This exhibit presented by ISAW - Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at NYU brings to the US for the first time more than 250 objects recovered from the graves, towns and villages of Old Europe, a cycle of related cultures that achieved a precocious peak of sophistication and creativity in what is now Southeastern Europe between 5,000-3,500 B.C.
Arranged through loan agreements with 20 museums in three countries, including Romania, Bulgaria and Moldova, the exhibit will feature the exuberant art, enigmatic goddess cults, and impressive metal ornaments from Europe's first cradle of civilization.
RCINY is collaborating with ISAW on the public programming related to the exhibition, which includes roundtables, film screenings, and concerts. The complete program will be available in September.
[Image: The 'Thinker' and Female Figurine from Cernavodă, Fired Clay, Hamangia, 5000–4600 bc, National History Museum of Romania, Bucharest]
November 11, 2009 - April 25, 2010
INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD AT NYU
