The exhibition, “Sardinia, a Megalithic Island. From menhirs to nuraghes: stone stories from the heart of the Mediterranean”, was inaugurated today, 11 February, at the National Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki. The event is promoted by the Italian Embassy in Athens and by the Italian Cultural Institute in Athens and is part of the Embassy’s cultural initiative “Tempo Forte”, which also sponsors a close coordination between Italian cultural centres operating in Greece and their Greek counterparts, with a view to support high-profile cultural projects that fall within the excellent bilateral relations between the two countries.
The exhibition, now in Thessaloniki after being staged at the Neues Museum in Berlin and the State Hermitage in Saint Petersburg, will remain open to the general public until 15 May. The exhibition zeroes in on Sardinia, an ancient island, crossroads of civilisations and an extremely fascinating venue when it comes to the prehistoric and protohistoric eras. A major attraction is one of the giants of Mont’e Prama: a stone sculpture measuring 190 cm in height (including the pedestal) and weighing 300 kg, which had never left Italy before. For further, detailed information about the exhibition, please visit the website of the Museo Archeologico National Archaeological Museum of Thessaloni and https://mostrainternazionalesardegna.it/.
