The Acropolis Museum participates in the pan-Hellenic cultural initiative titled “Green Cultural Routes” organized by the Ministry of Culture. It offers its visitors the thematic presentation “Exploring Nature's Elements at the Acropolis Museum” on Sunday, May 26.
The protagonists will be special objects from the museum that “speak” about the four elements of nature, which were depicted in art in various ways. Beliefs, myths, philosophical concerns as well as simple daily needs, find expression in the shape and imagery of intricate lamps, mythical creatures and ritual vessels. Museum archaeologists narrate stories revolving around fire, earth, air, and water—sometimes destructive other times life-giving—highlighting the alarming negative interaction between humanity and nature.