Curriculum Vitae
(Originally posted: 4/14/2013)
I recently visited the Cincinnati Museum Center again, this time for their exhibit “Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Ancient Times.” The exhibit had run at the museum since November, and unfortunately today (April 14, 2013) is the final day. Even so, I think a quick review is called for. Click through for my thoughts. Continue reading “Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Ancient Times”
(Originally posted: 6/5/2012)
It’s been a while since I visited a museum exhibit and wrote about it here. Last weekend, I was back in Cincinnati, and I visited the Cincinnati Museum Center again to see the exhibit “A Day in Pompeii.” Click through for my review. Continue reading “A Day in Pompeii”
(Originally posted: 6/10/2011)
I finally made it to Cincinatti to see “Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt.” I’m pleased to say that, of the several major museum exhibits I’ve seen in the last several months, it is by far the best. Click through to read my full thoughts. Continue reading “Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt”
(Originally posted: 5/25/2011)
I know my last post said the next several would be on misconceptions about science, and I still intend to return to that series, but last week I had an unexpectedly pleasant experience. While in St.Paul, Minnesota, for personal reasons, I had the chance to see “Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharoahs,” a museum exhibit of ancient Egyptian relics. Click through to the full story for my thoughts. Continue reading “Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharoahs”
(Originally posted: 3/25/2011)
On March 24, I went to see “Fiery Pool: The Maya and the Mythic Sea” at the St. Louis Art Museum. The exhibit was doing a brisk business, and it had some spectacular artifacts on display. Unfortunately, I was rather disappointed in it. As I had feared, the exhibit was more about putting pretty artworks on display than any real attempt to educate about the Maya and their worldview. Click through to the full story for my detailed thoughts. Continue reading “Fiery Pool: The Maya and the Mythic Sea”
(Originally posted: 3/13/2011)
For those who enjoy museums, there really is no shortage of good places to visit in the Midwest. Sure, we don’t have anything like the Louvre or the Guggenheim, but places like the Indiana University Art Museum and Indianapolis Art Museum are good diversions and have some intersting pieces. For those who like prehistoric or ancient art, the choices are generally a little more sparse, however. The Field Museum in Chicago is first rate, of course, and the Ohio Historical Center in Columbus has probably the best collection of Ohio Hopewell artifacts in the world. But the Smithsonian, the Peabody, the National Museum of the American Indian–those are a bit farther away than a day trip. Continue reading “Current Musuem Exhibits”