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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 13-06-18
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[01] Acropolis Museum to mark 4th anniversary with gallery talks,
extended hours
[01] Acropolis Museum to mark 4th anniversary with gallery talks,
extended hours
The new Acropolis Museum on Thursday celebrates its 4th anniversary with
a series of special lectures on the "untold stories" of the Parthenon
frieze segments, cut-price admission of just 3 euros for visitors and
extended opening hours from 8:00 a.m. until midnight.
In a series of gallery talks offered by museum archaeologists, visitors
will have the opportunity to learn the stories of the surviving blocks
of the frieze in the last 300 years, with the aid of 3D presentations
on four special screens installed in the Parthenon Gallery.
The talks will explain the significance of the various drill
holes in the scene depicting a rider with an unruly horse on the
western frieze, how stone III of the southern frieze was removed
by the crew hired by Lord Elgin in 1803, the stages for carving
stone II on the northern frieze and other details concerning the
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Participation in the talks is limited to 20 visitors per session on a
first-come first-served basis. For registration details, please refer to
the Information Desk at the Museum entrance. Gallery talks in Greek will
be held once an hour, on the hour, from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. and
from 5:00-9:00 p.m.; Gallery talks in English will be held at 11:30 a.m.,
2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. and one in French will be held at 12:30 p.m.
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At 9:00 p.m., the Athens Municipality Philharmonic Orchestra will present
a musical concert in the Museum's entrance courtyard with famous melodies
of the world band repertoire. In addition, the Museum will commence the
exclusive production of copies of two exhibits, the head of Poseidon and
the head of Artemis from the east frieze of the Parthenon, available in
the Museum Shops.
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