An exhibition taking place in the Cycladic Art Museum has been extended until the 15th of February, after the great success it has shown. Its mystic subject is the fascinating customs of Ancient Greece, concerning death and the afterlife.

Through the 120 objects from 21 Greek and international museums emerges one of the most important issues that puzzled and continues to concern humans; the fate of the immortal soul after the death of the mortal body. The descriptions in the Homeric epics of the underworld as they were depicted on ancient works of different periods is the starting point of this exhibition.
As epilogue, the Platonic concepts –which mark the shift of perceptions on the divine element– both as development and in contrast to the Homeric beliefs. The show will be divided into 5 thematic sections: The moment of death, Burial Customs, Homeric Hades, Bacchic-Orphic Hades and Platonic Hades.

In collaboration with:  the Onassis Foundation (USA) and the Hellenic Ministry of Culture & Sports.

Curated by:
Prof. Nicholas Chr. Stampolidis
Director of the Museum of Cycladic Art,

Dr Stavroula Ekonomou
Curator of Antiquities, Museum of Cycladic Art