Saturday, January 26, 2013

Live at the Ashmolean

Last night, some friends and I ventured out to the Ashmolean Museum (the art and archaeology museum of Oxford) for a special Friday event titled "An Evening with the Gods" it was Greek themed, and they had lots of performances and decorations to guide you through the already super cool museum--and it was all free!
Stairwell of the Museum 

Our favorite tapestry from the 1600s, "Battle of the Animals"

Famous "snake goddesses" from 450 BC Crete (read about these in my Greek archaeology class!)

Scary Music tapestry 

Too Excited by the Mycenaean Artifacts 

Greece 

The labors of Hercules 


Super rare Linear B (an early form of Greek) tablet 




1 comment:

  1. I wish I could have joined you. It all looks so wonderful.

    Aunt T.

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