Event: THE ARTISTIC LEGACY OF ANCIENT GREECE
Organizer: SMITHSONIAN ASSOCIATES
Speakers: Nigel McGilchrist
Tickets: $90 (concessions may apply)
Date: Aug 6th 9:30am Pacific Time (USA). Equivalent times:
Americas - PT: Aug 6th 9:30am | ET: Aug 6th 12:30pm.
Europe - UK: Aug 6th 5:30pm | CET: Aug 6th 6:30pm.
APAC - CST/HKT/SGT: Aug 7th 12:30am | AET: Aug 7th 2:30am.
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"Ancient Greek culture has shaped Western civilization’s understanding of the world and its perceptions of beauty. Reflections of Greek sculpture and architecture are found all over the world. Ideas about politics and government, first formulated in ancient Greece, are still alive and fiercely debated today. The ancients’ methods of speculation are the basis of our scientific discoveries of the cosmos.
Without the gift of ancient Greece our world would be a very different place.
In a richly illustrated daylong program, Nigel McGilchrist looks at this unique legacy, uncovering its origins in the rocky terrain and surrounding waters of the Aegean world, and following its ongoing influence through the universal appeal of the humanity of its art..."
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Americas - PT: Aug 15th 6:45pm | ET: Aug 15th 9:45pm.
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Americas - PT: Aug 15th 10:00am | ET: Aug 15th 1:00pm.
Europe - UK: Aug 15th 6:00pm | CET: Aug 15th 7:0...
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Americas - PT: Aug 17th 6:00am | ET: Aug 17th 9:00am.
Europe - UK: Aug 17...
