Antiquities Exhibits

Treasures of Ancient Greece opening Saturday at the Children's Museum in Indianapolis, Indiana. This exhibit, on display from June 15, 2019 - January, 2020, is a collaborative partnership with the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports. It will allow visitors to explore the history and mythology of the ancient Greeks and discover how the ancient Greeks influenced the realms of sports, government, entertainment, and beauty by  examing more than 150 objects including scientific inventions, sculptures, jewelry, armor, and ceramics. Opening day activities include a performance by the Triada Dancers from Fort Wayne, Indiana. Children will be encouraged to paint a vase and make their own mosaics, too. Image: Exhibit media provided by the museum (Artemis reaching for an arrow for her bow?)

Treasures of Ancient Greece. Opening June 15, 2019 at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana. Diskobolos (discus thrower) 2nd century CE Roman copy of 450-440 BCE Greek bronze by Myron recovered from Emperor Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli Italy. Photographed at "The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greece" exhibit assembled by the British Museum and displayed at the Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon. Rare antiquities from Greece including mythological gods and goddesses, a replica of the Antikythera mechanism and fine art will be part of a new exhibit at The Children's Museum of Indianapolis opening June 15, 2019 called Treasures of Ancient Greece. A separate exhibit called Take Me There: Greece will focus o n the people, culture, environment, homes and markets of modern Greece.