The Field Museum’s newest exhibition, The Aztec World, gives visitors a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to explore the otherworldly grandeur and sophistication of one of history’s great civilizations.

Close your eyes and imagine artifacts and collectibles from 60 sports Halls of Fames, sports governing bodies and other top athletic organizations collected in a single space — in the city that never sleeps. Open your eyes and you’ll see that you’ve imagined the newly-opened Sports Museum of America in New York City.

The Meadows Museum presents From Manet to Miró: Modern Drawings from the Abelló Collection, an exhibit of works by 45 of the most important artists of the past two centuries through Dec. 2, 2008.

A major art collection is on display for the first time since it was looted by the Nazis. The exhibition tells the tragic story of a pre-eminent art dealer who died fleeing the Nazis and the successful fight by his heirs to win back the paintings.

The Walters Art Museum will offer visitors a rare opportunity to examine the ancient Egyptians’ fascination with human and animal mummies in the focus show Mummified, on view Nov. 15, 2008, to Nov. 8, 2009.

The restoration of the world’s largest Louis Comfort Tiffany art glass dome, located in Preston Bradley Hall in the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington Street, has been completed with awe-inspiring results.

More than 300 of the finest examples of the Arts and Crafts Movement dating from 1880-1945 will be on display. Organized by the V&A, London, this exhibit traces the development of the movement from its flourishing in Britain in the 1880s to its interpretation and development in the United States, Europe, Scandinavia and Japan.

RALEIGH, N.C.—The Carolinas Chapter of the International Society of Appraisers (ISA) recently donated a copy of the new 2009 Journal of Appraisal Studies to the North Carolina Art Museum Reference Library in Raleigh, N.C.

Everybody loves the circus, from the three-ring colossus to the single-ring versions that tour the country appearing at county fairgrounds and other wide-open locations. And part of the enduring awe of the circus for many people is the circus sideshow .

Nothing can define a generation more than its music, and by extension, by its musical instruments. But how do we define what’s vintage, what’s collectible — and what’s just old?