Current and Upcoming Museum Exhibitions

The Americas

Canada

Reines d’Égypte
(Queens of Egypt)

2 June 2021–29 August 2021
Musée canadien de l’histoire/Canadian Museum of History
Gatineau, Quebec

For more information: www.historymuseum.ca/queens-of-egypt/

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

Contemporary Art Installations

14 September 2020–12 June 2021
Oriental Institute
Chicago, Illinois

For more information: oi100.uchicago.edu/contemporary-art

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

Paul Manship: Ancient Made Modern

11 February 2021–3 July 2021
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Hartford, Connecticut

Curator: Erin Monroe

For more information: www.thewadsworth.org/explore/on-view/paulmanship/

Golden Mummies of Egypt

6 March 2021–11 July 2021
North Carolina Museum of Art
Raleigh, North Carolina

Curator: Campbell Price

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

Pompeii: The Exhibition

12 February 2021–17 July 2021
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Houston, Texas

For further information: www.hmns.org/exhibits/special-exhibitions/pompeii-the-exhibition/

The Bacchus Conservation Project: The Story of a Sculpture

7 March 2020–31 July 2021
North Carolina Museum of Art
Raleigh, North Carolina

Curator: Caroline Rocheleau

Catalogue: 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

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

Mesopotamia: Civilization Begins

21 April 2021–16 August 2021
J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa
Pacific Palisades, California

Curators: Timothy Potts and Ariane Thomas

Catalogue: Thomas, Ariane, and Timothy Potts, eds. Mesopotamia: Civilization Begins. Pp. 236. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles 2020. $65. ISBN 978-1606066492 (cloth).

For more information: www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/mesopotamia/

Antioch Reclaimed. Ancient Mosaics at the MFA

10 April 2021–22 August 2021
Museum of Fine Arts
Saint Petersburg, Florida

Curators: Michael Bennett and Andrea De Giorgi

For further information: mfastpete.org/exh/antioch-reclaimed/

Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa

18 April 2021–22 August 2021
Saint Louis Art Museum
Saint Louis, Missouri

Curator: Denise Doxey

For further information: www.slam.org/exhibitions/nubia-treasures-of-ancient-africa/

Last Supper in Pompeii: From the Table to the Grave 

7 May 2021–29 August 2021
Legion of Honor Museum
San Francisco, California 

Curator: Paul Roberts

Catalogue: Roberts, Paul. Last Supper in Pompeii. Pp. 224. Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. $35. ISBN 978-1910807309 (paper).

For more information: legionofhonor.famsf.org/exhibitions/pompeii

Mummies of the World: The Exhibition

6 February 2021–6 September 2021
Saint Louis Science Center
Saint Louis, Missouri

For more information: www.slsc.org/exhibits-attractions/mummies-of-the-world-the-exhibition/

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

Catalogue: Kirin, Asen. Modernism Foretold. Pp. 208. The Georgia Museum of Art, Athens 2020. $60.00. ISBN 978-0915977437 (cloth).

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

The Antikythera Mechanism

4 June 2021–26 September 2021
Nashville Parthenon
Nashville, Tennessee

Curator: Mark Medley

For more information: www.nashvilleparthenon.com/events/antikythera-mechanism

Sacred Adornment: Jewelry as Belief in Ancient Egypt

29 February 2020–31 October 2021
Glencairn Museum
Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania

Curator: Jennifer Houser Wegner

For more information: glencairnmuseum.org/exhibitions-full/2020/2/29/sacred-adornment-jewelry-as-belief-in-ancient-egypt

Assyria to America

24 October 2019–12 December 2021
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

The Met 150: Gifts in Celebration of the Museum’s Anniversary

1 January 2020–31 December 2021
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, New York

For more information: www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2020/gifts-in-celebration-of-the-museums-anniversary

Antoin Sevruguin: Past and Present

1 April 2021–31 December 2021
Oriental Institute
Chicago, Illinois

Curator: Tasha Vorderstrasse

Catalogue: Vorderstrasse, Tasha, ed. Antoin Sevruguin: Past and Present. Pp. 367. Oriental Institute, Chicago 2020. $130. ISBN 978-1614910541 (cloth). Also available for download at oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oimp/oimp-40-antoin-sevruguin

For more information: oi100.uchicago.edu/sevruguin

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

Roman Landscapes: Visions of Nature and Myth from Rome and Pompeii

15 October 2021–9 January 2022
San Antonio Museum of Art
San Antonio, Texas

For further information: www.samuseum.org/artwork/exhibition/romanlandscapes/

She Who Wrote: Enheduanna and Women of Mesopotamia

10 September 2021–16 January 2022
The Morgan Library and Museum
New York, New York

Curators: Sidney Babcock and Erhan Tamur

For further information: www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/she-who-wrote

Queen Nefertari: Eternal Egypt

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

Curator: Christian Greco

Catalogue: Greco, Christian. Queen Nefertari’s Egypt. Pp. 111. Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth 2020. $16.95. ISBN 978-0912804576 (paper).

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

Rubens: Picturing Antiquity

10 November 2021–24 January 2022
J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa
Pacific Palisades, California

Curators: David Gasparotto and Jeffrey Spier

Catalogue: Gasparotto, David, Jeffrey Spier, and Anne T. Woollett, eds. ​Rubens: Picturing Antiquity. ​Pp. 192. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles 2020. $40. ISBN 978-1606066706 (cloth).

For more information: www.getty.edu/visit/exhibitions/future.html

Art of Ancient Greece, Rome, and the Byzantine Empire

Opens fall 2021
Museum of Fine Arts
Boston, Massachusetts 

For more information: www.mfa.org/gallery/art-of-ancient-greece-rome-and-the-byzantine-empire

Origins: Collecting to Create the Nelson-Atkins

14 August 2021–6 March 2022
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, Missouri 

For more information: nelson-atkins.org/exhibitions/origins/

HerStory: Stories of Ancient Heroines and Everyday Women

9 July 2020–19 June 2022
Tampa Museum of Art
Tampa, Florida

Curators: Brittney Bevel and Kessanda Abel

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

Persia: Ancient Iran and the Classical World

6 April 2022–8 August 2022
J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa
Pacific Palisades, California

For more information: www.getty.edu/visit/exhibitions/future.html

Assyria: Palace Art of Ancient Iraq

21 April 2021–5 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/

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/

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

Europe, The United Kingdom, and Russia

Austria

Höhere Mächte. Von Menschen, Göttern und Naturgewalten 
(Higher Powers. People, Gods, and Elements of Nature)

18 May 2021–15 August 2021
Kunsthistorisches Museum
Vienna

For further information: hoeheremaechte.khm.at/en/

Hendrick Goltzius: Die Metamorphosen des Ovid
(Hendrick Goltzius: The Metamorphoses of Ovid)

1 October 2021–9 January 2022
The Ferdinandeum
Innsbruck

Curator: Ralf Bormann

For further information: www.tiroler-landesmuseen.at/ausstellung/hendrick-goltzius/

Belgium

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

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

Curator: Patrick de Rynck

For more information: www.galloromeinsmuseum.be/nl/te-zien/Oog-in-oog

Czech Republic

Poklady numismatických sbírek
(Treasures of the Numismatic Collections)

23 June 2020–30 August 2021
Historická budova Národního Muzeum
Prague

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

Denmark

Auguste Rodin – Forskydninger
(Auguste Rodin – Displacements)

25 March 2021–15 August 2021
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Copenhagen

Curator: Christine Horwitz Tommerup

Catalogue: Tommerup, Christine Horwitz. Auguste Rodin – Forskydninger. Pp. 222. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen 2021. DKK149. ISBN 978-8774523741 (cloth).

For more information: glyptoteket.dk/udstilling/auguste-rodin-forskydninger/

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

Koopast kaissu. Inimese ja koera lugu
(From the Cave to the Cat. The Story of Man and Dog)

17 February 2021–27 February 2022
Maarjamäe Castle
Tallinn

Curators: Krista Sarv and Mari-Leen Tammela

For further information: www.ajaloomuuseum.ee/naitused/ekspositsioonid/koeranaitus

France

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

11 September 2020–27 June 2021
Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins
Mougins

For more information: www.mouginsmusee.com/en/exhibitions/present

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

15 December 2020–11 July 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: www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/evenements/expositions/aux-musees/presentation-generale/article/girault-de-prangey-48514.html?tx_ttnews%5Btx_pids%5D=591&tx_ttnews%5Btt_cur%5D=48514&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=223&cHash=3c360705fb

Dix mille ans de luxe
(Two Thousand Years of Luxury)

15 October 2020–18 July 2021
Musée des Arts Décoratifs
Paris

Curators: Olivier Gabet and Cloé Pitiot

Catalogue: Gabet, Olivier, ed. Dix mille ans de luxe. Pp. 240. Musée des arts décoratifs, Paris 2020. €45. ISBN 978-6148035357.

For more information: madparis.fr/en/about-us/exhibitions/current-exhibitions/musee-des-arts-decoratifs/luxes-en/

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

Catalogue: Zeev, Gourarier, ed. Les tables du pouvoir. Une histoire des repas de prestige. Pp. 447. Réunion des musées nationaux, Paris 2021. €39.90. ISBN 978-2711878635.

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

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)

20 April 2021–30 July 2021
Musée Départemental Arles Antique
Arles

Opens September
Château d'Avignon
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer

For more information: www.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/

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/agenda/drinking-with-the-gods

5 ans d’acquisitions. 2015-2020
(5 Years of Acquisitions. 2015-2020)

19 May 2021–29 August 2021
Musée Champollion
Figeac

For more information: www.musee-champollion.fr/blog/2021/05/20/exposition-5-ans-dacquisition/

CHASSEURS DE TRÉSORS. Archéologie et Bande Dessinée
(Treasure Hunters. Archaeology and Comics)

29 May 2021–29 August 2021
Musée de Picardie
Amiens

For more information: www.amiens.fr/Vivre-a-Amiens/Culture-Patrimoine/Etablissements-culturels/Musee-de-Picardie/Page-generale-Expositions/Chasseurs-de-tresors

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

Curator: Dominique Darde

For more information: museedelaromanite.fr/exposition-temporaire

La préhistoire en bande dessinée
(Prehistory in Comics)

15 April 2021–20 September 2021
Musée d’Archéologie nationale
Saint-Germain-en-Laye

For more information: musee-archeologienationale.fr/actualite/la-prehistoire-en-bande-dessinee

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/sites/default/files/upload/bdef-rmmflaner_20-21.pdf

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

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 2020–26 September 2021
Musée Granet
Aix-en-Provence

Curators: Christophe Barbotin and Bruno Ely

Catalogue: Barbotin, Christophe. Pharaon, Osiris et la momie: L'Égypte ancienne à Aix-en-Provence. Pp. 48. Khéops, Paris 2020. €9. ISBN 978-2916142197 (paper).

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

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

3 November 2020–26 September 2021
Musée cantonal d'archéologie et d'histoire
Lausanne

Curator: Sabine Utz

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

Giacometti et l’Égypte antique
(Giacometti and Ancient Egypt)

22 June 2021–10 October 2021
L’Institut Giacometti
Paris

Curators: Thierry Pautot, Romain Perrin, and Marc Etienne

For more information: www.fondation-giacometti.fr/fr/evenement/171/giacometti-et-legypte-antique

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

20 May 2019–25 October 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

Paris – Athènes: Naissance de la Grèce moderne 1675 ‐ 1919
(Paris – Athens: The Birth of Modern Greece 1675 ‐ 1919)

30 September 2021–7 February 2022
Musée du Louvre
Paris

Curators : Jean‐Luc Martinez and Marina Lambraki‐Plaka

For more information: www.louvre.fr/en-ce-moment/expositions/paris-athenes

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 des deux terres. L'épopée africaine des rois de Napata
(Pharaohs of the Two Lands. The African Epic of the Kings of Napata)

27 April 2022–25 July 2022
Musée du Louvre
Paris

Curator: Vincent Rondot

For more information: www.louvre.fr/en-ce-moment/expositions/pharaon-des-deux-terres

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 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

Le grand mezzé
(The Great Mezzé)

9 December 2020- 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

Germany

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

Curators: Wolfgang Leitmeyer and Sebastian Zanke

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/

Zeichen und Wunder
(Signs and Wonders: Ugo Dossi and Egyptian Art)

9 March 2021–27 June 2021
Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst
Munich

For more information: smaek.de/ausstellungen/zeichen-und-wunder/

“Diese KATZE ist die Sonne selbst” – Am Anfang einer gegenseitigen Begegnung
(“This CAT is the Sun Itself” – At the Beginning of a Mutual Encounter (The Cat Across Time))

24 April 2021–27 June 2021
Winckelmann-Museum
Stendal

For further information: www.winckelmann-gesellschaft.com/veranstaltungen/diese-katze-ist-die-sonne-selbst-am-anfang-einer-gegenseitigen-begegnung/

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

1 April 2021–11 July 2021
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kunstbibliothek
Berlin

Curators: Georg Schelbert and Moritz Wullen

Catalogue: Georg Schelbert 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/

High Tech Römer
(High Tech Romans)

13 March 2021–18 July 2021
LVR- LandesMuseum Bonn
Bonn

For more information: landesmuseum-bonn.lvr.de/de/ausstellungen/high_tech_roemer/high_tech_roemer_1.html

Vasen erzählen Geschichte - damals wie heute
(Vases Tell History – Then and Now)

14 May 2021–23 July 2021
Staatliche Antikensammlungen
Munich

For more information: www.antike-am-koenigsplatz.mwn.de/index.php/en/jevents-all-categories/eventdetail/89/-/vases-tell-history-then-and-now

Aby Warburg: Bilderatlas Mnemosyne – Das Original
(Aby Warburg: Mnemosyne Atlas – The Original)

10 March 2021–25 July 2021
Bundeskunsthalle
Bonn

Curators: Axel Heil and Roberto Ohrt

Catalogue: Warburg, Aby, Alex Heil, and Roberto Ohrt, eds. Bilderatlas Mnemosyne – The Original. Pp. 184. Hatje Cantz, Berlin 2020. €200. ISBN 978-3775746939 (cloth).

For more information: www.bundeskunsthalle.de/en/exhibitions/aby-warburg.html

Sprich mit mir! Die Sammlung befragen
(Talk to Me! Consulting the Collections)

15 January 2021–31 July 2021
Kunstgewerbemuseum
Berlin

Curators: Claudia Banz, Angeli Sachs, Yulia Fisch, Christian Imhof, Brooke Jackson, and Hannah Spillmann

Catalogue: Banz, Claudia, and Angeli Sachs. Sprich mit mir! die Samlung befragen. Pp. 148. Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin 2020. €10. ISBN 978-3886098507 (paper).

For further information: www.smb.museum/en/exhibitions/detail/?tx_smb_pi1%5BexhibitionSmartId%5D=73405

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

26 September 2020–1 August 2021
Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum
Hildesheim

Curator: Dagobert Warnecke

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

Objekt Wege. Von der Kunstkammer ins Museum
(Objects on the Move: From the Kunstkammer into the Museum)

21 May 2021–5 September 2021
Gemäldegalerie
Berlin

Curators : Eva Dolezel and Catalina Heroven 

For more information: www.smb.museum/en/exhibitions/detail/objects-on-the-move-from-the-kunstkammer-into-the-museum/

Ausgegraben und ausgestellt. Römische Funde aus der Grabung Leopoldstraße
(Excavated and Exhibited: Roman Finds from the Leopoldstraße Excavation)

4 July 2021–5 September 2021
Stadtmuseum Lahr
Lahr

For more information: stadtmuseum.lahr.de/sonderausstellungen.77227.htm

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

21 February 2020–12 September 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

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

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

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

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

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

30 June 2020–12 September 2021
Staatliche Antikensammlungen und Glyptothek
Munich

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

Hellas in München
(Hellas in Munich: 200 Years of Bavarian-Greek Friendship)

29 June 2021–19 September 2021
Beide Häuser am Königsplatz
Munich

For more information: www.antike-am-koenigsplatz.mwn.de/index.php/en/jevents-all-categories/eventdetail/91/-/preview-hellas-in-munich

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

30 January 2020–26 September 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

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

Curator: Helen Gries

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

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

16 September 2020–17 October 2021
Archäologisches Museum
Hamburg

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

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

6 May 2021–24 October 2021
LVR- LandesMuseum Bonn
Bonn

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: landesmuseum-bonn.lvr.de/de/ausstellungen/vorschau_2/vorschau_1.html#

Black is Beautiful – Griechische Glanztonkeramik
(Black is Beautiful – Greek Black Gloss Pottery)

28 March 2021–31 October 2021
Staatliche Antikensammlungen und Glyptothek
Munich

For more information: www.antike-am-koenigsplatz.mwn.de/index.php/en/jevents-all-categories/eventdetail/87/-/black-is-beautiful-greek-black-gloss-pottery

Spot an! Szenen einer römischen Stadt
(Spot on! Scenes from a Roman City)

2 May 2021–14 November 2021
Varusschlacht im Osnabrücker Land - Museum und Park Kalkriese
Kalkriese

For more information: www.kalkriese-varusschlacht.de/en/museum/sonderausstellung-spot-an-szenen-einer-roemischen-stadt/

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

14 September 2021–12 December 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/

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

27 November 2020–6 January 2022
Bode-Museum
Berlin

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

freiburg.archäologie – Life before the Founding of the City

13 September 2020–9 January 2022
Archäologisches Museum Colombischlössle
Freiburg im Breisgau

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

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: landesmuseum-vorgeschichte.de/fileadmin/landesmuseum/alle/pdf/pdf_sonderausstellung_neue_horizonte/nebra_sky_disc_new_horizons.pdf

Klangbilder – Musik im Alten Ägypten
(Sound Images - Music in Ancient Egypt)

21 May 2021–16 January 2022
Neues Museum
Berlin

For more information: www.smb.museum/en/exhibitions/detail/klangbilder-musik-im-alten-aegypten/

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/

Grenzüberschreitung am Limes 
(Border Crossing at the Limes)

24 September 2021–27 February 2022
Lippisches Landesmuseum Detmold  
Detmold

For more information: lippisches-landesmuseum.de/sonderausstellungen/roms-fliessende-grenzen-archaeologische-landesausstellung-nrw/

Seuchen: Fluch der Vergangenheit – Bedrohung der Zukunft
(Epidemics: Curse of the Past – Threat of the Future)

28 August 2021–27 March 2022
Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum
Hildesheim

Curator: Oliver Gauert

For more information: www.rpmuseum.de/ausstellungen/vorschau/seuchen.html

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

3 November 2021–11 April 2022
Archäologische Museum Frankfurt
Frankfurt

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

Leben am Limes
(Life on the Limes)

25 November 2021–29 May 2022
LVR- LandesMuseum Bonn
Bonn

For more information: www.roemer.nrw/sites/default/files/2021-02/RfG_Standortplakat_Bonn.pdf

Roms fließende Grenzen: Archäologische Landesausstellung NRW
(Rome's Fluid Borders: Archaeological State Exhibition NRW)

25 November 2021–29 May 2022
LVR- LandesMuseum Bonn
Bonn

For more information: landesmuseum-bonn.lvr.de/de/ausstellungen/vorschau_2/vorschau_1.html#

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/

Rom am Rhein
(Rome on the Rhine)

29 April 2022–9 October 2022
Kulturzentrum am Neumarkt 
Cologne

For more information: www.roemer.nrw/sites/default/files/2021-02/RfG_Standortplakat_Koeln.pdf

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

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

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

14 May 2021–21 June 2021
Museum of Cycladic Art
Athens

Curators: Fani-Maria Tsigakou and Nikolaos Chr. Stampolidis

Catalogue: Tsigakou, Fani-Maria, and Nikolaos Chr. Stampolidis, editors. Αρχαιολατρεία και Φιλελληνισμός. Συλλογή Θανάση και Μαρίνας Μαρτίνου/Antiquarianism and Philhellenism. The Thanassis and Marina Martinos Collection. Pp. 435. Mouseio Kykladikēs Technēs, Athens 2020. € 50. ISBN 978-6185060381 (cloth).

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

Sterling Ruby at Cycladic: Ceramics

12 May 2021–26 June 2021
Museum of Cycladic Art
Athens

For more information: cycladic.gr/en/page/sterling-ruby-at-cycladic-ceramics#

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

20 October 2020–31 October 2021
National Archaeological Museum
Athens

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

Γενναίοι και Ελεύθεροι. Αμερικανοί Φιλέλληνες και ο «ένδοξος Αγώνας των Ελλήνων» (1776-1866)
(The Free and the Brave: American Philhellenes and the Glorious Struggle of the Greeks (1776–1866))

25 May 2021–12 December 2021
The Gennadius Library
Athens

Curator: Maria Georgopoulou

For more information: www.ascsa.edu.gr/events/details/the-free-and-the-brave-exhibition

Italy

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

3 November 2020–13 June 2021
Gallerie degli Uffizi
Florence

Curator: Novella Lapini

Catalogue: Lapini, Novella, 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

Savinio. Incanto e mito
(Savinio. Enchantment and Myth)

8 February 2021–13 June 2021
Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps
Rome

Curator: Ester Coen

Catalogue: Coen, Ester. Savinio. A-Z. Electa, Milan 2020. Pp 360. €32,30. ISBN
978-8892820296.

For more information: museonazionaleromano.beniculturali.it/evento/savinio-incanto-e-mito/

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

8 February 2021–27 June 2021
Parco del Colosseo
Rome

Curator: Mario Torelli

Catalog: Torelli, Mario, ed. Pompei 79 d.C. Una storia romana. Electa, Rome 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-9-may-2021/

Nel laboratorio dello studioso: la statua di Hel
(In the Scholar’s Laboratory: The Statue of Hel)

26 April 2021–27 June 2021
Museo Egizio
Turin

Curator: Federico Poole

For more information: museoegizio.it/esplora/mostre/nel-laboratorio-dello-studioso/

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/

Liberi di imparare 2
(Free to Learn 2: Copies of Finds from the Turin Collection Made by Inmates of the 'Lorusso-Cutugno' Prison)

13 May 2021–18 July 2021
Museo Egizio
Turin

For more information: museoegizio.it/esplora/mostre/liberi-di-imparare-2/

Tota Italia. Alle origini di una nazione
(Tota Italia. At the Origins of a Nation)

19 May 2021–25 July 2021
Scuderie del Quirinale
Rome

Curators: Massimo Osanna, Stèphan Verger, Fabrizio Pesando, and Carmela Capaldi

Catalogue: Osanna, Massimo, and Stéphane Verger, eds. Tota Italia. Alle origini di una nazione. IV secolo a.C.–I secolo d.C. Pp. 168. Arte’m, Rome 2021. €20. ISBN 978-8856908060 (paper).

For more information: www.scuderiequirinale.it/mostra/tota-italia-alle-origini-di-una-nazione-001

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

1 May 2021–1 August 2021
Museo delle Culture (MUDEC)
Milan

Curators: Alberto Mazzoni and Antonio Marazzi

Catalogue: Mazzoni, Alberto, and Lavinia 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 February 2021–29 August 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

Nel laboratorio dello studioso: Ad Astra, la decifrazione della tavola stellare di Mereru
(In the Scholar’s Laboratory: Ad Astra, The Deciphering of the Star Table of Mereru)

July 2021–August 2021
Museo Egizio
Turin

Curator: Enrico Ferraris

For more information: museoegizio.it/esplora/mostre/nel-laboratorio-dello-studioso/

Colori dei Romani. I mosaici dalle Collezioni Capitoline
(Colors of the Romans. The Mosaics from the Capitoline Collections)

4 May 2021–15 September 2021
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

Le Fiere della Vanità. L’arte dei Veneti antichi
(The Vanity Fairs. The Art of the Ancient Venetians)

28 May 2021–3 October 2021
Museo Nazionale Atestino
Este

For more information: http://www.atestino.beniculturali.it/index.php?it/21/news/62/le-fiere-della-vanit-larte-dei-veneti-antichi

Strada facendo. Il lungo viaggio del carro di Eretum
(Along the Way. The Long Journey of the Chariot of Eretum)

8 May 2021–10 October 2021
Palazzo Dosi-Delfini
Rieti

Curators: Alessandro Betori, Francesca Licordari, and Paola Refice

For more information: https://www.beniculturali.it/evento/strada-facendo-il-lungo-viaggio-del-carro-di-eretum

Napoleone e il mito di Roma
(Napoleon and the Myth of Rome)

4 February 2021–7 November 2021
Mercati di Traiano Museo dei Fori Imperiali
Rome

Curators: Claudio Parisi Presicce, Massimiliano Munzi, Nicoletta Bernacchio, and Simone Pastor

For more information: www.mercatiditraiano.it/it/mostra-evento/napoleone-e-l-archeologia

Damien Hirst: Archaeology Now

8 June 2021–7 November 2021
Galleria Borghese
Rome

Curators: Anna Coliva and Mario Codognato

Catalogue: Colivia, Anna, Mario Codognato, and Geraldine Leardi, eds. Damien Hirst: Galleria Borghese. Marsilio Editori, Venice 2021. Pp 140. $80. ISBN 978-8829710461. 

For more information: galleriaborghese.beniculturali.it/exhibition/damien-hirst/

Nel laboratorio dello studioso: Figli di Horus proteggete questo ushabti! Il modellino di sarcofago di Kha
(In the Scholar’s Laboratory: Children of Horus Protect This Ushabti! The Model of the Sarcophagus of Kha)

September 2021–November 2021
Museo Egizio
Turin

Curator: Paolo Marini

For more information: museoegizio.it/esplora/mostre/nel-laboratorio-dello-studioso/

L'eredità di Cesare e la conquista del tempo
(Caesar’s Heritage and the Conquest of Time)

8 February 2021–31 December 2021
Musei Capitolini, Palazzo dei Conservatori
Rome

Curators: Claudio Parisi Presicce and Laura Petacco

For more information: www.museicapitolini.org/it/mostra-evento/leredit-di-cesare-e-la-conquista-del-tempo

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

23 June 2021–31 December 2021
Domus Aurea
Rome

Curator: Vicenzo Farinella

Catalogue: 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: parcocolosseo.it/evento/raffaello-e-la-domus-aurea-linvenzione-delle-grottesche-in-arrivo-la-grande-mostra-evento-in-domus-aurea/

Gladiatori
(Gladiators)

31 March 2021–6 January 2022
Museo Archeologico Nazionale de Napoli
Naples

For more information: www.museoarcheologiconapoli.it/it/2021/03/presentazione-digitale-mostra-gladiatori/

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

11 March 2020–30 January 2022
Museo Archeologico
Milan

Curators: Sabrina Ceruti and Anna Provenzali

Catalogue: Ceruti, Sabrina, and Anna 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

Nel laboratorio dello studioso: Gatti, falchi e anguille. I bronzi votivi per mummie animali
(In the Scholar’s Laboratory: Cats, Hawks, and Eels. Votive Bronzes for Animal Mummies)

November 2021–January 2022
Museo Egizio
Turin

Curator: Johannes Auenmueller

For more information: museoegizio.it/esplora/mostre/nel-laboratorio-dello-studioso/

Antichi abitatori delle Grotte in Friuli
(Ancient Inhabitants of the Caves in Friuli)

3 March 2021–27 February 2022
Castello di Udine
Udine

For more information: www.civicimuseiudine.it/it/mostre-eventi/40-il-castello/997-antichi-abitatori-delle-grotte-in-friuli

Divina Archeologia: Mitologia e storia della Divina Commedia nelle Collezioni del MANN
(Divine Archaeology: Mythology and History of the Divine Comedy in the MANN Collections)

14 September 2021–March 2022
Museo Archeologico Nazionale de Napoli
Naples

For more information: www.museoarcheologiconapoli.it/it/2021/03/dantedi-le-inziative-del-mann-anteprima-digitale-della-mostra-divina-archeologia/

Nel laboratorio dello studioso: Un santuario portatile per la dea Anuket
(In the Scholar’s Laboratory: A Portable Shrine for the Goddess Anuket)

January 2022–March 2022
Museo Egizio
Turin

Curator: Paolo Del Vesco

For more information: museoegizio.it/esplora/mostre/nel-laboratorio-dello-studioso/

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

Nel laboratorio dello studioso: Il Libro dei Morti di Baki, Scriba del Signore delle Due Terre
(In the Scholar’s Laboratory: The Book of the Dead of Baki, Scribe of the Lord of the Two Lands)

March 2022–May 2022
Museo Egizio
Turin

Curator: Susanne Töpfer

For more information: museoegizio.it/esplora/mostre/nel-laboratorio-dello-studioso/

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 Bergamo Rossi

For more information: polomusealeveneto.beniculturali.it/eventi-e-mostre/domus-grimani-la-sala-del-doge-georg-baselitz-archinto-museo-di-palazzo-grimani-19

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

Netherlands

Tussen de ruïnes van Palmyra
(Amongst the Ruins of Palmyra: Paintings, Drawings, and Gouaches by Theo de Feyter)

Until 27 June 2021
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Leiden

For more information: www.rmo.nl/tentoonstellingen/tijdelijke-tentoonstellingen/tussen-de-ruines-van-palmyra/

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

Until 24 October 2021
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Leiden

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

Op zoek naar Toetanchamon
(In Search of Tutankhamun)

10 October 2020–31 October 2021
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Leiden

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

Megalithische tempels van Malta
(Megalithic Temples of Malta)

8 April 2021–31 October 2021
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Leiden

For more information: www.rmo.nl/en/exhibitions/temporary-exhibitions/temples-of-malta/

Doggerland
(Doggerland)

Until 31 October 2021
Rijksmuseum Van Oudheden
Leiden

Curators: Luc Amkreutz and Sasja van der Vaart-Verschoof

For more information: www.rmo.nl/tentoonstellingen/tijdelijke-tentoonstellingen/doggerland/

Keizer Domitianus
(Emperor Domitian)

17 December 2021–22 May 2022
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Leiden

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

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

April 2023–August 2023
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Leiden

For more information: www.rmo.nl/en/exhibitions/temporary-exhibitions/expected-we-were-kings/

Poland

Galeria Sztuki Starożytnej
(Ancient Art Gallery)

Reopened 2 February 2021
Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie
Warsaw

Curator: Aleksandra Sulikowska-Bełczowska

For more information: www.mnw.art.pl/o-muzeum/galer/galeria-sztuki-starozytnej/

Russia

Из глубин Аравии. Южноаравийская стела из коллекции Аль Тани
(From the Depths of Arabia. South Arabian Stele from the Al Thani Collection)

6 October 2021–15 January 2022
The State Hermitage Museum
Saint Petersburg

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

Мастер Эннион. Древнее стекло Восточного Средиземноморья, с первого по четвертый века
(Master Ennion. Ancient Glass of the Eastern Mediterranean, First to Fourth Centuries)

4 December 2021–13 March 2022
The State Hermitage Museum
Saint Petersburg

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

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

Udjat. L’exotisme de l’antic Egipte a Barcelona
(Udjat. The Exoticism of Ancient Egypt in Barcelona)

29 January 2021–15 June 2021
Museu Etnològic i de Cultures del Món
Barcelona

For more information: www.barcelona.cat/museu-etnologic-culturesmon/montjuic/ca/udjat-l’exotisme-de-l’antic-egipte-barcelona

Piranesi, diseñador y anticuario
(Piranesi: Designer and Antiquarian)

22 February 2021–30 June 2021
Biblioteca Histórica UCM Marqués de Valdecilla
Madrid

For more information: www.esmadrid.com/en/whats-on/piranesi-designer-and-antiques-expert-biblioteca-historica-ucm

Artes Romae. Arte y artesanía en Augusta Emerita
(Roman Arts. Arts and Crafts in Augusta Emerita)

July 2020–June 2021
Museo Nacional de Arte Romano
Mérida

Curators: Trinidad Nogales Basarrate, Macarena Bustamante-Álvarez, and Rafael Sabio González

For more information: www.culturaydeporte.gob.es/mnromano/actividades/agenda/2020/exposicion-artes-romae.html

Un llegat pel MAC. Josep de C. Serra Ràfols (1900-1971)
(A Legacy for the MAC. Josep de C. Serra Ràfols (1900-1971))

March 2021–June 2021
Museu d’Arqueologia de Catalunya
Barcelona

For more information: www.macbarcelona.cat/Exposicions/Exposicions-actuals/Un-llegat-pel-MAC.-Josep-de-C.-Serra-Rafols-1900-1971

¡Falso! Una historia de engaño, arte y codicia
(Fake! A Story of Deception, Art, and Greed)

28 April 2021–18 July 2021
Museo Arqueológico Nacional
Madrid

For more information: www.man.es/man/exposicion/vitrina0/20210420-falsos.html

ARTE PREHISTÓRICO: de la roca al Museo
(PREHISTORIC ART: From the Rock to the Museum)

9 April 2021–31 July 2021
Museo Arqueológico Nacional
Madrid

Curators: Eduardo Galan Domingo, Ruth Maicas Ramos, and Juan Antonio Martos Romero

For more information: ww.man.es/man/exposicion/exposiciones-temporales/arte-prehistorico.html

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

27 March 2021–15 August 2021
Museo Centro Gaiás
Santiago de Compostela

For more information: www.cidadedacultura.gal/en/event/pharaoh-king-egypt

L’Enigma Iber. Arqueologia d'una civilització
(The Iberian Enigma. Archaeology of a Civilization)

Opens April 2021
Museu d’Arqueologia de Catalunya
Barcelona

For more information: www.macbarcelona.cat/Exposicions/Properes-exposicions/L-Enigma-Iber

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

Blick-Mira! El archivo fotográfico del Instituto Arqueológico Alemán de Madrid
(Blick-Mira! The Photographic Archive of the German Archaeological Institute of Madrid)

20 April 2021–9 January 2022
Museo Arqueológico Regional
Madrid

Curators: Dirce Marzoli and Pilar Sada

Catalogue: Museo Arqueológico Regional. Blick-Mira!, las fotografías del Instituto Arqueológico Alemán. Pp 197. M.A.R/Comunidad de Madrid, 2021. €15. ISBN 978-8445139073.

For more information: www.museoarqueologicoregional.org/cs/Satellite?c=MUSE_Actividad_FA&cid=1354875385314&language=es&pageid=1161326540454&pagename=Museos%2FMUSE_Actividad_FA%2FMUSE_actividad

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

28 April 2021–16 January 2022
Caixa Forum
Madrid

Catalogue: Fundació "la Caixa". La imagen humana : arte, identidades y simbolismo. Pp. 240. Machado, Madrid 2021. €30. ISBN 978-8499002941.

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

Baelo Claudia: Los Secretos del Garum
(Baelo Claudia: The Secrets of Garum)

20 January 2021–January 2022
Museo del Conjunto Arqueológico de Baelo Claudia
Tarifa

Curators: Darío Bernal, José Juan Díaz, José Ángel Expósito, and Víctor Palacios

Catalogue: Darío Bernal, ed. Baelo Claudia: Los Secretos del Garum. Pp. 256. Universidad de Cádiz, Cádiz 2020. €25. ISBN 978-8498288162.

For more information: labap.uca.es/exposicion-de-baelo-claudia-los-secretos-del-garum/

Tesoros arqueológicos de Rumanía. Las raíces dacias y romanas
(Archaeological Treasures of Romania. Dacian and Roman Roots)

Opens October 2021
Museo Arqueológico Nacional
Madrid

Curator: Ernest Oberlander-Tarnoveanu

For more information: www.man.es/man/exposicion/exposiciones-temporales/exposiciones-temporales-presentacion-2021.html

Tempus fugit. El tiempo en la antigua Mérida
(Tempus Fugit. Time in Ancient Mérida) 

18 May 2021–May 2022
Museo Nacional de Arte Romano
Mérida

Curators: Rafael Sabio González, Emilio Gamo Pazos, and Ana Gracia Rivas

For more information: www.culturaydeporte.gob.es/mnromano/actividades/agenda/2021/expo-tempus-fugit.html

Imágenes del poder en Roma
(Images of Power in Rome) 

June 2021–May 2022
Museo Nacional de Arte Romano
Mérida

For more information: www.culturaydeporte.gob.es/mnromano/actividades/agenda/2021/exposicion-imperium.html

Switzerland

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

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

Curator: Gudrun Piller

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

Ägypten. 3'000 Jahre Hochkultur am Nil 
(Egypt. 3,000 Years of Culture on the Nile)

Opens 1 March 2021
Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig
Basel

For more information: www.antikenmuseumbasel.ch/en/ausstellungen.html

Von Harmonie und Ekstase. Musik in den frühen Kulturen
(About Harmony and Ecstasy. Music in Ancient Civilizations)

18 April 2021–19 September 2021
Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig
Basel

Curator: Tomas Lochman

For more information: www.antikenmuseumbasel.ch/en/ausstellungen.html

Skulpturengarten. Die Erweiterung unserer Sammlung in den Außenbereich
(Sculpture Garden. The Expansion of Our Collection into the Outdoor Area)

Opens June 2021
Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig
Basel

For more information: www.antikenmuseumbasel.ch/en/ausstellungen.html

19 September 2021–19 June 2022
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/en/ausstellungen/vorschau.html

United Kingdom

A Golden Jubilee: 50 Years of the Barber Coin Collection

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

Curator: Maria Vrij

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

The Human Touch: Making Art, Leaving Traces

18 May 2021–1 August 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

Havering Hoard: A Bronze Age Mystery

11 September 2020–22 August 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

Owning the Past: From Mesopotamia to Iraq

12 December 2020–22 August 2021
Ashmolean Museum
Oxford

Curator: Paul Collins

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

Scent from Nature: Beauty's Botanical Origins

18 May 2021–29 August 2021
Fitzwilliam Museum
Cambridge

Curator: Henrietta Ward

For more information: www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/calendar/whatson/scent-nature-beautys-botanical-origins

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 2020–5 September 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

Epic Iran

29 May 2021–12 September 2021
Victoria and Albert Museum
London

Curators: John Curtis, Tim Stanley, Ina Sarikhani Sandmann, Sarah Piram, Alexandra Magub, and Astrid Johansen

Catalogue: Curtis, John, Ina Sarikhani Sandmann, and Tim Stanley. Epic Iran. Pp. 336. Victoria and Albert Publishing, London 2021. €40. ISBN 978-1851779291 (cloth).

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

Flesh on the Bones
(Animal Bones and Life in the Roman Fort)

17 May 2020–30 September 2021
Arbeia South Shields Roman Fort
South Shields

For more information: arbeiaromanfort.org.uk/whats-on/flesh-on-the-bones

Animal Mummies: What's Inside

14 March 2020–17 October 2021
The Natural History Museum at Tring
Tring

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

Nero

27 May 2021–24 October 2021
British Museum
London

Curator: Thorsten Opper

For more information: https://blog.britishmuseum.org/whats-on-at-the-british-museum-in-2021/

Cultured Canines
(The History and Mythologies of Different Dog Breeds)

Until 31 October 2021
Ashmolean Museum
Oxford

Curator: Marianne Bergeron

For more information: www.ashmolean.org/event/cultured-canines

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

Romans: Edge of Empire

9 October 2021–6 February 2022
Perth Museum and Art Gallery
Perth

For more information: https://www.culturepk.org.uk/whats-on/romans-edge-of-empire/

Gold of the Great Steppe

28 September 2021–27 March 2022
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Cambridge

For more information: https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/calendar/whatson/gold-great-steppe

The Middle East

Israel

ארון־קבורה נושא כתב חרטומים
(Anthropoid Coffin with a Hieroglyphic Inscription)

6 September 2020–6 September 2021
Rockefeller Archaeological Museum
Jerusalem

Curator: Fawzi Ibrahim

For more information: www.imj.org.il/en/exhibitions/anthropoid-coffin-hieroglyphic-inscription

האימפריה המצרית בכנען
(The Egyptian Empire in Canaan)

6 September 2020–6 September 2021
Rockefeller Archaeological Museum
Jerusalem

Curator: Fawzi Ibrahim

For more information: www.imj.org.il/en/exhibitions/egyptian-empire-canaan

Turkey

Mâziyi Korumak: Sadberk Hanım Müzesi’nden Bir Seçki
(Preserving the Past: A Selection from the Sadberk Hanım Museum)

16 December 2020–1 August 2021
Meşher
Istanbul

Curator: Hülya Bilgi

Catalogue: Bilgi, Hülya and Senem Özden Gerçekler. Mâziyi Korumak: Sadberk Hanım Müzesi’nden Bir Seçki. Pp. 306. Vehbi Koc Vakfi, Istanbul 2021. €59. ISBN 978-9757078579.

For more information: www.mesher.org/Exhibition/Detail3English

Motif, Sadberk Hanım Müzesi Koleksiyonundan
(Motif, from the Sadberk Hanim Museum Collection)

9 November 2020–31 October 2021
Sadberk Hanım Müzesi
Istanbul

Curators: Turgut Saner, Şebnem Eryavuz, and Hülya Bilgi

Catalogue: Bilgi, Hülya, Turgut Saner, and Şebnem Eryavuz. Motif from the Sadberk Hanim Museum Collection = Sadberk Hanim Müzesi Koleksiyonu'ndan motif. Pp. 474. Sadberk Hanim Museum, Istanbul 2020. ISBN 978-6059606165 (cloth).

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

Africa

Egypt

المتحف القومي للحضارة المصرية
(National Museum of Egyptian Civilization)

Opened 3 April 2021
Cairo

For more information: nmec.gov.eg

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

المتحف المصري الكبير‎
(Grand Egyptian Museum)

Opens June 2021
Giza

For more information: grandegyptianmuseum.org

خبيئات المومياوات
(The Cachettes)

7 March 2021–15 January 2022
Egyptian Museum
Cairo

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

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

Ancient Greeks: Athletes, Warriors, and Heroes

20 June 2021–7 November 2021
Western Australia Museum
Perth

For more information: visit.museum.wa.gov.au/boolabardip/ancient-greeks

17 December 2021–22 May 2022
National Museum of Australia
Canberra

For more information: www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/ancient-greeks

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

New Zealand

Ancient Greeks: Athletes, Warriors, and Heroes

20 June 2022–16 October 2022
Auckland War Memorial Museum
Auckland

For more information: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/visit/exhibitions/ancient-greeks

South Korea

이집트-삶, 죽음, 부활의 이야기
(Egypt: Life, Death, and Rebirth)

16 December 2019–11 July 2021
National Museum of Korea
Seoul

For more information: www.museum.go.kr/site/eng/exhiSpecialTheme/view/current?exhiSpThemId=514869&listType=list