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CONTEMPORARY VIEW - ANCIENT CULTURES

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This summer the Herakleidon Museum presents the exhibition “Contemporary View – Ancient Cultures”. The theme is inspired by ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean, however all the artworks were created by contemporary artists who live in the Netherlands. From June 25 to September 25 at the Herakleidon Museum in Athens.

No less than 55 artists were asked to create one linocut each, inspired by the archaeological collection of the Allard Pierson Museum in Amsterdam, a joint project on the initiative of the Stichting Beeldende Kunst Amsterdam (Fine Arts Foundation). The Herakleidon Museum furthermore invited two Greek artists who reside in the Netherlands, Apostolis Zolotakis and Eleni Tzatzalou, to contribute installations on the same theme. The archaeological collection of the Allard Pierson museum includes art objects and utensils from several ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean, among which the Greek, Roman, and Egyptian civilizations.

“Contemporary View – Ancient Cultures” provides a versatile glimpse of the rich heritage of the Mediterranean, through the personal interpretations and creations of today’s artists, when confronted with the remains of our collective past.

For more information please visit: http://www.herakleidon-art.gr