Antiquities Exhibits

Samian ware flask from Southern Gaul, 1st century CE, depicting Heracles killing Laomedon, King of Troy, at the Museo Civico Archeologico della Valle Sabbia in Gavardo (Brescia). In one version of mythology, Laomedon, king of Troy, was the father of Ganymede. Zeus fell in love with the beautiful boy and, disguised as an eagle, kidnapped the child. Laomedon grieved so much for his son Zeus sent Hermes to Laomedon with two magn ificent horses so swift they could run across water. Hermes also assured the king that Ganymede would become immortal and would thereafter be the distinguished cup bearer for the gods. Sometime later, Laomedon began constructing walls around his city of Troy and promised a reward to Apollo and Poseidon for their assistance. But after the walls were completed Laomedon refused to give them the promised payment. So the gods, in their anger, sent a pestilence and a sea monster to ravage the land. An oracle revealed to Laomedon that the only way to save Troy would ...

Opening soon! Troy: myth and reality November 21, 2019 – March 8, 2020 at the British Museum. The show tells the dramatic and tragic legend of the great city of Troy through bre athtaking art and archaeology – retelling the story of the Trojan Horse, the kidnap of the most beautiful woman in the world and the fall of the city. The exhibit includes pottery, silver vessels, bronze weapons and stone sculptures generously loaned to The British Museum by the Berlin Museums for the first time in nearly 150 years. This experience will allow visitors to meet the characters, to immerse themselves in the archaeology of Troy and in the tales as told in the stories retold and reinterpreted right up to the present day. https://www.thecultureconcept.com/troy-myth-and-reality-aut… Image: Priam and Achilles, Roman silver cup, 1st century CE, National Museum of Denmark Photograph: Roberta Fortuna and Kira Ursem © National Museet Denmark