Petra, Jordan has long been on my dream wish list of places I’d love to visit and use in my artwork.

Now Art Daily reports that the Cincinnati Art Museum will feature Petra: Lost City of Stone, the most comprehensive exhibition ever presented on the ancient city of Petra and its creators, the Nabataeans. I like it when museums have a website like this: a QuickTime tour of Petra and lots of interesting information to browse through, though short on photos of the collection…makes up for not being able to visit in person, doesn’t it? Check the FAQ’s to find out how come the Museum has so much work by the Nabataeans, and learn that Petra is a Greek word that literally means “rock”.

National Geographic magazine had a wonderful article on Petra in their December 1998 issue, and some of those photos can be seen on their site.