Archbishop Makarios is the latest representative of the Greek community to have visited the “Ancient Greeks: Athletes, Warriors and Heroes” exhibition on display at the National Museum of Canberra.
He was accompanied by Bishops Iakovos of Militoupolis, Elpidios of Kyaneon and Bartholomew of Charioupolis as well as clergy of the Archiepiscopal Court.
The exhibition showing at the Australian capital is considered a tribute to the legacy of competition in our world, in sports, education, and the arts through the history and myths of ancient Greece.
“You try not to get too excited about these exhibitions when they’re on the table, at the beginning, then when it comes to actually opening the crates and seeing the objects, it’s just wonderful, you can’t help but get excited,” the National Museum of Australia Greek curator, Dr Lily Withycombe, told Neos Kosmos in a recent interview.
Approximately 170 objects from the British Museum are on display.
“While the content comes from the British Museum, we must shape it to suit our audiences and fit our main gallery.
“We have been editing the interpretive text and revising the exhibition order, with lots of meetings to workshop this process, as well as back and forth communications with colleagues at the British Museum and we ended up with the perfect layout,” Dr Withycombe explained.
Commencing on 17 December 2021 with an agiasmo service conducted by Bishop Bartholomew, Archiepiscopal Vicar of Canberra, the exhibition will conclude on 1 May 2022.
