The New Yorker - From its beginnings, in the Renaissance courts of Europe, the art of ballet has maintained a constant conversation with classicism; its great champion Louis XIV saw himself as a latter-day Apollo. The allure of antiquity was particularly strong
Ancient World
A Thread of Undying Inspiration at ISAW through June 2nd
The New York Times - From the Renaissance to the Ballets Russes, a Parisian dance troupe that amazed and scandalized European audiences for two decades in the 1910s and 20s, ancient Greek art has been an inexhaustible font of inspiration and ideas. The sumptuous “Hymn to Apollo: The Ancient World and
...NYT 10 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend: ‘WORKS AND PROCESS: REID BARTELME AND HARRIET JUNG’
The New York Times - ‘WORKS AND PROCESS: REID BARTELME AND HARRIET JUNG’ at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (April 28-29, 7:30 p.m.). The exhibition “Hymn to Apollo: The Ancient World and the Ballets Russes,” which opened at N.Y.U.’s Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW) in March, connects...
New ISAW Exhibit Opens ‘Hymn to Apollo: The Ancient World and the Ballets Russes’
What can we know about ancient dance? Why did European avant-garde artists look to antiquity at the beginning of the twentieth century? With an array of ancient representations of dance, Hymn to Apollo: The Ancient World and the Ballet Russes explores both the role of dance in ancient culture and the influence of antiquity on the...
How NASA technology is deciphering mysterious Dead Sea Scrolls
NBC Today - During the last century, ancient pieces of parchment were found in the Dead Sea that turned out to be biblical texts. NBC’s Keir Simmons finds out how researchers are still discovering them using modern technology that’s essentially writing history.
ISAW Exhibit on The New York Times list of 10 Best Under-the-Radar Art Shows to See Now!
The New York Times - “Devotion and Decadence: The Berthouville Treasure and Roman Luxury From the Bibliothèque Nationale de France" at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World displaying the remarkable "Berthouville Treasure" acquired by the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, providing a respite from carols and crowds.
‘Devotion and Decadence: The Berthouville Treasure and Roman Luxury From the Bibliothèque Nationale de France’ Review: Shining Silver From an Untarnished Trove
The Wall Street Journal - The ancients knew about amassing treasure. How they did it, their stories and secrets—the historical revelations—are part of the bounty they leave us down the ages. All of the above holds true for the rather wondrous current show at New York University’s Institute for the Study of the...
‘Devotion and Decadence’ Exhibition Opens at ISAW
Discovered by chance by a farmer in rural Normandy while plowing his field, the Berthouville Treasure is the largest and best-preserved hoard of silver from the Ancient World. For its presentation at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, the Berthouville Treasure will be joined by approximately seventy-five other luxury objects from the...
While building museum to house stunning Lod mosaic, researchers unearth another
The Times of Israel - An additional 1,700-year-old mosaic floor was recently discovered in excavations of the villa of a wealthy merchant in Lod. This new colorful snapshot of sumptuous Roman life was uncovered during preparations for a museum to house the original, massive Lod mosaic, which was discovered under a garbage dump in...
Elizabeth Moynihan Visits the Leon Levy Foundation Center for Conservation Studies at Nagaur, India
Trustee Elizabeth Moynihan, accompanied by her daughter Maura, made an on-site visit to the Ahhichattragarh Fort and Palace Complex at Nagaur in Rajasthan, India. Mrs. Moynihan was delighted to interact with the current students and faculty and see their conservation work and how much progress has been achieved since the program’s inception in 2014. Nagaur...
