I came across an interesting story about the effects of budget cuts on the preservation of ancient Roman sites. As I sit here in Charleston, at last being able to look out my office window after six months of renovations to 200-year old Randolph Hall, it is overwhelming to think about all of the work […]
Entries Tagged as 'Museum'
Part of Domus Aurea Collapses
March 30, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
A portion of the Domus Aurea, Nero’s palace in Rome, reportedly collapsed today due to water damage. The story appeared on the NYTimes website. When I visited the Domus Aurea years ago we were all required to wear hard-hats. Good thing! The collapse seems to be in a part of the building site that has […]
Heroes Exhibit at the Walters Museum
November 1, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
As a follow up to my post this summer about the Walters Museum in Baltimore, I wanted to point out that the museum has a special exhibit going on now through January 3, 2010 on heroes in the Greek world. As always with the Walters, an outstanding website accompanies the exhibit, with images of items […]
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What’s new in Pompeii?
July 16, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
I found a great short article in USA Today talking about new studies involving Pompeii. There is so much interesting work going on at the site — and artifacts are on exhibit at museums around the world.
Walters Art Museum in Baltimore
July 8, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
A few weeks ago I took a trip up north and visited the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. Over the years I had often come across discussions of pieces in the Walters collection, and had long wanted to visit. It is terrific — one of the finest museums I have visited in the U.S. They […]
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