Washington, October 18: Presentation of the New Acropolis Museum

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Originally From: "Zoe Kosmidou" <zkosmidou at greekculture.us>

Under the Auspices of The Archeological Institute of America and The International Council on Monuments and Sites, United States Committee (US/ICOMOS),

The Embassy of Greece presents a lecture and exhibition on:

The New Acropolis Museum

by Professor Dimitrios Pandermalis President Organization for the Construction of the New Acropolis Museum and Bernard Tschumi Architect With remarks by Dr. C Brian Rose, President, The Archeological Institute of America and Gustavo F. Araoz, Executive Director, US/ICOMOS

Thursday, October 18, 2007 7:00-9:00 p.m.

Embassy of Greece 2217 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20008

With breathtaking views of the Acropolis and a 360-degree panorama of modern and historic Athens, the New Acropolis Museum is designed by world acclaimed architect Bernard Tschumi to house the wealth of recovered antiquities on the Acropolis and reunify all the surviving pieces of the unique architectural sculptures of the Parthenon.

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