New York. There’s a bit of misdirection going on with the Byzantine Crypt at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Unlike the Temple of Dendur, which is a temple, the Crypt isn’t a crypt but a ...

Installation view of ‘Afterlives: Contemporary Art in the Byzantine Crypt’ featuring Michael Aschenbrenner’s ‘Damaged Bone Series’ (1990). Photo: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The new Byzantine department is obliged by French heritage law to play a critical role in advice and expertise, particularly for the art market. Its remit covers Byzantine and Eastern art from the ...

A new department dedicated to Byzantine and Eastern Orthodox Christian art is expected to open at the Musée du Louvre in 2027. A delegation, led by Louvre director Laurence des Cars, presented ...

The Art World’s Orientalist Fantasies About the Byzantine Empire In the West, the relationship with Byzantium has taken on the characteristics of other instances of colonial objectification.

Building a medieval castle from scratch 04:02. Crime-solving techniques applied to a medieval illuminated manuscript in Paris may have solved a centuries-old puzzle - the true identity of a ...

A farmer in the Gaza Strip has uncovered a Byzantine mosaic that offers a window into the past, but raises concerns about how best to protect it. Content Skip to Main Content Accessibility Help ...

For the very first time in Musée du Louvre history, the visitor trails for two departments – Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, and Byzantine and Eastern Christian Art – have been ...

Professor Emeritus of History of Art Robert Ousterhout died at the age of 73 on April 23. Ousterhout specialized in Byzantine art and architecture, and was known as one of the leading scholars in ...