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: 3/30/2012)
I’ve now had a chance to see SpikeTV’s “American Digger,” the second of the two new series about for-profit mining of historic artifacts. Sad to say (although not at all surprising), it is in many ways worse than National Geographic’s “Diggers.” My full review is on the other side of the jump. Continue reading “SpikeTV’s “American Digger” Review”
(Originally posted: 3/4/2012)
In the last post, I linked to online campaigns against two television series that feature untrained amateurs digging up historic artifacts for profit. The first show, National Geographic’s “Diggers,” has aired, and I’ve had a chance to see it. There’s good news and bad news (but mostly bad). The full post has my review. Continue reading “National Geographic’s “Diggers” review”
(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”