Cleopatra's needle [press kit]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Department of Communications

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cleopatra's Needle (New York, N.Y.)--Exhibitions.

Cleopatra's Needle (New York, N.Y.).

Obelisks--Egypt--Exhibitions.

Obelisks.

Genre:

Press kits

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Communications Department 2013

Summary:

"This exhibition celebrates the Central Park Conservancy's upcoming conservation on the obelisk of Thutmose III, popularly known as "Cleopatra's Needle." Relying primarily on the Metropolitan's own collection, enhanced with several important loans from local museums and private lenders, it explores the meaning of obelisks in ancient Egyptian divine and funerary cults and considers how these massive monuments were created and erected. An equally important part of the presentation shows the significance of this ancient architectural form in western culture and how a longstanding fascination with obelisks ultimately led to the erection of the one in Central Park. This portion of the exhibition is illustrated through a selection of paintings, prints, textiles, and other objects from the departments of European Paintings, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Drawings and Prints, and the American Wing."--Metropolitan Museum of Art website

Notes:

Digital press kit for the exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, December 3, 2013-June 8, 2014

Other Format:

Also issued as Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Department of Communications. Cleopatra's needle

OCLC:

1411720217