Institute for the Study of te Ancient World Opens Nubian Art Exhibit, 3/11-6/12

Nubia: Ancient Kingdoms of Africa will provide an unparalleled overview of Nubia's rich culture, from its earliest kingdoms (3200-3000 BC) to the Kushite period (ca. 900-400 BC). More than 120 objects, ranging from statues portraying Nubian kings to military weapons, jewelry, pottery, and more, will reveal the remarkable and distinctive aesthetics of Nubian art and, through it, the societies that produced it.

Nubia-which flourished in present-day Sudan and southern Egypt-was Egypt's major rival, and the relationship between the two, including their frequent military engagements, is among the topics illuminated by the exhibition.

On view at New York University's Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW), this is the first exhibition in New York City in more than three decades to focus on Nubia's fascinating but little understood culture.

March 11 - June 12, 2011
Tuesday - Sunday, 11-6 pm; Friday, 11 am-8 pm

The exhibition was organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and conceived by Jennifer Chi, ISAW's associate director for exhibitions and public programs, and independent curator, scholar, and archaeologist Geoff Emberling. Supplemental material has been loaned to ISAW by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.