An ancient Greek statute of a young woman honoring the goddess Athena.

Statue of a Kore (detail), 520–510 BCE. Marble. Acropolis Museum. © Acropolis Museum.

An ancient Greek statute of a young woman honoring the goddess Athena.

Statue of a Kore (detail), 520–510 BCE. Marble. Acropolis Museum. © Acropolis Museum.

The Kore Statues from the Athenian Acropolis as Gifts for the Goddess

Thursday, October 26, 2023
6:00 pm–7:30 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
By Invitation
Add to Calendar 2023-10-26 18:00:00 2023-10-26 19:30:00 The Kore Statues from the Athenian Acropolis as Gifts for the Goddess 10/26/2023 06:00 PM Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA Museum of Fine Arts, Boston tickets@mfa.org America/New_York public

The visit of a beautifully preserved kore from the Athenian Acropolis to the MFA offers the opportunity for a talk with Dr. Cathy Keesling, Professor of Classics at Georgetown University and author of The Votive Statues of the Athenian Acropolis. Under what circumstances were the Acropolis kore statues discovered? Why do they look the way they do? Learn the answers to these questions and more.

This program is scheduled to be an in-person event, however details may be subject to change.

Eligibility

Curators Circles: Laurel Society members