Few places on earth have captivated humanity as much as the mysterious city of Petra, which is located in present-day Jordan. Constructed by the Nabataeans--ancient traders who dominated the export of frankincense, myrrh, balsam, and spices fro...

A couple of weeks ago, I made my way through rain, sleet, and snow to see the special exhibition, “Late Roman and Byzantine Treasures from the British Museum,” at the Art Institute of Chicago.  The exhibition is being held in conjunction with the ...

Museum of Cycladic Art13 December 2012 – 10 April 2013   The Museum of Cycladic Art is a real gem of a museum presenting the ancient cultures of the Aegean. It was founded in 1986 to house the private collections of Nicholas and Dolly Goulandris, ...

Situated up on a mountainous ridge overlooking the desert plains of Azerbaijan are a group of abandoned caves that shelter one of Georgia’s best art treasures – the frescos of the Davit Gareji school.    Georgia may be considered a part of Europe,...

I met an Egyptologist today.  I felt like I was traveling back to the days of Leonard Woolley or Howard Carter (or, quite honestly, Indiana Jones).  And walking into the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago, where I went to see and revi...