The Archaeological Museum’s online exhibitions make our exhibits accessible beyond the museum. Some are created specifically for the web, while others share the digital content of past special exhibitions that are no longer on view. These projects highlight research and storytelling by current and former students, faculty, and museum staff.
Providing for the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Works from Eton College
This exhibit explores how ancient Egyptians sought to ensure access to food, beauty, and comfort beyond death through funerary objects and items from daily life. Curated by graduate student Ashley Fiutko Arico, with contributions from students in Sanchita Balachandran’s 2017 Examining Archaeological Objects course, it features highlights from the Eton College Myers Collection and student-led scientific analysis that reveal new insights into this engaging group of objects.
Archaeology of Daily Life
This online exhibit explores the archaeology of daily life in the Greco-Roman world through close study of 25 objects from the Archaeological Museum. Developed through an undergraduate research seminar taught in 2011 by Hérica Valladares, it presents student research on artifacts associated with childhood, private pleasures, female beauty, and jewelry, highlighting both ancient objects and modern “Tanagra” figurines to illuminate ancient practices and later receptions of Classical culture.
Attic Red-Figure Vases
This online exhibit highlights a selection of Athenian red-figure drinking cups dating to ca. 520–450 BCE from the Johns Hopkins Archaeological Museum. Developed through a 2011 graduate seminar in Classical Art and Archaeology taught by Alan Shapiro, the project combines close object study with archival research, presenting student-authored interpretations of eight well-known kylikes.
Levantine Pottery
Curated by Dr. James Osborn, this online exhibit highlights 6 ceramic vessels from the southern Levant (modern Israel, Palestine, and Jordan) spanning nearly four thousand years. Together, they show how changes in pottery shape and decoration allow archaeologists to date the ancient past.