The touring photographic exhibition entitled “Stolen previous – Misplaced Future / Gestohlene Vergangenheit – Verlorene Zukunft” opens at its seventh internet hosting station, on the Archaeological Museum of Patras, on Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.
It’s co-organized by the Directorate of Archaeological Museums, Exhibitions and Instructional Packages, the Directorate of Documentation and Safety of Cultural Properties and the Ephorate of Antiquities of Achaia of the Ministry of Tradition.
With its presentation on the Archaeological Museum of Patras, it joins forces with the Ephorate of Antiquities of Achaia within the effort to guard the cultural heritage, and appears ahead to elevating consciousness amongst guests in regards to the combat in opposition to the worldwide crime of antiquities and the unlawful trafficking of cultural items, in addition to highlighting of joint efforts to protect cultural heritage at nationwide, European and international degree.
Having already been offered at Universities and Museums in Germany and Switzerland within the years 2018-2019 (College of Heidelberg, Karlsruhe State Museum, College of Münster, College of Basel), in addition to on the Museum of Archeology and Artwork Historical past of the Nationwide and Kapodistrian College of Athens and Archaeological Museum of Mesara in Crete, below the accountability of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Heraklion, within the years 2022 and 2023 respectively, the motion met with a heat welcome from teachers, college students and most of the people.
By the Directorate of Archaeological Museums, Exhibitions and Instructional Packages, the bilingual catalog of the exhibition was revealed and in 2020 the digital transcription of the exhibition in three languages came regarding (on the digital handle
The report highlights the risks that threaten cultural heritage from unlawful excavations, theft, unlawful commerce, but in addition looting in occasions of battle, in addition to the implications of those for the integrity of cultural property, the validity of the interpretation of the objects themselves and of their historic context, and the non secular values and messages they convey to the trendy world and future generations.
On this adverse phenomenon that destroys or alters cultural treasures, historic paperwork, identities and recollections, the safety of cultural heritage is contrasted, with a gleaning of contemporary practices and actions on a world and nationwide scale for the coordinated effort to stop and take care of looting and unlawful trafficking .
The exhibition exercise was created throughout the framework of a cooperation settlement of the Ministry of Overseas Affairs. with the Ministry of Science, Analysis and Artwork of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany (2016), following the return from the State Museum of Baden Karlsruhe to the Greek Ministry of Tradition of two consultant creations of the Cycladic tradition. It’s the results of a collaboration between the Directorate of Archaeological Museums, Exhibitions and Instructional Packages and the Directorate of Documentation and Safety of Cultural Properties of the Ministry of Overseas Affairs, with the contribution of the Vadis State Museum.
Exhibition opening: Thursday 20 June 2024 at 19.00
Publicity Time: Friday 21 June 2024 to Sunday 22 December 2024
Hours of Operation: Monday to Sunday: 8.00-20.00
Free entrance
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