Athens News Agency: News in English, 07-03-19
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[01] Praxiteles exhibition opens at Louvre
[01] Praxiteles exhibition opens at Louvre
French Culture Minister Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres and his Greek
counterpart George Voulgarakis inaugurated the Praxiteles exhibition at
the Louvre Museum in Paris on Monday evening. The exhibition will run
through June 18 at the museum's Napoleon Hall. The exhibition
highlights the myth and history of the famous sculptor of antiquity
Praxiteles, inspiring artists for centuries.
The French culture minister said the exhibition "breathes in a European
way and unites the Europeans" and expressing his thanks to Greece for
lending works to enable the exhibition to be carried out.
Voulgarakis congratulated the Louvre Museum for its brave decision to
exhibit the considerable number of sculptures it possesses, that are
attributed to the famous sculptor, and to collect unique works from big
museums in Europe.
The Louvre exhibition sketches the portrait of the ancient Athenian
sculptor, revives dialogue on his work in the scientific community and
invites the public to discover the spirit of Praxiteles.
A part of the exhibition will be transferred to the National
Archaeological Museum in Athens in the summer, where the public will be
able to admire the Marathon Youth, who was not moved to the Louvre
exhibition.
Caption: Greek Culture Minister George Voulgarakis in front of exhibits
during the inauguration of the Praxiteles exhibition at the Louvre
Museum in Paris on Monday, March 19, 2007. ANA-MPA/Chrysa Panousiadou.
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