Image THE NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM PRESENTS A UNIQUE EXHIBITION ON NATURE IN GREEK CULTURE

THE NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM PRESENTS A UNIQUE EXHIBITION ON NATURE IN GREEK CULTURE
2025/02/03

The National Archaeological Museum (MAN) is opening an unprecedented temporary exhibition in Spain, focusing on the importance of nature in ancient Greek culture. The exhibition, which can be visited in the Temporary Exhibition Hall, Floor -1, until March 30, 2025, offers a journey through the mythical and symbolic imagery of nature in Hellenic civilization.

The exhibition invites visitors to discover how the ancient Greeks conceived nature , from the creation of the cosmos and the Earth to the domestication of the landscape for the development of cities and democracy. Through more than a hundred pieces from the MAN collection, together with important national and European loans, the exhibition explores the relationship of the Greeks with the natural environment and its influence on the construction of their society.

Visitors will be able to explore the importance of the " Mediterranean triad " (wheat, vine and olive), as well as the relevance of the sea as a space of danger and opportunity. In addition, the exhibition will address the representation of nature in mythology, with hybrid beings, surprising metamorphoses and the vision of the afterlife as a fertile and fecund place, where Eros is the generative principle of life.

This event is part of the commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the reopening of the MAN (2014-2024) and coincides with the 150th anniversary of the acquisition of the collection of Antiquities of the Marquis of Salamanca, a fundamental milestone in the history of the museum. In addition, the exhibition is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of the European Agenda 2030, promoting reflection on the impact of humans on their natural environment and establishing parallels between the ecological concerns of the past and the present.

The exhibition offers a unique opportunity to understand the relationship between ancient Greece and nature and its legacy in our current society. Those interested can visit it until March 30, 2025 at the MAN, in a tour that promises to surprise and fascinate the general public and researchers alike.