CHICAGO – The National Hellenic Museum, located at 333 S. Halsted Street in Chicago, is presenting a new exhibition titled “Beyond Antiquity,” which will open on Friday, May 12, with a reception at 6 PM.

In “Beyond Antiquity,” architect and artist John ‘Yanni’ Fotiadis explores classical antiquity in Greece, taking us from the past into the present and future with a series of 40 drawings, paintings, and digital artworks that delve into architecture, myth, and landscape. Classical antiquity is omnipresent in Greece, where you can look up from a cosmopolitan street in Athens and see the 2,500-year-old Parthenon. The ancient past is interwoven into the cultural legacy of the country, physically, psychologically, intellectually, and emotionally.

It is an immense, epic, and unavoidable presence that inspires all of Fotiadis’ art. The ancient Greek world also looms large outside of Greece, from London to Shanghai to Chicago; Greek antiquity lingers in our buildings, our books, and our language. The works in “Beyond Antiquity,” whether depicting classical architectural forms or imagining new metaphysical environments, ask fundamental questions about our relationship to the past and the future, the everlasting, and the ephemeral.

This exhibition is generously sponsored by The John S. Koudounis Family, and is curated by Dr. Katherine Kelaidis.
More information on Beyond Antiquity is available online: https://nationalhellenicmuseum.org/beyond-antiquity/.

Beyond Antiquity will be exhibited at the National Hellenic Museum May 12-September 30. Regular museum hours are Thursday through Sunday from 10 AM-4 PM.

Tickets are $10 and include admission to all exhibits, with special discounts available for seniors, students and children. Admission to the museum is always free for NHM Members.

For more information on current exhibitions, events and memberships, call 312-655-1234 or visit the Museum’s website: https://nationalhellenicmuseum.org/.