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Egyptian Art at Eton College:
Selections from the Myers Museum Metropolitan
Museum of Art Egyptian Art
1st Floor Lila Acheson Wallace Galleries
Gallery for Special Exhibitions
1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street New York City, NY 10028-0198
Phone for General Information: 212 535 7710
Admission: Suggested $10.00 donation.
Web Site: http://www.metmuseum.org/visitor/index.asp
Hours: Tuesday - Thursday 9:30am-5:30pm Friday-Saturday 9:30am-9pm
Sunday 9:30am-5:30pm Closed Mondays; closed January 1st, Thanksgiving
(late November), and December 25th. Some galleries are not open until
11am on Sundays; some gallery closures may occur during other times,
especially during evening
hours.
The Exhibit runs from September 26, 2000 to January 21st, 2001 The
New York Metropolitan Museum, already blessed with an abundance of
Egyptian treasures, has temporarily enhanced its collection even more
with "Selections from the Myers Museum" an exhibit on loan
from Eton College where the collector, Major William
Joseph Myers (1858-1899), attended before embarking on his military
career. Myers was an avid aficionado of Egyptian art,
first catching the collector's bug while stationed in Cairo as a
member
of the King's Royal Rifle Corps. He approached collecting simply,
liking rich colors and pretty forms, making this exhibit an extremely
charming one, primarily composed of small, beautiful objects. Fans of
all the "little things" at the Petrie Museum in London will
find this exhibit equally pleasing, with a rich array of colored
glazes and some unexpected delights, including a smooth, perfectly
proportioned faience image of Thoth --wearing what appears to be
jackal-headed slippers on his feet! The Eton College website features
an article by the curator of the Egyptian and Classical art at Eton
Collection and Guest Curator for the exhibit at Eton, Dr. Nicholas
Reeves, discussing Myers and his remarkable collection. Dr. Reeves is
also one of the authors, along with Stephen Spurr, Curator of the
Myers
Collection, and Stephen Quirke, Curator of the Petrie Museum
collection, of the 72-page, richly illustrated "Egyptian Art at
Eton College: Selections from the Myers Museum" (Yale University
Press, ISBN:0300086903, $16.95 and up at online booksellers).
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