Badè Museum of Biblical Archaeology

The Badè Museum houses a permanent collection of over 8,000 objects, the majority of which derive from the site of Tell en-Nasbeh, excavated under the direction of Dr. William F. Badè. Dr. Badè's work at Tell en-Nasbeh represents one of the earliest scientific excavations in Palestine. With a permit from the British Mandate Government's Department of Antiquities, he spent five seasons at Nasbeh from 1926 to 1935. He excavated two thirds of the eight-acre mound exposing a small town that had been occupied primarily during the Iron Age (1200-586 BCE), Neo-Babylonian (625-539 BCE), and Persian Periods (550-330 BCE).
Associate Curator (2006-2010) / Interim Director (spring 2006, 2009) / Assistant Curator (2003-2006)

Exhibitions Curated @ Badè Museum

A Narrative Without Words
(Video installation for permanent display, 2010) / [video]

Lived Experience in Ancient Judah
(Part of "Mining the Collection" artist-in-residence program, April-June 2010) / [video]

Hope and Reflection: Images of Kurdish Culture from Turkey and Iraq
(Curated with Jon Vidar, May-December 2009) / [video]

Ancient Tell, Modern Art: GTU Artists' Responses to Artifacts from Tell en-Nasbeh
(Curated with Jennifer Leighton, March-May 2009)

Inscribed Objects from Tell en-Nasbeh
(Curated with Rebecca Hisiger for permanent display, 2008)

Archaeological Notes from the Field
(Fall 2008)

Fallen Through the Cracks: Microarchaeology and Ancient Households in Turkey
(Curated with LaTasha Johnson and Rachel Marks, Spring-Fall 2008)

Badè Museum Staff...in the Field
(Fall 2006, 2007)

Making Cakes for the Queen of Heaven: Family Religion in Ancient Israel
(Curated with Aaron Brody, 2006)

Artifacts Holding Artifacts
(2005)

Early Bronze Age Tombs at Tell en-Nasbeh, Israel
(Permanent display, 2004)

The Iron (Age) Chef: Food and Dining in Old Testament Times
(Curated with Aaron Brody and Beringia Zen, 2003)