This exhibition will bring together more than 265 exquisite objects that were created through the patronage of the royal courts of the Hellenistic kingdoms, with an emphasis on the ancient city of Pergamon.

On view April 18–July 17, 2016

A new perspective on the vibrant artistic and cultural identities that flourished at the edges of two ancient empires as they competed for regional control.

On view March 18–June 23, 2019

Art of the First Cities surveys the evolution of art and culture in the land between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates and their impact on the emerging cities of the ancient world—from the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean across Central Asia and along the Gulf to the Indus Valley—during one of the most seminal and creative periods in history.

Monumental bronze images of deities, lively human figures, fantastic ritual vessels, exquisite jades, and spirited ceramic sculptures dating from the thirteenth century B.C. to the third century A.D.

The first major exhibition in forty-five years devoted to the Burgundian Netherlandish artist Jan Gossart (ca. 1478–1532) brings together Gossart's paintings, drawings, and prints and places them in the context of the art and artists that influenced his transformation from Late Gothic Mannerism to the new Renaissance mode.

On view October 6, 2010–January 17, 2011

Diamonds of the Deccan

This exhibition presents a rich display of images of the divine from premodern China, ranging from serene, monochrome Buddhist paintings to raucous, colorful sculptures of popular deities.

On view August 24, 2019–January 5, 2020

This exhibition, on view February 1 through August 20, 2000, explored rocks as accoutrements of the scholar's study in China, accompanied by approximately ninety paintings drawn primarily from the Museum's collection.

This landmark exhibition of luxury arts of the Incas, the Aztecs, and their predecessors traces the emergence and florescence of goldworking in the ancient Americas, from its earliest appearance in the Andes to its later developments farther north in Central America and Mexico.

On view February 28–May 28, 2018

In honor of the modern Olympics being held in Athens, this selection of ancient Greek vases, bronzes, and other works—on view June 29 through October 3, 2004—showcases aspects of games held at Athens in antiquity.