Within the framework of the celebration of March 25 the Odessa Branch of the Hellenic Foundation for Culture presents the photo exhibition “The New Acropolis Museum” on March 24 at 16:00.
The exhibition is a unique opportunity for the residents of Odessa to meet this wonderful museum, which was opened to the public on June 21, 2009.
The exhibition presents the Sacred Rock of Acropolis, the place, where the New Museum was built according to the project by Swiss architect Bernard Tschumi and his Greek colleague Michael Photiadis, exteriors of the building and its surroundings with finds from the excavations, which were found during the construction, and interiors with the masterpieces of the Ancient Greek art.
The Gallery of the Slopes of the Acropolis houses finds from the sanctuaries that were founded on the slopes of the Acropolis, as well as objects that Athenians used in everyday life from all historic periods.
In the Archaic Gallery (7th cent. BC – 480/79 BC) visitors have the opportunity to view exhibits from all sides as three-dimensional exhibits. The depictions of young women (the Korai), the horse riders (the Hippeis) and many other provide a striking picture of the Acropolis in the Archaic Period.
In the Parthenon Gallery visitors are informed on how democratic bodies functioned in the 5th century BC.
The new building of Acropolis is located on the southern slope of the Acropolis on the Makriyianni site, large urban settlement dating from Archaic to Early Christian Athens.
An ascending, wide glass-floored gallery houses finds from the slopes of the Acropolis. The occasionally transparent floor provides a view of the archaeological excavation, while its upward slope alludes to the ascent to the Acropolis.
The new Acropolis Museum has a total area of 25,000 square meters, with exhibition space of over 14,000 square meters, ten times more than that of the old museum on the Hill of the Acropolis. The new Museum offers all the amenities expected in an international museum of the 21st century.
The exhibition is organized in cooperation with the Acropolis Museum and the Department for the preservation of the Acropolis monuments of the Ministry of Culture of Greece.
Duration: March 24 – April 28
Free admission
