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When I was writing the first short guide to the Benaki Museum, in 1980, I had to make an almost superhuman effort to articulate a vast material into discrete chapters with a comprehensive and coherent line of reasoning. At that time the arrangement of the objects in the Museum was based on the principle of exhibition units by kind, which was, of course, completely contrary to my own views and vision. Today, after the enlargement of the Museum's premises and the radical remodeling of the original building, but above all the reorientation of the Museum's aims and the fundamen...

The first Museum of the Acropolis was established in a cavity of the hill opposite the Parthenon in 1865. This museum never accommodated the antiquities of the Acropolis in a satisfactory manner, despite successive additions built on to it. Today, the new Museum, ten times larger in size than the original, provides a safe heaven for the masterpieces of the Acropolis and ensures that they are given the prominence they deserve. This is achieved with ideal interior atmospheric conditions, natural lighting, as well as easy visitor access, panoramic views and superior layout of...

Dieser kurzgefasste Fuhrer bietet eine Einfuhrung in die Sammlungen des Archaologischen Nationalmuseums, die in ihrer Reichhaltigkeit und Vielfalt die Kunst und Kultur der antiken Welt zu lebendiger Anschauung bringen. In den von den Mitarbeitern des Museums verfasstenTexten wird jeweils der allgemeine kulturelle und entwicklungsgeschichtliche Zusammenhang erlautert, in dem die Exponate stehen. Parallel dazu werden in zahlreichen Abbildungen reprasentative Werke der jeweiligen Sammlung vorgestellt, die den kunstlerischen Wert und die Qualitat der Exponate des grossten g...

Greece' s geographic position has been a crucial factor in determining the major role played by hellenism throughout a historical period extending from remotest antiquity to the expiration of the Byzantine era. It occupies an exceptionally advantageous location on the map, at a point where Europe meets Asia and where the North greets the southern winds from Africa. This no doubt explains Greece' s sense of familiarity with its neighbours, and especially its conspicuous acceptance of the racial and cultural individualities of the other. Independently of the friendly or hosti...

Black powder means firearmas; it means war. A visit to the powder mill, on the lowest level of the Open-Air Water Power Museum in Dimitsana, involves a change of historical framework, theme and atmosphere.

Ein Buch uber die Baudenkmaler auf der Akropolis! Ein Buch uber die Werke der Athener in der Antike! Vor allem aber ein Buch uber die Menschen, ihre Arbeit, ihre Fertigkeiten, ihre Gebrauche, die Materialien, die sie verwendeten. Ein Buch fur Kinder und Jugendliche. Hinter jedem einzelnen Werk im neuen Akropolis-Museum stehen die Menschen - ihre Anschauungen, ihre Mythen, ganze Lebensgeschichten aus dem alten Athen. Diese Seiten will unser Fuhrer beleuchten. Die antiken Kunstwerke sprechen auch heute noch zu uns, weil in ihnen die Kunstler und Handwerker lebendig sind, die...

Contengono in maniera dettagliata la storia dei Siti Archeologici e una descrizione particolareggiata delle antichitΰ esposte nei Musei ad opera di illustri autori, specialisti della materia. Comprendono un riferimento specifico e dettagliato alla Civiltΰ Greca Antica ed offrono una chiara immagine del passato storico e dell'arte che lo rappresenta. Edizioni tutte a colori, stampate su carta patinata, sono arricchite con un notevole numero di fotografie, ricostruzioni grafiche e tavole ripiegate.

Contienen la historia de los recintos arqueolσgicos y descripcion detallada de los objetos expuestos en los Museos, por escritores destacados y especializados. Tienen tambien referencia especνfica y detallada a la civilizacion griega antigua y ofrecen una imagen concreta del pasado historico y del arte que lo representa. Se trata de ediciones en color, en papel satinado, enriquecidas con multitud de fotografias, reconstrucciones y planos desplegables.

Contengono in maniera dettagliata la storia dei Siti Archeologici e una descrizione particolareggiata delle antichitΰ esposte nei Musei ad opera di illustri autori, specialisti della materia. Comprendono un riferimento specifico e dettagliato alla Civiltΰ Greca Antica ed offrono una chiara immagine del passato storico e dell'arte che lo rappresenta. Edizioni tutte a colori, stampate su carta patinata, sono arricchite con un notevole numero di fotografie, ricostruzioni grafiche e tavole ripiegate.

Each guide contains a comprehensive history of the archaeological site and detailed descriptions of important finds in the museum by eminent experts in their fields. They provide systematic and detailed accounts of ancient Greek civilization and present clear impressions of its history and the art that embodies it. These editions are lavishly illustrated with full colour photographs and reconstructions on glossy paper and contain folding maps and charts.