Now, for the first time in nearly 260 years, it will also be a widely accessible one. This stunning marble depiction of the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare will go on public display in ...

The Parthenon was far more than a temple. It was Athens’ ultimate power move, which combined religion, politics, and economic ...

The largest piece in the exhibit is “Po’lias Athena,” which Philippidis and her exhibit curator, textile artist Andi Hanna, transferred from the scratchboard medium to a 4-by-6-foot hanging ...

An ancient Roman statue of Athena, unseen for almost 300 years, is resurfacing in Chicago. The 1st-century C.E. sculpture of the Greek goddess was acquired by Halsted A&A Foundation in 2023, as ...

The Halsted Athena, Roman, first half of the 1st century CE; marble, height 74.5 in. Courtesy the Halsted A&A Foundation Acquiring original Roman classical marbles is no simple feat.

Art: Architecture for Athena. 3 minute read. ... $500,000 site (donated by the Greek government) on Vassilissis Sofias Street between Mount Hymmittos and pine-covered Lycabettus Hill.

Weddell and his fellow British travelers would have referred to the statue’s subject as Minerva, the Roman goddess, rather than Athena, “because they learned Latin in school, not ancient Greek ...