Guided visit
Greeks or Romans? Why not both! Captivate your students with legendary tales illustrated on Greek black- and red-figure pottery. Spot Herakles with his lion skin and Paris handing over the golden apple “to the fairest.” Visualize an ancient Greek banquet—did they really eat lying down? What was served in those massive kraters? How did they drink from shallow bowls? The Romans admired Greek culture and built upon it. In the museum, see statues of athletes, elegant women in marble, and a bronze emperor. Walk past a life-sized colonnade from Apamea (Syria) and climb the stairs for a full view of...
Greeks or Romans? Why not both! Captivate your students with legendary tales illustrated on Greek black- and red-figure pottery. Spot Herakles with his lion skin and Paris handing over the golden apple “to the fairest.” Visualize an ancient Greek banquet—did they really eat lying down? What was served in those massive kraters? How did they drink from shallow bowls? The Romans admired Greek culture and built upon it. In the museum, see statues of athletes, elegant women in marble, and a bronze emperor. Walk past a life-sized colonnade from Apamea (Syria) and climb the stairs for a full view of the monumental and intricate mosaic floor. Explore what ancient people wore, ate, played, and learned in school.
Introduce your students to one of the major building block of western history: classical antiquity trough watching, listening and drawing.
Would you like to go further and get your students' creative muscles working? Follow up with an ATELIER+!