A Journey to the Land of Immortals: Treasures of Ancient Greece
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(C)The Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports- Archaeological Receipts Fund
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan) Special Exhibition Galleries
June 21, 2016 (Tue) - September 19, 2016 (Mon)This exhibition showcases sculptures, fresco paintings, and metal objects from Greece. Let us set off on a journey through Greek art, which blossomed from the Neolithic to the Hellenistic periods in various areas in Greece, such as the Aegean Islands, including Cyclades and Crete, as well as Athens, Sparta, and Macedonia. This is the first large-scale exhibition in Japan of Greek artworks gathered solely from the country of Greece.