THE BRITISH
MUSEUM
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Experience the brilliance and diversity of ancient Greek art in this major
exhibition focusing on the human body.
For centuries the ancient Greeks experimented with ways of representing the
human body, both as an object of beauty and a bearer of meaning.
The remarkable works of art in the exhibition range from abstract
simplicity of prehistoric figurines to breathtaking realism in the age of
Alexander the Great. These works continued to inspire artists for hundreds of
years, giving form to thought and shaping our own perceptions of ourselves.
'The chief forms of beauty are order, symmetry
and clear delineation’ – Aristotle
'In portraying ideal types of beauty... you
bring together from many models the most beautiful features of each' – Socrates
Adults £16.50, Children free
Visiting
26 March – 5 July 2015
Opening times
Monday–Thursday 10.00–17.30
Friday 10.00–20.30
Saturday–Sunday 09.00–17.30
Last entry 90 minutes before closing.
Friday 10.00–20.30
Saturday–Sunday 09.00–17.30
Last entry 90 minutes before closing.
Image captions:
Marble statue of a naked Aphrodite crouching at her bath, also known as Lely’s Venus. Roman copy of a Greek original, 2nd century AD. Lent by Her Majesty the Queen.
Marble statue of a discus-thrower (discobolus) by Myron. Roman copy of a bronze Greek original of the 5th century BC.
Marble statue of a naked Aphrodite crouching at her bath, also known as Lely’s Venus. Roman copy of a Greek original, 2nd century AD. Lent by Her Majesty the Queen.
Marble statue of a discus-thrower (discobolus) by Myron. Roman copy of a bronze Greek original of the 5th century BC.
