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Two exhibits at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg worth checking out
âAntioch Reclaimedâ showcases ancient mosaics while âFrom Margins to Mainstaysâ focuses on photography.
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Erin Wilson of St. Petersburg pauses to examine Torso of a Youth, Antioch, Roman, 2nd century A.D. The historic marble statue is on loan from the Princeton University Art Museum and is on display in Antioch Reclaimed: Ancient Mosaics at the MFA at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times ]
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ST. PETERSBURG â The beauty of museums is that they provide a breadth of experiences in which to get lost, an oasis from the pandemic and 90-degree weather.
Exhibition includes museum s five conserved mosaics from the ancient city of Antioch
Hellenistic, Seleuceia Pieria, Gravestone of Tryphe, c. 150100 BC, White marble, Princeton University Art Museum: Gift of the Committee for the Excavation of Antioch to Princeton University.
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA
.- A new exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg is presenting the famed 1930s excavation of the ancient city of Antioch through rare documents, artifacts, and the exquisite mosaics that were discovered during the archaeological dig.
Antioch Reclaimed: Ancient Mosaics at the MFA (April 10August 22, 2021) features five geometric mosaic pavements, which date from the 2nd to the 5th centuries AD, from the MFA Collection. The MFA acquired the mosaics from Princeton University in 1964, one year prior to the museum opening to the public. After three of the mosaics were recovered from under the east lawn of the museum in 2018, all five ancient mosaics underwent an extensive co
ST. PETERSBURG â A new exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, is presenting the famed 1930s excavation of the ancient city of Antioch through rare documents, artifacts, and the exquisite mosaics that were discovered during the archaeological dig.
âAntioch Reclaimed: Ancient Mosaics at the MFAâ opened April 10 and will run through Aug. 22. The exhibition features five geometric mosaic pavements which date from the 2nd to the 5th centuries A.D., from the MFA collection. The MFA acquired the mosaics from Princeton University in 1964, one year prior to the museum opening to the public. After three of the mosaics were recovered from under the east lawn of the museum in 2018, all five ancient mosaics underwent an extensive conservation and preservation process to restore their original luster. An outdoor conservation lab at the museum allowed the community to observe the process. MFA, St. Petersburg is the only arts institution in Florida with mosaics from a