Open Horizons advisory group acknowledged by Melbourne Museum

Lynley Crosswell CEO and Director of Museums Victoria with the Chair of the Horizons Advisory Group and President of the Greek Community Melbourne, Victoria, Photo Stavroula Lampropoulou

Melbourne.- Open Horizons – Ancient Greek Journeys and Connections, Advisory Group was presented with plaques acknowledging their work of the exhibition at a ceremony last Thursday at Melbourne Museum.

Lynley Crosswell CEO and Director of Museums Victoria presented plaques to the Chair of the Horizons Advisory Group and President of the Greek Community Melbourne Bill Papastergiadis OAM and all the other committee members. Linda Sproul, Director Exhibitions and Audience Experiences was also there, she worked with the committee to develop a comprehensive community engagement strategy with the Greek community in Victoria.

The Community Advisory Group was set up to provide advice to Museums Victoria and act as ambassadors for the exhibition.

The Open Horizons Advisory Group is made up of community members, state government, industry, and education representatives.

“This exhibition demonstrated the important relationships between Greece and Australia and highlights the role Greek diaspora played in the development of the multicultural and cosmopolitan fabric of Australia” said Bill Papastergiadis OAM, chair of the Advisory Group.

Open Horizons – Ancient Greek Journeys and Connections tells the story of ideas, influences and connections that form and build communities. The exhibition will take visitors on a journey through Ancient Greece exploring how the trade of ideas and goods influenced Greek culture, and in turn influenced the ancient world. Since antiquity Greeks have a widely shared common geological heritage, the Mediterranean Sea.

This features 44 ancient works that date from the Early Bronze Age to the Roman period representing periods of economic and cultural trade between Greece and its neighbours.

The exhibition offers visitors a chance to see some of the most extraordinary collection items from the National Archaeological Museum in Athens.

Open Horizons – Ancient Greek Journeys and Connections ends on 14 August.