Greek masterpieces in the u.s.
Thessaloniki
This is the report «The Greeks: Agamemnon to Alexander the Great» ("Greeks: by Agamemnon to Grand Alexander»), that includes 543 exhibits-masterpieces of ancient Greek sculpture, painting and kosmimatotechnias, derived from all the museums and Antiquities of Greece committees.
The exhibition is organized by the Greek Ministry of culture and the Consortium of Museums with official North American representative of the Canadian Museum of History in Ottawa. As pointed out in the presentation of the report, It is the most representative "Panorama" of Greek culture who has never traveled outside the Greek borders.
The exhibition will be inaugurated on 12 December in Point a Calliere Museum, Montreal History and Archaeology Complex in Montreal, they will remain until the 26 April 2015, to be transferred and presented then in History Museum of Canada in Ottawa, from the 5 June 2015 until 12 October 2015.
Will follow the Field Museum in Chicago (24 November 2015 until 10 April 2016) and the National Geographic Museum in Washington (26 May 2016 until 9 October 2016).
The structure of the report
The central theme of the report, It is divided into ten thematic sections, are Greeks, as forms through the excavation data.
The report starts from the anonymous illustrious dead, continues with a central reference point the mythological Agamemnon and anakta famous aristocrats of the early iron age and closes with eminent personalities of the spirit, like Plato and Aristotle and historical figures, like Philip and Alexander the great.
The chronological framework covers from the stone age to the Hellenistic period, i.e. from the 6.000 e.g.. until the 2nd century. e.g..
Rare exhibits
"The report represents a far-reaching, ambitious organisation, aimed at presentation of the top personalities of Greek history and mythology, nodal role played in the formation of the historical components of culture "identified by the Director General of Antiquities of the Greek Ministry of culture Helen Korkas, representing in the presentation of the report the Minister of culture, Constantine Tasoula.
"Our goal is to revitalize the activities of the great archaeological historical forms of Greece, starting from the beginning of prehistory, with personalities that emerge from the beginning of the legend, as Agamemnon, and finally in decisive for world civilization historical form of Alexander the great "added.
"It's the greatest Greek exhibition ever presented in North America," said Canada's Ambassador in Athens Robert Peck, Noting that "many of the archaeological finds do not have ever been exhibited abroad».
The r. Peck expressed the belief that in a long time that it will take the report, It will attract many people who will want to discover where born democracy, the philosophy, Theatre and the arts. Mentioned, Indeed, and the benefits that can arise from exposure to tourism, Recalling that the next summer the Greece and Canada will be linked to 16 weekly flight schedules.
The Coordinator of the report, Honorary Director-General of Antiquities Maria Vlazaki, He pointed out that the Greek culture is an amalgam of ideas, Customs, knowledge and beliefs that are beginning to emerge in the Eastern Mediterranean since prehistoric times and the tour of the exhibition will contribute to make known the Greek culture and the achievements of the Greeks, during the entire chronologikoy framework covering the report.
Report on the Aboriginal peoples of Canada
Notified, Moreover, that as ' Holy bread ' of the report the Canadian History Museum in Ottawa, with the collaboration of the Canadian Embassy in Greece, will offer, in order to bring in a Greek Museum, one very interesting temporary exhibition, where is the Canadian Aboriginal art.
Those who visit the exhibition, the biennium that will run the tour in b. America, you will learn everything about the Greeks, identified by the Director of the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, Polyxeni Veleni. "The feature of the report is that it is more personified, because of funerary ensembles, many times people branded "said, explaining that "thematic reports have been too many, but the whole panorama of Greek culture through Greek personalities is a report done for the first time».
Excellent featured the report Mayor Thessalonique Yiannis Boutaris, Whereas essentially constitutes an invitation to u.s. citizens to come to Greece.
Special application
In support of the report created the special application for mobile, which will be available to iPhone and Android users, at 12 December 2014, the opening day of the exhibition.
