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"TROIA - Dream and Reality" was the title of an exhibition for a new comprehensive presentation of a fascinating topic. Dream and reality represent two elemets of a multi-facetted image of Troia. The dream of Troia is seen in Homer's Iliad, the Trojan war, and the treatment of these topics by authors and artists in antiquity, through the Middle Ages up to present day. These myths are contrasted by the reality of the prehistoric mound at the Dardanelles as it has been unearthed by excavations from the time of Heinrich Schliemann up to the present day.
On the special page: Pictures of an Exhibition you can get a visual impression of the opening procedure in Stuttgart and of the exhibition.
The exhibition is complemented by a 500
page companion book with more than 500 illustrations.
DATES:
-Archäologisches Landesmuseum Baden-Württemberg
Stuttgart
March 17 - June 17, 2001
Location: Forum
der Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, Am Hauptbahnhof 2
-Braunschweigisches Landesmuseum und Herzog
Anton Ulrich-Museum
Braunschweig
July 14 - October 14, 2001
-Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik
Deutschland
Bonn
November 16, 2001 - February 17, 2002, prolongation until April 1.
SUMMARY AFTER THE END
OF THE EXHIBITION:
There is widespread consensus that the
exhibition has by far exceeded all expectations. Nearly 850 000 visitors
at the three locations made it rank among the top cultural events of the
years 2001/2.
Mostly it was echoed positively by the
experts, even considering the critical view of some scientists on
the presentation of some aspects of Late Bronze Age Troia, which caused
a major media hype.
The University of Tübingen took initiative
to organize a public debate of the issues in a symposium : "The Importance
of Troia in the Late Bronze Age" on February 15 / 16, 2002 at the University
in an effort to finish the media hype with a return into the appropriate
academic arena. ( Prof. Korfmann had agreed to this debate after Prof.
Kolb had revoked the strong language that constituted an insult to Korfmann´s
scientific reputation.) For the program and a summary review please refer
to the German page "symposium" (Sorry,
there is no English version available, because the controversy is mainly
confined to the German media). Since that conference return to factual
research has been achieved as was anticipated.
The large volume companion book likewise
was a hit seeing several reprints and it is expected to become a major
reference for future treatments of the topic.
SUPPLEMENTARY PROGRAM:
A broad supplementary program with lectures, theater and music performances took place in all exhibition sites.
EXHIBITION PARTNERS
in collaboration with the General Directorate of Antiquities and Museums of the Republic of Turkey:
- Archäologisches Landesmuseum Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart
- Troia-Projekt of the Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte und Archäologie des Mittelalters, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen
- Braunschweigisches Landesmuseum, Braunschweig
- Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, Kunstmuseum des Landes Niedersachsen, Braunschweig
- Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland GmbH, Bonn
Scientific Director: Prof.Dr. Manfred Korfmann, Universität Tübingen
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