Museum Archaeologists – Hosts will present visitors for the first time in the Parthenon Gallery the 32nd metope on the north side of the Parthenon building, which was left intact in the turbulent years around 400 AD. Archaeological research has attributed the preservation of this metope to the fact that the scene was thought to portray the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary. This metope, along with the three adjacent to it, depicts the gods of Mount Olympus deciding the outcome of the Trojan War and the victory of the Greeks. The Metope of the Annunciation and the Metope of the Centauromachy (south metope 1) were recently taken down from the Parthenon and having undergone conservation treatment, they were placed in the Museum. The gallery talk ‘The Metope of the Annunciation’ is taking place on the occasion of the National Holiday of 25 March.

Information

Gallery talks will take place every half hour from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Participation: For registration, please refer to the Information Desk at the Museum entrance on the same day.
Meeting point: Atrium of Parthenon Gallery on the third floor 

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