1 - Lange Nacht der Museen

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ABGuss-sAmmlunG AntIKeR PlAstIK
The Freie Universität Berlin’s collection contains
approx. 2000 plaster casts of Greek and Roman
sculptures. It serves primarily for training and research
purposes, but is also open to the public as
a museum.
special exhibition
The Ways of the Sphinx: Monsters between the
Orient and the Occident
What does the Great Sphinx of Giza in Egypt have
to do with the Sphinx in Greek mythology? What
forms and meaning did the monster have in the
ancient world? These and other questions are
explored by the special exhibition. Selected casts
are complemented by drawings based on classical
designs by the illustrator Konrad Eyferth.
8.45 � 11.45pm
Guided tour through the special exhibition (in
German)
Sphinx of the Pharaoh
Amenemhet III (detail),
late 19thC BC. Original:
Cairo, National Museum.
Abguss Berlin, photograph:
Antonia Weise
Sphinx from Spata
(detail), early 6thC BC.
Original: Athens, National
Museum. Abguss Berlin,
photograph: Antonia Weise
8.00 � 9.30 � 11.00pm
Theatre directed by Petra Niermeier (in German)
Oedipus and the Sphinx - a staged reading with
music
Complementing the special exhibition, the reading
retells ancient mythology – a literary journey
through a world of prophesies, love and selfknowledge.
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