The Acropolis Museum will inaugurate on March 11 a precursor exhibition presenting exhibits from the Hermitage Museum as part of the cultural program titled “Year of Russia in Greece”, the Culture ministry announced on Wednesday.
As part of the exchange program, the Acropolis museum will exhibit three golden objects from the Hermitage’s collection of Scythian treasures, while the Russian museum will exhibit a marble statue of an Archaic Kore, lended by the Acropolis Museum.
The aim of the joint Greco-Russian initiative of the ‘Year 2016′ is to highlight and strengthen the close historical and cultural ties between the two nations and to promote each county’s culture to the other.
Series of cultural events
During the “2016 Greek-Russian initiative,” which is dedicated to the promotion of Greece to the Russian public and of Russia to the Greek public, Athens and Moscow are planning a series of cultural events aiming “at renewing the traditional bonds of friendship and to enhance awareness and cooperation”, the ministry statement said.
The Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Prikhodko and Greek Minister for Culture and Sports, Aristides Baltas will sign an official minutes document confirming the exchange of items by the two countries for the event.
During the event, Baltas and Prikhodko will also sign an agreement for the official exchange of specific programs during the Greek-Russia year.
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