EXHIBITIONS
ACROPOLIS MUSEUM / ATHENS
Inspirations. Ancient Greek Art living in Italy
The Acropolis Museum presents the exhibition ‘Inspirations. Ancient Greek Art living in Italy’ in its temporary exhibition gallery from 16 June 2026 to 30 August 2026.
© NIKOS KATSAROS
Τhe poet Horace accurately described the fascination that ancient Greek civilization exerted upon the Romans.
“Graecia capta ferum victorem cepit” -“Captive Greece captured her savage conqueror.”
Art, literature, philosophy, and education inspired Roman society and profoundly shaped it, resulting in the creation of the Greco-Roman civilization, essentially the foundation of Western civilization on a global scale.
This influence proved decisive from the very beginnings of the relationship between the Greeks and the peoples of the Italian Peninsula, Etruscans, Latins, and others, as well as, naturally, with the peoples of Sicily and southern Italy, where important Greek settlements and colonies were established.
The Exhibition focuses primarily on the Art and the influence of the ancient Greek Art on Roman civilization until the 20th century. Thirty eight masterpieces in ceramic, bronze, and marble, unique works that are not exported from the Museums of Italy, comprise this Exhibition, which is organized into seven Sections:
Section I
Before Rome: Greek Merchants and Etrusco-Italic Aristocrats
Section ΙΙ
Artists in Magna Graecia
Section ΙΙΙ
The Sea as an Archive
Section ΙV
The Romans’ Greece
Section V
Living the Greek Way
Section VI
The Aristocratic Collecting of Modern Era
Section VII
Italian Looks: Canova, Savinio, de Chirico
