GLENBOW MUSEUM · SPECIAL EXHIBITION
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Trace the rise and fall of Egyptian, Greek,and Roman civilizations and learn how theyinfluenced one another in history, archaeology,folklore, religion, culture, and more.
Proposed Exhibition Dates:June 30, 2006 – June 10, 2007 (TBD)
Travelling From:Boston Museum of Fine Art, Boston
OverviewOrganized by the Department of Ancient Egyptian, Nubian,and Near Eastern Art and Fine Arts, Boston, this exhibitionallows visitors to journey back to the respective aesthetichistories of the Egyptian, Greek and Roman civilizations.
Demonstrating how the Egyptian, Greek, and Romancivilizations influenced one another throughout their histories,the exhibition will explore diverse disciplines such as history,archaeology, folklore, geography, religion, and culture.
The ExhibitionThis special exhibition will feature approximately 200 objectsand artifacts spanning a 5,000 year history. From prehistoricEgyptian earthenware to a fresco painting from Pompeii, theexhibition will trace the development of ancient Mediterraneancivilization and its cultural interconnections. A key connectorof peoples during this time was the Mediterranean Sea, whichthrough travel and trade and mixing of different cultures andtraditions, brought about new styles in art.
Egyptian Civilization – Believed to be the world’s oldest civilization, dating back to the 5th Millennium BC, thissection explores the development of Egyptian art and culturethrough early works. Objects displayed are symbolic andpowerful in that they relate to Egyptians’ solid faith in eternity.
Greek Art & Culture – Evolving through contact with ancientEgyptian and Aegean civilizations, Greek art featured theGreeks’ keen interest in human nature and anatomy.Contrasting Egyptian art in this section portrays the continualsearch for ideal forms, representing the dynamic power of life.
Roman Art – Influenced by Greek art, Roman art stresseddynamism of human expression in sculpture. Both Grecoand Roman art are considered the origin of European artand culture whereby the Renaissance Period during the15th and 16th centuries strove to revive art and cultureof these two eras.
Egypt, Mummy Mask,Early Roman Period, about 100 AD
Art of the Ancient Mediterranean World
Rome, Fresco in Italy, near Pompeii,Julio-Claudian Period, AD 14-62
Greece, Mirror Stand, Archaic Period, about 500 BC
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