The COLORFUL GODS are back. 12 years ago, the exhibition about the colourfulness of ancient Greek and Roman sculpture already thrilled the people of Frankfurt. But it was not only here that the interest was huge. A total of around 3 million visitors were able to experience the exhibition in museums in Athens, Istanbul, Copenhagen, London, Malibu, Mexico City, Munich, Berlin, Rome as well as Vienna and most recently in San Francisco. Now the COLOURFUL GODS have returned to the Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung. Since the end of January, a large, expanded exhibition that offers a new, differentiated view of the irritating phenomenon of statue polychromy has been on view there.
"COLORFUL GODS - GOLDEN EDITION. The Colors of Antiquity" shows more than 100 objects from international museum collections such as the British Museum in London, the Museo Archeologico in Naples, the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen, the Archaeological Institute in Göttingen, the Sculpture Collection of the Dresden State Art Collections, and the Liebieghaus holdings, including 60 reconstructions from recent years, as well as some from the 19th century. Century, as well as 22 graphics.
A fascinating exhibition that has already inspired many visitors.
Go to the Digitorial here: https://buntegoetter.liebieghaus.en/
And here's a little tour of the exhibit:
