The exhibits of the Acropolis Museum often travel in other parts of Greece and the rest of the world. Their presence in temporary exhibitions organized by the Museum or other bodies contributes in the promotion of values and ideas of Greek culture and its artistic and social achievements. Furthermore it contributes in creating relations of mutual understanding, dialogue and collaboration between different people.
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Canada and USA
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Montreal, Pointe-à-Callière Montréal Museum of Archaeology and History Complex, 12 December, 2014-26 April, 2015
Ottawa, Canadian Museum of History, 5 June, 2015-12 October, 2015
Chicago, Field Museum of Natural History, 26 November,2015-10 April, 2016
Washington DC, National Geographic Museum, 1 June-10 October, 2016
The Acropolis Museum participated in the exhibition “The Greeks: From Agamemnon to Alexander the Great”, with seven of its artefacts: the marble head of an athlete, Acr. 699; Kore statue, Acr. 673; a portion of a relief-carved stele for an honorary decree, Acr. 6787; part of the marble capital from the inscribed base of a dedication, Acr. 3761; the head of a female statue, Acr. 1309; the head of a male statue, Acr. 7243; a portion of an honorary stele for Asklepiodoros, ΕΜ 2811 and 7180.
Brussels, Belgium BOZAR – Centre of Fine Arts
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The Acropolis Museum participated in the exhibition “Nautilus: Navigating Greece”, with four of its artefacts: the bronze figurine of Athena Promachos, EAM X 6454; the relief sculpture depicting the state trireme Paralos, Acr. 1339; the “Boy with a Dolphin” figurine from the decoration of a bronze vessel, EAM X 6626; and the bronze lamp in the form of a warship, ΕΑΜ X 7038.
USA
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Washington DC, National Gallery of Art
6 October, 2013-2 March, 2014
Malibu, California, The Getty
9 April - 25 August, 2014
The Acropolis Museum participated in the exhibition “Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections”, with a relief plaque depicting one of the Dioskouroi, M 2516.
Athens, Tae Kwon Do Stadium in Paleo Faliro
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The Acropolis Museum participated in the International Contemporary Art Fair, “Art Athina” with a presentation of high quality copies of original exhibits. The copies are made in the Museum’s workshops and some of them retain traces of color that survived in the original artefacts. In some instances –where the research allows it- copies with a complete colour restoration are presented.
Marseille, France, Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations
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The Acropolis Museum participated in an exhibition – organized by the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations (MuCEM) in Marseille, on the occasion of the inauguration of its new facilities – with an inscribed stele bearing an honorary decree, ΕΜ 6899.
New York, NY, USA, Alexander S. Onassis Cultural Foundation
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The Acropolis Museum participated in the exhibition “Transition to Christianity: Art of the Late Antiquity, 3rd-7th Century AD”, with four of its artefacts: an iron knife, ΝΑ 1955 NAΔ 98; a wine jug (prochous), ΝΑ 1955 ΝΑΚ 714; a two-handled cup, ΝΑ 1955 ΝΑΚ 717; and a lamp, ΝΑ 1955
ΝΑΛ 258, all from the ritual sacrifice in the so-called “House of Proclus”, in Athens.
Shanghai, China, Library of Shanghai
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The Acropolis Museum participated in the exhibition “Athens, Living History”, with copies of its important exhibits, photographic and other informative visual materials. The exhibition was organized by the Greek Ministry of Culture and Tourism, in the framework of the international exposition EXPO 2010.
New York, NY, USA, Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University
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The Acropolis Museum and Columbia University collaborated in presenting the exhibition “The Museum and Its Collections”, which included the display of 103 copies of important works from the collections of the Acropolis Museum, framed by rich photographic and other informative visual materials.
