some of the objects are so valuable that’s like what we call hand carry and
that’s like what we call hand carry and
that’s like what we call hand carry and that’s basically the courier’s
that’s basically the courier’s
that’s basically the courier’s handcuffed to the briefcase and escorted
handcuffed to the briefcase and escorted
handcuffed to the briefcase and escorted through security the golden wreath of
through security the golden wreath of
through security the golden wreath of meat up it’s like a crown would have
meat up it’s like a crown would have
meat up it’s like a crown would have gone on her head and it would have
gone on her head and it would have
gone on her head and it would have glittered and shimmered and shook as me
glittered and shimmered and shook as me
glittered and shimmered and shook as me too walked around so how do you pack
too walked around so how do you pack
too walked around so how do you pack something like that to travel imagine
something like that to travel imagine
something like that to travel imagine that it has to fly across the Atlantic
that it has to fly across the Atlantic
that it has to fly across the Atlantic it ended up going to Canada
it ended up going to Canada
it ended up going to Canada taking it trough getting here and
taking it trough getting here and
taking it trough getting here and basically built a box put the crown in
basically built a box put the crown in
basically built a box put the crown in on its stand and then filled the box
on its stand and then filled the box
on its stand and then filled the box full of teeny tiny little styrofoam
full of teeny tiny little styrofoam
full of teeny tiny little styrofoam balls so that it was absolutely frozen
balls so that it was absolutely frozen
balls so that it was absolutely frozen its face was a brilliant simple way to
its face was a brilliant simple way to
its face was a brilliant simple way to transport a priceless treasure
transport a priceless treasure
transport a priceless treasure that is so delicate that if you even
that is so delicate that if you even
that is so delicate that if you even blew on it it would have moved and
blew on it it would have moved and
blew on it it would have moved and glittered it’s the story of the Greeks
glittered it’s the story of the Greeks
glittered it’s the story of the Greeks themselves Greek civilization where they
themselves Greek civilization where they
themselves Greek civilization where they came from and how great figures like
came from and how great figures like
came from and how great figures like Agamemnon and Alexander the Great came
Agamemnon and Alexander the Great came
Agamemnon and Alexander the Great came to be it’s the first time for many of
to be it’s the first time for many of
to be it’s the first time for many of these artifacts to travel to North
these artifacts to travel to North
these artifacts to travel to North America to the United States and some of
America to the United States and some of
America to the United States and some of them have never left their cases before
them have never left their cases before
them have never left their cases before in Greece our first rock star person in
in Greece our first rock star person in
in Greece our first rock star person in the exhibition is Agamemnon pretty much
the exhibition is Agamemnon pretty much
the exhibition is Agamemnon pretty much a mythical story which came from the
a mythical story which came from the
a mythical story which came from the Homeric poems that were recited oral
Homeric poems that were recited oral
Homeric poems that were recited oral tradition and Heinrich Schliemann was
tradition and Heinrich Schliemann was
tradition and Heinrich Schliemann was smitten reading Homer that it was
smitten reading Homer that it was
smitten reading Homer that it was absolutely real so he went and excavated
absolutely real so he went and excavated
absolutely real so he went and excavated a royal circle of burials and found five
a royal circle of burials and found five
a royal circle of burials and found five golden tombs the masks that we have on
golden tombs the masks that we have on
golden tombs the masks that we have on display in front is actually the one
display in front is actually the one
display in front is actually the one that Heinrich Schliemann in the 1870s
that Heinrich Schliemann in the 1870s
that Heinrich Schliemann in the 1870s picked off with the ground saw a skull
picked off with the ground saw a skull
picked off with the ground saw a skull behind it and said I’m looking into the
behind it and said I’m looking into the
behind it and said I’m looking into the eyes of Agamemnon
we have a hoplite sculpture it’s a very
we have a hoplite sculpture it’s a very famous sculpture from Sparta it’s called
famous sculpture from Sparta it’s called
famous sculpture from Sparta it’s called the sculpture of Leonidas we don’t
the sculpture of Leonidas we don’t
the sculpture of Leonidas we don’t really know who it is it’s some soldiers
really know who it is it’s some soldiers
really know who it is it’s some soldiers some foot soldier but is super
some foot soldier but is super
some foot soldier but is super metaphorical about the epic fight that
metaphorical about the epic fight that
metaphorical about the epic fight that the Greek city-states had against the
the Greek city-states had against the
the Greek city-states had against the Persians and that Battle of Thermopylae
Persians and that Battle of Thermopylae
Persians and that Battle of Thermopylae that was led by by Leonidas it was
that was led by by Leonidas it was
that was led by by Leonidas it was basically cloud raining down of arrows
basically cloud raining down of arrows
basically cloud raining down of arrows from the Persian so much so that
from the Persian so much so that
from the Persian so much so that eliminated the 300 spartans over there
we’ve been working on this exhibition
we’ve been working on this exhibition for about five years a group from
for about five years a group from
for about five years a group from National Geographic visited Greece and
National Geographic visited Greece and
National Geographic visited Greece and made a proposal to the Minister of
made a proposal to the Minister of
made a proposal to the Minister of Culture to do something really
Culture to do something really
Culture to do something really outrageous tell the story of 5000 years
outrageous tell the story of 5000 years
outrageous tell the story of 5000 years of civilization something that a normal
of civilization something that a normal
of civilization something that a normal art museum wouldn’t do we have one of
art museum wouldn’t do we have one of
art museum wouldn’t do we have one of the most famous sculptural heads of
the most famous sculptural heads of
the most famous sculptural heads of Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great this exhibition ends basically with his
this exhibition ends basically with his
this exhibition ends basically with his coronation and after that Alexander
coronation and after that Alexander
coronation and after that Alexander brings Greek culture to the rest of the
brings Greek culture to the rest of the
brings Greek culture to the rest of the new world at that time that’s where we
new world at that time that’s where we
new world at that time that’s where we come from Greece is an incredible
come from Greece is an incredible
come from Greece is an incredible country
it was the largest most complete t-rex
it was the largest most complete t-rex that had ever been found it’s a very
that had ever been found it’s a very
that had ever been found it’s a very complete specimen of t-rex it’s probably
complete specimen of t-rex it’s probably
complete specimen of t-rex it’s probably about 85% complete the animal is
about 85% complete the animal is
about 85% complete the animal is something like 40 feet long
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