An exhibition on the history of jewellery in the Cyclades islands – appropriately entitled “Vanity” – is to open its doors at the Mykonos Archaeological Museum on Wednesday (Aug. 10), creating yet another reason to visit the cosmopolitan Greek island.
The presentation of 230 artefacts from 19 Cycladic islands will include items that are exhibited for the first time to the public.
More than just an archaeological exhibition, it will display jewellery dating from the neolithic era right up to the present day, with 12 pieces by modern Greek jewellers custom-made for the occasion, as well as two murals and a post-Byzantine icon. Among those contributing their work, which will be on display in Mykonos for a year before touring the rest of the Cyclades islands and Athens, are internationally acclaimed designers Lito Karakostanoglou, Nikos Koulis, Ileana Makri, Ioanna Souflia and Minas.
“We chose the title because … vanity is the most fundamental parameter of the exhibits. We also wanted a snappy and easily understood title with references to the present, through which the visitor perceives something familiar,” said curator Dimitris Athanasoulis, talking to the ANA-MPA.
“Pieces of jewellery are objects that not only show vanity but are often also magical, have the qualities of a talisman, hide many meanings and make multiple statements,” he added.
The exhibition is under the auspices of the President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and is organized jointly by the municipality of Mykonos and the Cycladic Ephorate of Antiquities.
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