Museums Archives - Roger Atwood

Subject: Museums

J/A 2017, Archaeology cover

Egypt’s Final Redoubt in Canaan

July/August 2017

Obsidian blades, Guatemala

Maya Metropolis

March/April 2016

Karla Black at Irish Museum of Modern Art

Karla Black at Irish Museum of Modern Art

October 2015

Jackson Pollock at the Tate Liverpool

Jackson Pollock at the Tate Liverpool

October 2015

Ife, Nigeria

The Massachusetts Review

Searching for a Head in Nigeria

Autumn 2014

Mira Schendel at Tate Modern

Mira Schendel at Tate Modern

January 2014

Damaged sculptures in the Iraq Museum, 2013

Saving Antiquities For Everyone, SAFE

Memories of a Broken Museum: Ten Years of SAFE

August 1, 2013

Beyond the Masks: African Art

Beyond the Masks: African Art

September 2012

Stirrup-Spouted Bottle

Chasing Aphrodite

Artifacts and Fictions in Baltimore: On the Bourne Collection at the Walters

May 18, 2012

Surveying the Damage in Egypt

Surveying the Damage in Egypt

June 2011

Cuban Art on the Move: Queloides in Pittsburgh and New York

Cuban Art on the Move: Queloides in Pittsburgh and New York

April 2011

10,000 Documents and Counting: Houston’s Bid for Latin American Art

10,000 Documents and Counting: Houston’s Bid for Latin American Art

December 2010

Bilbao’s Big Deals

Bilbao’s Big Deals

Summer 2010

Fake Ofili, Real Dung

Fake Ofili, Real Dung

Summer 2010

Past Imperfect: Francesc Torres

Past Imperfect: Francesc Torres

May 2010

Lagos

Head of Its Time

March 2010

Following Their Sorollas

Following Their Sorollas

December 2009

To Catch a Looter

The New York Times

To Catch a Looter

October 13, 2009

Amid War’s Looted Art

The Washington Post

Amid War’s Looted Art

April 18, 2009

From the Trenches: Fire in the Lab

From the Trenches: Fire in the Lab

March/April 2009

Insider: Guardians of Antiquity?, Archaeology, July/August 2008

Guardians of Antiquity: Roger on James Cuno

July/August 2008

A man keeps watch over his sheep and the ruins of a 9th Century mosque near Balkh, Afghanistan. Article on Afghanistan in the June 2008 issue of National Geographic

National Geographic

Afghanistan’s Hidden Treasures

June 2008

The Loot Route

June 2008

The Rape of Batan Grande (Abstract Only)

The Rape of Batan Grande (Abstract Only)

July/August 2007

Senators Scrutinize Smithsonian

Senators Scrutinize Smithsonian

June 2007

Smithsonian in Crisis

Smithsonian in Crisis

May 2007

A Critical Look at U.S. Media Coverage of Antiquities Issues

Saving Antiquities For Everyone, SAFE

A Critical Look at U.S. Media Coverage of Antiquities Issues

April 14, 2007

Israel

Published or Be Punished: Israel Cracks Down (Abstract Only)

March/April 2007

Remapping the Territory: Mari Carmen Ramírez and the Curating of Latin American Art

Remapping the Territory: Mari Carmen Ramírez and the Curating of Latin American Art

December 2006

Stealing Beauty

Stealing Beauty

February 2, 2006

The Story of the Iraq Museum

Scientific American

The Story of the Iraq Museum

August 2005

A Monumental Feud: On Peru’s Caral (Abstract Only)

A Monumental Feud: On Peru’s Caral (Abstract Only)

July 1, 2005

‘Expulsion’ To Go Home

‘Expulsion’ To Go Home

April 2005

Stop, Thieves! Recovering Iraq’s Looted Treasures

The Washington Post

Stop, Thieves! Recovering Iraq’s Looted Treasures

October 3, 2004

Met Seeks Sunken Treasure

Met Seeks Sunken Treasure

October 2004

A Potomac on the Potomac: National Museum of the American Indian

A Potomac on the Potomac: National Museum of the American Indian

September 2004

Museums’ Dirty Little Secret

The Los Angeles Times

Museums’ Dirty Little Secret

August 1, 2004

Restoring Iraq’s Cultural Legacy

Restoring Iraq’s Cultural Legacy

Summer 2004

Stress at the Smithsonian

Stress at the Smithsonian

April 2004

Day of the Vulture

Day of the Vulture

September/October 2003

Inside Iraq’s National Museum

Inside Iraq’s National Museum

Summer 2003

In the North of Iraq: Mosul, Hatra, and Nimrud

In the North of Iraq: Mosul, Hatra, and Nimrud

June 4, 2003

Rediscovering Latin American Art (Abstract Only)

Rediscovering Latin American Art (Abstract Only)

June 2003

The Disappearing Treasure of Iraq

The Washington Post

The Disappearing Treasure of Iraq

April 23, 2003

Culture Clash: An Interview with Neil MacGregor

Art And Antiques

Culture Clash: An Interview with Neil MacGregor

April 2003

A Public Disservice? Museum Directors and Repatriation

A Public Disservice? Museum Directors and Repatriation

February 2003

Polishing a Reputation

Polishing a Reputation

April 18, 2002

“Tightening Belts” at Smithsonian

“Tightening Belts” at Smithsonian

April 2002

Betraying a Mission? Africa Museum Ventures into the Contemporary

Betraying a Mission? Africa Museum Ventures into the Contemporary

May 2001

Standing Up to the Smugglers (as summarized in Utne Reader)

Standing Up to the Smugglers (as summarized in Utne Reader)

June 2000