Ancient Art Department

Ancient Art Council
Legion of Honor
100 34th Avenue, Lincoln Park
San Francisco, CA 94121

Exhibitions

Exhibitions are an important aspect of a curatorial department. The Ancient Art Department has organized and mounted over the years exhibitions showcasing art from different ancient cultures in the Mediterranean. Some of these exhibitions are also accompanied by scholarly catalogues written, edited, or with contributions by the curator in charge of Ancient Art and Interpretation, and published by the Publications Department. Exhibitions, like publications, fulfill the fundamental commitment of the Department to education, research, and scholarship.

Upcoming Exhibition

Last Supper in Pompeii: From the Table to the Grave

May 7, 2021 - August 29, 2021

This exhibition reveals how, before Mount Vesuvius blew up in AD 79 and rocked the Bay of Naples, people in Pompeii and nearby farms and villages were engaged in typical daily activities, many of which revolved around food and drink.

Exhibitions

Upcoming Exhibition

Last Supper in Pompeii: From the Table to the Grave

Featured & Previous Exhibitions

The Future of the Past: Mummies and Medicine

Gods in Color: Polychromy in the Ancient World

Islam and the Classical Heritage

Ancient Luxury and the Roman Silver Treasure from Berthouville

Masters of Fire: The Copper Age in the Holy Land

Gifts from the Gods: Art and the Olympic Ideal

Marvelous Menagerie: A Roman Mosaic

VERY Postmortem: Mummies and Medicine

Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs

The Museums of Berlin and the Legacy of James Simon

Highlights from the Israel Antiquities Authority: The Dead Sea Scrolls and 5,000 Years of Treasures

Hatshepsut: From Queen to Pharaoh

Eternal Egypt: Masterpieces from the British Museum

Ancient Gold: The Wealth of the Thracians- Treasures from the Republic of Bulgaria

Ancient Glass from the Holy Land

Pergamon: The Telephos Frieze from the Great Altar

Virtual Pompeii

The Mystery of the Dead Sea Scrolls

Gold of Greece: Jewelry and Ornaments from the Benaki Museum

Ivory: An Ancient Symbol of Excellence

Early Cycladic Art in North American Collections

Lure of the Past: Classical Art from California Collections

The Search for Alexander

The Greek World Before Alexander

Treasures of Tutankhamun

Images for Eternity: Egyptian Art from Berkeley and Brooklyn

Explore the Ancient Art Council: Upcoming Events

PROGRAM

The Saga of Queen Zenobia and the Oasis City of Palmyra

PROGRAM

A New Look at Ancient Nubia: Magic and Mystery on the Nile

PROGRAM

On the Road from Persepolis

PROGRAM

Deciphering Demons: Underworld Figures in Egypt and Etruria

Thank you for helping us acquire our first Egyptian royal portrait—a carved limestone relief of Ptolemy I Soter

Last Supper in Pompeii: From the Table to the Grave

EXHIBITION