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10 January to 15 March 2012:
Et in Arcadia …
A re-embodiment of the Frieze of the Temple of Apollo Epikourios at Bassai
Created by The Crossing Lab (Equipo Confluencias), University of Barcelona.
The Temple of Apollo at Bassai is in a part of Greece called Arcadia. It is famed for its long sculptural frieze discovered in 1811 and now in the British Museum. The name Arcadia suggests an idyllic pastoral world, but the area is remote, inhospitable and prone to earthquakes. Artists too, most famously Poussin, have been drawn to the phrase Et in Arcadia Ego and its association with death, mystery and nostalgia.
Museum of Classical Archaeology, Faculty of Classics, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge CB3 9DA.
Runs until 15 March 2012.
Admission free. Monday to Friday 10 to 5, plus (in university term time only) Saturdays 10 to 1.
