Calvin to show Petra exhibit

Grand Rapids Press ^ | Friday, October 15, 2004 | Matt Vandebunte (cont. by Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood)

[SunkenCiv]

"Petra: Lost City of Stone" will be displayed from April 4 to Aug. 15. It will be the third American stop following its opening in New York and current stop in Cincinnati. To prepare for the exhibit, Calvin administrators plan to renovate the 2-year-old Prince Conference Center to include a museum-quality heating and cooling system, improved security and viewing spaces with special lighting... Bierling, an archaeologist, teacher and photographer, approached Calvin about sponsoring the multimillion-dollar exhibit that was turned down by other West Michigan venues, including the Van Andel Museum Center.

[SunkenCiv]

I'm really looking forward to this. The Dead Sea Scrolls exhibition here in Grand Rapids was quite a dud, overpriced, and (I heard) resulted in a loss for the "Museum Center" (what most people would call a museum).

[SunkenCiv]

Neal Bierling wrote a book on the Philistines which is online.

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[SunkenCiv]

http://www.calvin.edu/petra/

"The most comprehensive exhibit ever presented on the ancient middle eastern city of Petra comes to Grand Rapids, Michigan for the third and final leg of its U.S. journey, featuring over 200 exceptional objects — many on display for the first time in North America.

"Petra is the site known to the Apostle Paul and Herod the Great, Mark Anthony and Cleopatra, and even the fictional movie character Indiana Jones."

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[FairOpinion]

Do you happen to know if and when it comes to LA?

[SunkenCiv]

Nope. There are links at the Calvin page, and those will probably lead you in the right direction for the itinerary.

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[FairOpinion]

"The most comprehensive exhibit ever presented on the ancient middle eastern city of Petra comes to Grand Rapids, Michigan for the third and final leg of its U.S. journey, featuring over 200 exceptional objects "

Well, I guess I won't get to see it this year.

If the Middle East calms down a bit the next few years, maybe I'll take a trip and see it for real. I have seen some interesting TV specials on it, and here is a site proclaiming itself to be "The Complete Petra" site:

http://www.isidore-of-seville.com/petra/

[SunkenCiv]

The author of that site annoys me (not by going out of his way, or because he knows me, 'cause he doesn't). A pretty good source for links though.

[SunkenCiv]

bttt

[SunkenCiv]

February 2005 bump

[SunkenCiv]

Opening day bump.

[Larry Lucido]

Sounds pretty cool.

[SunkenCiv]

Wowzo, I went to this today, opening day, and really enjoyed it. A nice mixture of monumental art -- from ancient amateurish to highly skilled -- a modern topographic presentation, three different video presentations, readable text, and appropriate background music. It is worth seeing, and I may wind up going again, perhaps near the end of the run (August). Many congratulations to Calvin College for having the foresight to host it, and for going all out. Everyone with an interest in antiquity in general and the lands of the Bible in particular should go to see this. $12 is a modest price. And if it seems a bit too modest, blow some money in the amply stocked gift shop near the exit of the exhibition.

[Berosus]

Is the exhibit coming to the South? The link posted in the first message now goes to a headline story about the Pope.

[SunkenCiv]

I thought it was, but as it turns out:

Petra: Lost City of Stone,' an exhibition on the ancient rose-red city and its inhabitants, will soon be moving to its final destination in the United States, Calvin College, after a sensational six-month run in New York and three months in Cincinnati.

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Click the pic for the full story.

[SunkenCiv]

oh, wait, one more stop:

http://www.jordan.jo/en/en-news/wmprint.php?ArtID=1006

"The exhibition is organised by the American Museum of Natural History and the Cincinnati Art Museum, in cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism and Department of Antiquities. After the Calvin College, the exhibition will move on to Calgary and Ottawa in Canada."

[SunkenCiv]

Oops. It's two more stops. One in Calgary, the other in Ottawa.

http://www.calgaryattractions.com/events.html

Petra: Lost City of Stone, October 29, 2005 to February 20, 2006

Glenbow Museum
130-9th Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 0P3
phone: (403) 268-4100
e-mail: glenbow@glenbow.org

http://www.glenbow.org/media.htm

Then at Ottawa:

Canadian Museum Of Civilization
100 Laurier
Hull, QC J8X4G1
(819) 776-7000
April 7, 2006 to January 2, 2007

http://www.civilization.ca/expo/ex01e.asp?ExID=285

The CMC is also hosting the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibition through the 12th of this month, and in May begins Pompeii:

May 27, 2005 to September 12, 2005

http://www.civilization.ca/expo/ex01e.asp?ExID=291

On August 24 in A.D. 79, the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were buried by the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Many people were unable to escape in time, and were killed by noxious gases, intense heat and volcanic debris.

These buried cities remained lost for more than 17 centuries, and it was only in 1748 that they began to be rediscovered, and sporadically revealed, by archaeologists. Today, the internationally renowned treasures of Pompeii and Herculaneum have become the most important group of buildings, and the most complete and intact archaeological remains, of their time.

More recently, the discovery of complete buildings – as well as splendid, and previously unknown, masterpieces of silverware, painting and sculpture – have revived an interest in even the most mundane details of daily life in this region during the Roman Empire. In addition, moulds taken of some of the volcano's victims during the first archaeological digs evoke the unfortunate end of those living in the shadow of Vesuvius on that fateful day.

In this exceptional new exhibition, built around the "stories" of individuals who were taken by surprise when Vesuvius erupted and who tried in vain to flee the inevitable, the results of archaeological digs and scientific research provide visitors with an experience that is rich in both emotion and discovery.

Reservations required. Additional admission fee for this exhibition. For information, call (819) 776-7000.

Pompeii was developed by the Soprintendenza Archeologica di Pompei together with the Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Caserta, and promoted by the Regione Campania-Assessorato ai Beni Culturali, with the support of the Compagnia di San Paolo and a contribution from the Autrostrade Meridionali SpA.

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