We’ve travelled the globe, metaphorically of course, for the best historical offerings this winter. Here’s a run down of the worlds best; spanning Pre-historic Indians to the catwalk of Jean Paul Gaultier.
If you do manage to go along to one of the exhibitions below make sure you tell us about it in the comment box below. Or email a short review to Jenna@historicalhoney.com. Enjoy…
Lego Acropolis, Australia
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Where: Sydney University Museum, Sydney, Australia
Date: Present – 01 June 2014
Period: Various
The LEGO model displays the Acropolis both as it was in the fifth century BC and as it is today as one of Greece’s most popular tourist attractions. Captured in LEGO are some of the Acropolis’ more famous visitors including Pericles, Lord Elgin, Dame Agatha Christie, and even Elton John.
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Cheapside Hoard, UK
Where: Museum of London, London, UK
Period: 17th Century
Date: Present – 27 April 2014
Through new research and state-of-the-art technology, the exhibition will showcase the wealth of insights the Hoard offers on Elizabethan and Jacobean London – as a centre of craftsmanship and conspicuous consumption, at the crossroads of the Old and New Worlds. It will also explore the mysteries that remain, lost among the cataclysmic events of the mid-17th century: who owned the Hoard, when and why was it hidden, and why was it never reclaimed?
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Beyond El Dorado, UK
Where: British Museum, London, UK
Period: Prehistoric Colombia
Date: Present – 23 March 2014
The exhibition uncovers the fascinating truth behind some of the myths of El Dorado. Unlike in Europe, gold was not valued as currency in pre-Hispanic Colombia. Instead it had great symbolic meaning, facilitating all kinds of social and spiritual transformations. It was one way the elite could publicly assert their rank, both in life and in death.
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Cleopatra: Rome and the Magic of Egypt, Italy
Source: Chiostro del Bramante
Where: Chiostro del Bramante, Rome, Italy
Period: Ancient Egypt
Date: Present – 01 February 2014
The world’s most important museums have joined forces to loan out numerous prestigious pieces for several months, giving rise to one of the most fascinating and spectacular exhibitions of the year. Cleopatra returns to Rome after 13 years.
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Silla: Korea’s Golden Kingdom, USA
Source: metmuseum
Where: Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC, USA
Period: Ancient Korea
Date: 04 Nov 2013 – 23 Feb 2014
In the ancient world, the Korean kingdom of Silla (57 B.C.–A.D. 935) was renowned as a country of gold. Through nearly 100 spectacular objects created between A.D. 400 and 800—Silla’s seminal period—the landmark exhibition Silla: Korea’s Golden Kingdom presents the remarkable artistic achievements of a small kingdom that rose to prominence, embraced cosmopolitanism, and eventually gained control over much of the Korean peninsula.
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Central America’s Past revealed, USA
Source: smithsonian
Where: National Museum of the American Indian, Washington DC, USA
Period: Prehistoric North America
Date: Present – 01 Feb 2015
For thousands of years, Central America has been home to vibrant civilizations, each with unique, sophisticated ways of life, value systems, and arts. The ceramics these peoples left behind, combined with recent archaeological discoveries, help tell the stories of these dynamic cultures and their achievements.
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The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk, USA
Where: Brooklyn Museum, NY, USA
Period: Modern
Date: Present – 23 Feb 2014
Multimedia exhibition is organized around seven themes tracing the influences on Gaultier’s development—from the streets of Paris to the cinema—since he emerged as a designer in the 1970s.
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Yoga: The art of transformation, USA
Source: Smithsonian
Where: Freer and Sackler – The Smithsonian’s Museum of Asian Art, Washington DC, USA
Period: Various
Date: Present – 26 January 2014
Through masterpieces of Indian sculpture and painting, Yoga: The Art of Transformation explores yoga’s rich diversity and historical transformations, including its philosophies, transformational goals, and importance within multiple religions.
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