Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures - In the Media




	Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul October 24, 2008– January 25, 2009 Lee, Hambrecht, Osher Galleries		In the Media See what the press are saying about Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul. Given up as lost, Afghan Treasures Make a Triumphant Return in New Exhibit Contra Costa Times, October 26, 2008 Afghanistan's Pre-Islamic Art American Public Radio's Marketplace, October 24, 2008 Hidden Treasures ArtJournal Blog, October 23, 2008 Treasures from Afghanistan at the Asian Art Museum San Francisco Examiner, October 24, 2008 One of a kind look at a new art exhibition KGO View from the Bay, October 22, 2008 See the Hidden Treasures of Afghanistan KGO News, October 22, 2008 Art of Ancient Afghanistan / Guillermo Gomez-Pena KQED Forum, October 21, 2008 Showcasing 'Hidden Treasures' from Afghanistan San Francisco Chronicle, October 19, 2008 Lost & Found: Ancient gold artifacts from Afghanistan, hidden for more than a decade, dazzle in a new exhibition Smithsonian magazine, September 2008 Rescuing Afghani Art and History CBS News Sunday Morning, August 24, 2008 Antiquities Exhibit Illuminates Ancient Afghan Trading The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, July 2, 2008 Afghanistan’s Hidden Treasures National Geographic magazine, June 2008 The Silk Road, Paved in Gold Washington Post, May 25, 2008 Silent Survivors of Afghanistan’s 4,000 Tumultuous Years New York Times, May 23, 2008 Afghanistan Shares “Hidden Treasures” of Its Culture USA Today, May 23, 2008 A Cultural Conversation with Fred Hiebert: He Found Himself in a World of Intrigue and Adventure Wall Street Journal, May 22, 2008
			This exhibition was organized by the National Geographic Society and the National Gallery of Art, Washington in association with the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. This exhibition is supported by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities Chairman's Special Award and an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. Presentation at the Asian Art Museum is made possible by the Bernard Osher Foundation, the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, and Carmen M. Christensen. All of the works are from the National Museum of Afghanistan and are the sole property of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Media sponsors:

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