The Acropolis Museum receives the 2012 Keck Award
Acropolis Museum. Photo: Giorgos Vitsaropoulos
Conservation works of the Caryatids, the Kore from the south porch of the Erechtheion temple.
Conservation works of the Caryatids, the Kore from the south porch of the Erechtheion temple.
ATHENS. On Friday 14 September 2012, the Acropolis Museum was awarded by the International Institute for Conservation (IIC) in Vienna, with the Keck Award 2012. The award concerns the conservation and restoration of the Caryatids, the Kore from the south porch of the Erechtheion temple, with the use of laser technology. In 1994, the IIC Council announced the establishment of the IIC Keck Award, generously endowed by Sheldon and Caroline Keck, pioneers of art conservation. The award is presented every two years to ‘the individual or group who has contributed most towards promoting public understanding and appreciation
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