For more than a thousand years, the Jews of Cairo would preserve every piece of writing that contained Bible verses or references to God. Some of these treasured scraps are Read more…
Exhibits/Events
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Discarded History
• 08/16/2017
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On Display in Rome: Images of the Temple Menorah
• 07/07/2017
The Menorah: Worship, History and Myth, a major exhibition on display at the Vatican Museum and the Jewish Museum in Rome, provides dramatic images of the Temple Menorah. Read more…
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Della Robbia: Sculpting with Color in Renaissance Florence
• 04/25/2017
In a world of often colorless sculptures, the della Robbia family’s vivid glazed terracotta creations stood out. Read more…
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D.C.-Area Archaeology Event
• 04/24/2017
On Sunday, April 30, 2017, Sidnie White Crawford will deliver the lecture “What the Dead Sea Scrolls Teach Us About the Bible” in the D.C. area. Read more…
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Too Big for Your Wrist
• 02/15/2017
Many of our modern timekeeping practices have their roots in ancient Greece and Rome, which is the focus of Time and Cosmos in Greco-Roman Antiquity, a new exhibit at New Read more…
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D.C.-Area Archaeology Event
• 02/10/2017
On February 17, 2017, Christopher Rollston of the George Washington University will deliver the lecture “Women in the Coptic Gospel of Thomas: In Life and in the Afterlife” in the Read more…
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D.C.-Area Archaeology Event
• 01/23/2017
On January 29, 2017, Sarah Yeomans, Director of Educational Programs at the Biblical Archaeology Society, will deliver the lecture “Doctors, Diseases and Deities: Epidemic Crises and Medicine in Ancient Rome” Read more…
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From the Days of King David
• 12/13/2016
Incredible artifacts from the site of Khirbet Qeiyafa are on display—many for the first time—in the exhibit In the Valley of David and Goliath at the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem. Read more…
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D.C.-Area Archaeology Event
• 12/09/2016
On December 14, 2016, Brien Garnand, Assistant Professor of Classics at Howard University, will deliver the lecture “Carthage and the Forgotten Phoenicians in the Ancient Mediterranean” in the D.C. area. Read more…
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3D Archaeology: Destroyed Monuments Resurrected
• 11/23/2016
An exhibition currently on display at the Roman Colosseum resurrects some of the recently demolished monuments in the Middle East and raises awareness about the continuing destruction. Read more…
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Two D.C.-Area Archaeology Events
• 11/14/2016
The Washington, D.C.-area Biblical Archaeology Society of Northern Virginia and Biblical Archaeology Forum will host the lectures “Egypt and Canaan—A Political and Cultural Encounter” by Daphna Ben-Tor (November 20) and Read more…
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Two D.C.-Area Archaeology Events
• 10/24/2016
Two D.C.-area archaeology events are being hosted by BAF and BASONOVA this October 2016. Read more…
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Jerusalem at the Gates of Heaven
• 10/06/2016
Jerusalem’s importance as both a religious location and symbol shaped the art of the medieval period. This is reflected in the exhibit “Jerusalem 1000–1400: Every People Under Heaven” at the Read more…
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D.C.-Area Archaeology Event: The Golden Age of King Midas
• 09/07/2016
On Sunday, September 11, 2016, Dr. C. Brian Rose will deliver the lecture “The Golden Age of King Midas: Excavations at Gordion, Turkey” in the Washington, D.C. area. Read more…
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D.C.-Area Archaeology Event: Samson in Stone
• 08/29/2016
On Sunday, September 11, 2016, Professor Jodi Magness will deliver the lecture “Samson in Stone: New Discoveries in the Ancient Synagogue at Huqoq in Israel’s Galilee” in the Washington, D.C. Read more…
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Masterpiece from the Pyramid Age
• 08/26/2016
Found in the tomb of the Egyptian Queen Hetepheres (c. 2550 B.C.E.), her throne is the focal point of a new exhibit at the Harvard Semitic Museum, Recreating the Throne Read more…
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King Midas and His Golden Touch at the Penn Museum
• 08/15/2016
The Penn Museum’s exhibit The Golden Age of King Midas showcases objects from a spectacular tomb believed to belong to King Midas’s father from Gordion in Turkey. Read more…
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The Greeks Go to Washington
• 05/31/2016
The National Geographic Museum exhibit The Greeks—Agamemnon to Alexander the Great showcases more than 550 artifacts from 22 Greek museums and spans 5,000 years of history and culture. Read more…
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D.C.-Area Archaeology Event: Six Degrees of Pericles
• 05/16/2016
On May 22, 2016, Dr. Diane Cline of the George Washington University will deliver the lecture “Six Degrees of Pericles: Social Networks in Classical Athens” in the Washington, D.C. area. Read more…
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Ancient Apiary on Display
• 04/27/2016
While we know this refers to the land of Israel, what does “flowing with milk and honey” mean? A new exhibit at the Eretz Israel Museum in Tel Aviv, Israel, Read more…
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D.C.-Area Archaeology Event: A Hittite in King David’s Court?
• 04/27/2016
On Wednesday, May 4, 2016, Dr. Billie Jean Collins will deliver the lecture “A Hittite in King David’s Court? In Search of the Iron Age Hittites” in the Washington, D.C. Read more…
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Two D.C.-Area Archaeology Events
• 03/30/2016
Check out two D.C.-area archaeology lectures in April: “The Rebirth of a Roman Luxury Resort: Recent Archaeological Discoveries at the Seaside Villas at Stabiae” by Matthew Bell and Thomas Howe Read more…
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D.C.-Area Archaeology Event: Petra—A Journey Through Time, Space and Our Imaginations
• 03/10/2016
On March 16, 2016, Dr. Christopher Tuttle, Executive Director of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers, will deliver the lecture “Petra—A Journey Through Time, Space and Our Imaginations” in Read more…
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D.C.-Area Archaeology Event: Ancient Libraries in Rome
• 03/01/2016
On March 6, 2016, Dr. Pier Luigi Tucci will deliver the lecture “Ancient Libraries in Rome: Reconstruction of the Bibliotheca of the Templum Pacis” in the Washington, D.C. area. Read more…
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Tablets of Jewish Exiles
• 02/12/2016
The Al-Yahudu Archive is the focus of the exhibit By the Rivers of Babylon at the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem. Read more…
