Encountering the Aegean Sea

San Shan Wu Yuan Museum
China, Beijing
3 december 2024 - 13 march 2025

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Masterpieces from the National Archaeological Museum of Naples

The exhibition Encountering the Aegean Sea presents a selection of exquisite works of the highest quality, chosen to illustrate the lives of men and women in ancient Greece, as well as their religion and their culture. 

Curated by Annalisa Lo Monaco, the exhibition showcases in the halls of the new art center Sanshanwuyuan Museum in Beijing, a selection of works dating from the VI century BC to the II century AD. Works attributed to great masters alternate with and are complemented by everyday artifacts such as loom weights, weapons, jewels and vases, to describe more fully the various fields in which Greek culture expressed itself, its constituent elements and the aspects that make it still today of central importance in understanding contemporary society and culture.

With more than 120 loans from the National Archaeological Museum in Naples, which plays a crucial role in disseminating Ancient Greek culture and civilization, especially through its outstanding Magna Graecia collection, the exhibitions includes an extraordinary variety of ceramics, sculptures, weapons, and jewelry of various origins and provenience, carefully selected to portray Greek culture and its influence on the Italic peoples.


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