The Acropolis Museum will mark its 10th anniversary with several events including a photography show, a lecture on ancient colours, a concert by Stavros Xarchakos and the opening of a walk-through excavation of an ancient Athenian neighbourhood, ANA reports.
A schedule presented by museum director Dimitris Pantermalis in a press conference on Wednesday highlighted the following events:
– Photographs from marble craftsmen working on the preservation of the Acropolis, whether on the ground or on scaffolding. The photographs will be on show from June 11 to October 31.
– A lecture by professor Giovanni Verri on the colours used on ancient Greek sculptures of the Parthenon. The lecture is at the museum’s amphitheatre on June 13 (Thursday), at 7:00 pm.
– The historic corner building on Mitseon and Hadzichristou Streets by the museum will open to the public on June 18 (midday) to show the library of late archaeologist Giorgos Despinis the core of which is devoted to classical sculpture.
– Composer Stavros Xarchakos will give a free concert at the museum’s courtyard devoted to works of Mikis Theodorakis, Vassilis Tsitsanis, Markos Vamvakaris and Manos Hadzidakis. The concert is on June 19, at 9:00 pm, a day the museum will remain open until midnight, with free entrance from 8 pm.
– Museum entrance will also be free on June 20 (Thursday) on the institution’s birthday, from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm.
– The excavation visible under transparent walkways at the entrance to the museum will be inaugurated on June 21 (Friday). The new site will allow visitors to walk on a metal corridor shaped like a Greek pi above the 4,000 sq.m. area and look down at an ancient Greek neighbourhood that survived from the Classical era to Byzantine times. Visitors will see excavated homes, workshops, baths and streets.
For more information, please call 210-9000900 or visit https://www.theacropolismuseum.gr/en
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