EXHIBITION
October 5, 2010 - January 3, 2011
HEROES
MORTALS AND MYTHS IN ANCIENT GREECE
Image:Corinthian Helmet,700-500 BCE. Baltimore, The Walters Art Museum, 54.2304.
Herakles, Odysseus, Achilles, Helen: epic heroes and heroines who continue to inspire modern culture. Using ancient Greek culture as a point of origin, the exhibition will explore the inherent human need for heroes and make it relevant to today’s society. Gaining a better understanding of the ancient Greek world, alive with heroes and heroines will make us reflect on our own attitudes toward heroism and who the heroes are in our personal lives and how we choose them.
The exhibition catalogue is 328 pages and contains 10 informative essays, 106 entries and 145 color & 95 b/w images.Published by the Walters Art Museum. Distributed by Yale University Press. It will be available for purchase at the Hellenic Museums Shop.
Comprehensive brochures are offered free to visitors.
Educational programs include guided tours for students of schools, colleges and universities and bi-weekly tours, open to the public.
Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m – 6:00 p.m.
Admission: Free
The exhibition has been organized by the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore in cooperation with the Frist Center for Visual Arts, Nashville, the San Diego Museum of Art and the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation (USA), New York.
The exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and Humanities.
The exhibition catalogue received a leadership grant from the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation (USA).