Conservatori - Sala della Lupa e dei Fasti antichi
Musei Capitolini
08 February 2021–2 October 2022
For more information: https://museicapitolini.org/en/mostra-evento/leredit-di-cesare-e-la-conq...
Museo dell’Arte Salvata
(The Museum of Rescued Art)
A new museum in Rome, housed in the octagonal room in the Baths of Diocletian, showcasing recovered works of art before they are returned to regional museums.
Museo Nazionale Romano
Via Sant'Apollinare, 8 - 00186
Rome
For more information: museonazionaleromano.beniculturali.it/2022/06/nasce-il-museo-dellarte-salvata/
I Marmi Torlonia. Collezionare Capolavori
(The Torlonia Marbles, Collecting Masterpieces)
25 May 2022–18 September 2022
The Gallery of Italy
Milan
For more information: www.gallerieditalia.com/it/homepage/milano/mostre-e-iniziative/mostre/2022/5/i-marmi-di-torlonia/
I Pittori di Pompei
(Paintings of Pompeii)
23 September 2022–19 March 2023
Civic Archaeological Museum
Bologna
Curator: Mario Grimaldi
For more information: www.comune.bologna.it/museoarcheologico/
Netherlands
Pracht en precisie: Topstukken uit de Collectie Gesneden Stenen
(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/
In de ban van de Ararat: Schatten uit het oude Armenië
(Under the Spell of Mount Ararat: Treasures from Ancient Armenia)
24 April 2022–18 September 2022
Drents Museum
Assen
Catalogue: 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
We Were Kings: Ancient Egypt in the Music of the African Diaspora
7 April 2023–27 August 2023
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Leiden
Curator: Daniel Soliman
For more information: www.rmo.nl/en/exhibitions/temporary-exhibitions/expected-we-were-kings/
5,000 years of beads
Until 7 May 2023
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Leiden
More information: rmo.nl/tentoonstellingen/tijdelijke-tentoonstellingen/5000-jaar-kralen/
Splendor and Precision
Until 4 September 2022
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Leiden
More information: https://www.rmo.nl/tentoonstellingen/tijdelijke-tentoonstellingen/pracht-en-precisie/
De papyrus van Qenna
(The papyrus roll of Qenna: magical spells for the afterlife)
22 June 2022–4 September 2022
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Leiden
For more information: www.rmo.nl/en/exhibitions/temporary-exhibitions/the-papyrus-roll-of-qenna/
Portugal
Faraós Superstars
(Superstar Pharaohs)
24 November 2022–6 March 2023
The Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
Lisbon
For more information: gulbenkian.pt/museu/agenda/faraos-superstars-2/
Russia
Оман – страна ладана
(Oman – The Land of Frankincense)
2 December 2020–12 December 2022
The State Hermitage Museum
Saint Petersburg
Curator: Maria Sologubova
For more information: www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/what-s-on/temp_exh/...
Spain
Arte y mito. Los dioses del Prado
(Art and Myth. The Gods of the Prado)
2 March 2022–28 August 2022
La Caixa Forum
Girona
Catalogue: Suescun, Fernando Pérez. Arte y mito. Los dioses del Prado. Pp. 141. Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid 2020. €17,10. ISBN 978-8499002842 (paper).
For more information: caixaforum.org/es/girona/p/arte-y-mito-los-dioses-del-prado_a29696329
Momias del antiguo Egipto: Redescubriendo 6 vidas
(Ancient Egyptian Mummies: Rediscovering 6 Lives)
12 July 2021–30 October 2022
La Caixa Forum
Madrid
For more information: caixaforum.org/es/madrid/p/momias-del-antiguo-egipto_a29681594
1 December 2022–2 April 2023
La Caixa Forum
Barcelona
For more information: www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/egyptian-mummies-exploring-ancient-lives
30 April 2023–3 September 2023
La Caixa Forum
Seville
For more information: www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/egyptian-mummies-exploring-ancient-lives
4 October 2023–28 January 2024
La Caixa Forum
Valencia
For more information: www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/egyptian-mummies-exploring-ancient-lives
Tutankhamon: Història d'un descobriment
(Tutankhamon: History of a Discovery)
16 January 2022–31 December 2022
Museu Egipci de Barcelona
Barcelona
More information: www.museuegipci.com/ca/exposicions/actual/tutankhamon-historia-d-un-descobriment/
(NAUFRAGIS. Història submergida)
Shipwrecks: Submerged History
28 April 2022–30 July 2023
Archaeological Museum of Catalunya
Barcelona
Curators: Rut Geli, Xavier Nieto, and Gustau Vivar
For more information: www.macbarcelona.cat/ca/Exposicions/Properes-exposicions/NAUFRAGIS.-Historia-submergida?
En torno a las columnas de Hércules. Las relaciones milenarias entre Marruecos y España
(Around the Pillars of Hercules, The Ancient Relationship Between Morocco and Spain)
25 May 2022–16 October 2022
National Archaeological Museum
Madrid
For more information: www.man.es/man/exposicion/exposiciones-temporales/20220524-en-torno-columnas-hercules.html
Switzerland
Skulpturengarten. Die Erweiterung unserer Sammlung in den Außenbereich
(Sculpture Garden. Extending Our Collection into the Outdoors)
Opened June 2021
Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig
Basel
For more information: www.antikenmuseumbasel.ch/en/ausstellungen.html
tierisch! Keine Kultur ohne Tiere
(Animalistic! No Cultures with Animals)
27 August 2021–17 October 2022
Museum der Kulturen Basel
Basel
For more information: www.mkb.ch/de/ausstellungen/2021/tierisch.html
Ave Caesar! Von Römern und Barbaren am Rhein
(Ave Caesar! Romans and Barbarians on the Rhine)
22 October 2022–30 April 2023
Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig
Basel
For more information: www.museenbasel.ch/museen/en/agenda/detail/museum-der-kulturen-basel/tierisch-keine-kultur-ohne-tiere.html
Superhelden: damals und heute
(Superheroes: Then and now)
November 2023 – June 2024
Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwitg
Basel
For more information: www.antikenmuseumbasel.ch/en/ausstellungen.html
United Kingdom
Ancient Middle East Gallery
Opened 26 June 2021
Ashmolean Museum
Oxford
For more information: www.ashmolean.org/ancient-middle-east-gallery
Roman Britain in Colour
Opened October 2021
Great North Museum: Hancock
Newcastle upon Tyne
For more information: www.twmuseums.org.uk/news/roman-altars-reimagined-in-vivid-colour-at-the-great-north-museum-hancock
Museum of Archaeology Gallery
(Prehistoric and Roman Archaeology of Durham)
27 July 2021–31 May 2022
Museum of Archaeology
Durham
For more information: www.dur.ac.uk/archaeology.museum/whatson/details/?id=22270
The Galloway Hoard: Viking-Age Treasure
9 October 2021–10 July 2022
Kirkcudbright Galleries
Kirkcudbright
Catalogue: Goldberg, Martin, and Mary Davis. Galloway Hoard: Viking-age Treasure. Pp. 128. NMSE - Publishing Ltd, Totnes 2021. £16.99. ISBN 978-1910682401 (cloth).
For more information: www.kirkcudbrightgalleries.org.uk/event/the-galloway-hoard-at-kirkcudbright-galleries/
30 July 2022–23 October 2022
Aberdeen Museum and Art Gallery
Aberdeen
For more information: www.nms.ac.uk/exhibitions-events/exhibitions/national-museum-of-scotland/the-galloway-hoard-viking-age-treasure/
The World of Stonehenge
17 February 2022–17 July 2022
The British Museum
London
For more information: www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/world-of-stonehenge
Magdalene Odundo in Cambridge
5 October 2021–24 July 2022
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Cambridge
Curator: Helen Ritchie
For more information: www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/visit-us/exhibitions/magdalene-odundo-in-cambridge
Alternative Narratives of the Greek Bicentenary
9 November 2021–25 October 2022
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Cambridge
Curator: Anastasia Christophilopoulou
For more information: www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/visit-us/exhibitions/alternative-narratives-of-the-greek-bicentenary
Tutankhamun the Boy: Growing Up in Ancient Egypt
September 2022–September 2023
Petrie Museum
London
More information: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2022/feb/new-exhibition-set-bring-tutankhamuns-childhood-life
Feminine power the divine to the demonic
19 May 2022–25 September 2022
The British Museum
London
For more information: www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/feminine-power-divine-demonic
Militaria Exhibition
12 February 2022–31 October 2022
Roman Army Museum
Greenhead
For more information: www.vindolanda.com/Event/militaria-exhibition
From Julius Caesar to Boadicea: A Century of Icenian Coins
Open until 2 October 2022
Ashmolean Museum
Oxford
For more information: www.ashmolean.org/event/from-julius-caesar-to-boadicea
Tutankhamun: Excavating the Archive
13 April 2022–5 February 2023
Bodleian Library
Oxford
For more information: visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/tutankhamun-excavating-the-archive
Ferociously Feminine
19 May 2022–25 September 2022
British Museum
London
For more information: https://www.britishmuseum.org/events/ferociously-feminine
Picturing the Romans: Daily Life through Tableware
9 June 2022–28 October 2022
Museum of Archaeology
Palace Green Library
Durham
For more information: www.dur.ac.uk/archaeology.museum/whatson/details/?id=49939
Troy: Beauty and Heroism
19 May 2022 –14 August 2022
The McManus Dundee’s Art Gallery and Museum
Dundee
For more information: www.mcmanus.co.uk/exhibitions/troy-beauty-and-heroism
The Grand Tour: The Two Horaces and the Court of Florence
27 March 2022–24 July 2022
Strawberry Hill House
Twickenham
For more information: www.strawberryhillhouse.org.uk/the-grand-tour/
Swords of Kingdoms: The Staffordshire Hoard at Sutton Hoo
19 May 2022–30 October 2022
Sutton Hoo
Woodbridge
For more information: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/sutton-hoo/features/swords-of-kingdoms-the-staffordshire-hoard-at-sutton-hoo
Circles of Stone: Stonehenge and Japan Prehistoric Japan
30 September 2022–August 2023
Stonehenge
Wiltshire
For more information: www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/stonehenge/things-to-do/exhibitions/circles-of-stone
Hieroglyphs: unlocking ancient Egypt
13 October 2022– 19 February 2023
British Museum
London
For more information: www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/hieroglyphs-unlocking-ancient-egypt
Roman Busts
16 July–29 October 2022
Discovery Bucks Museum
Aylesbury
For more information: www.discoverbucksmuseum.org/whats-on/first-chance-to-see-incredible-roman-busts/
Heroes of the Viking World
Until 6 November 2022
Banbury Museum & Gallery
For more information: banburymuseum.org/events/heroes-of-the-viking-world
Alexander the Great
21 October 2022-19 February 2023
British Library
London
For more information: bl.uk/events/alexander-the-great-the-making-of-a-myth
Ancient Iraq: new discoveries
1 September 2020–19 June 2022
The British Museum: a travelling exhibition
London
For more information: www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/ancient-iraq-new-discoveries
The Middle East
Iraq
National Museum
Reopened, 7 March 2022.
For more information: www.theiraqmuseum.com/
Israel
Special Display: Lord of the Desert
Opened 8 March 2022
Exhibition Galleries, Archaeology Wing
Israel Museum
Curator: Laura A. Peri
For more information: www.imj.org.il/en/exhibitions/special-display-lord-desert
חזרה לחאלב
סיור מציאות מדומה בבית הכנסת הגדול
(Back to Aleppo: A Virtual-Reality Tour of the Great Synagogue)
16 June 2022– 31 December 2023
The Israel Museum
Jerusalem
Curator: Revital Hovav
For more information: www.imj.org.il/en/exhibitions/back-aleppo
תַכשִׁיט
תכשיטים וקישוט גוף בזמנים פרהיסטוריים
(Adornment: Jewelry and Body Decoration in Prehistoric Times)
2 June 2022– 15 April 2023
The Israel Museum
Jerusalem
Curator: Ahiad Ovadia; Assistant Curator: Michal Kapuller
For more information: www.imj.org.il/en/exhibitions/adornment
United Arab Emirates
معرض دير المدينة: قرية فناني الفراعنة
(Deir el-Medina: Village of the Pharaohs’ Artists)
10 November 2021–31 August 2022
Sharjah Archaeology Museum
Sharjah
For more information: www.sharjahmuseums.ae/en-US/WhatsOn/Events/معرض-دير-المدينة-قرية-فناني-الفراعنة-(1)
Africa
Egypt
خبايا الذهب
(The Secrets of Gold)
Opened 9 October 2021
Luxor Museum
Luxor
كانطير- بيراميس
(Qantir-Piramesse)
20 April 2022–20 September 2022
Egyptian Museum
Cairo
For more information: https://www.egyptianmuseumcairo.com/egyptian-museum-cairo/event/qantir-piramesse-temporary-exhibitions/
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
Open Horizons: Ancient Greek Journeys and Connections
23 April 2022–14 August 2022
Melbourne Museum
Melbourne, Australia
For more information: museumsvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum/whats-on/open-horizons/
Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs
Opens summer 2023
Australian Museum
Sydney, New South Wales
For more information: australian.museum/about/organisation/future-plans/
Fake!: Faked, Forged and Replica Ancient Coins
Currently open
The University of Queensland
Australia
Curator: Mr. James Donaldson
For more information: antiquities-museum.uq.edu.au/event/599/fake
Heroes & Hoplites (Online Exhibition)
Ongoing
The Hellenic Museum
Melbourne
For more information: hellenic.org.au/heroes-and-hoplites
Japan
ボストン美術館展 芸術×力
(Art & Power: From Pharaohs to Daimyōs. Masterworks from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)
23 July 2022–2 October 2022
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
Tokyo
For more information: www.tobikan.jp/en/exhibition/2022_boston.html
Korea
메트로폴리탄박물관 소장품전 "메소포타미아, 저 기록의 땅
(Mesopotamia: Great Cultural Innovations, Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
July 22, 2022–January 28 2024
National Museum of Korea
Seoul
For more information: www.museum.go.kr/site/eng/exhiSpecialTheme/view/current?exhiSpThemId=778608&listType=gallery
New Zealand
Secrets of Stonehenge
Opens 2022
Auckland Museum
Parnell, Auckland 1010
For more information: www.aucklandmuseum.com/visit/exhibitions/secrets-of-stonehenge
Myths and Mortals: Life in Ancient Times
Ongoing
Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities
UC Arts City Location
3 Hereford Street
Christchurch
For more information: http://teecemuseum.nz/whats-on/current-exhibition-myths-and-mortals/
Ancient Greeks: Athletes, Warriors and Heroes
Now until 6 November 2022
Auckland Museum
Parnell
For more information: www.aucklandmuseum.com/visit/exhibitions/ancient-greeks