A new Archaeological Exhibition for NAW and the Greek Community Paniyiri is opening May 16th at the RD Milns Antiquities Museum, entitled: ‘Beyond Gallipoli: The Ancient Greek Heritage of Asia Minor.’

An exhibition of Greek antiquites from Asia Minor in honour of the centenary of the Treaty of Lausanne, the ‘Great Catastrophe’ for the Greeks of Asia Minor, and the population exchange of Muslims and Christians between Greece and Turkey in 1922-1923.

The exhibit will be open daily from 9.30 am to 4.30 am Mondays to Fridays from May 16th, and it will be officially launched on the evening of Monday May 16th with a reception from 5.30 to 6.30 pm at the Antiquities Museum at the University of Queensland St Lucia campus.

The Exhibition Curator Dr Amelia R. Brown, the Museum Manager and Curator Mr James Donaldson, and the Museum Director/Senior Curator Dr Janette McWilliam warmly invite all to attend the exhibition and the Monday evening opening reception.

Curated by Dr Amelia R. Brown. Thanks to Oskar Fletcher, James Donaldson, Dr Janette McWilliam and the staff and volunteers of the RD Milns Antiquities Museum at the University of Queensland.

This exhibition, and its launch, is made possible by the generous support of the School of Historical & Philosophical Inquiry, the Australian Archaeological Association’s National Archaeology Week grants and the Cultural Committee of the Greek Orthodox Community of St George, Brisbane.

When: 9.30am to 4.30pm, Mondays to Fridays, from 16 May 2022

Where: RD Milns Antiquities Museum, Level 2, Michie Building (9), The University of Queensland

About the museum: https://antiquities-museum.uq.edu.au 

Image: A coin of Ephesus, circa 350 BCE, with Artemis’ bee and stag (UQ Coin C.007)