Month: June 2009

New Acropolis Museum opens in Athens

At last, the new museum in Athens for artifacts from the acropolis has opened.  They even planned space for the “Parthenon Marbles” (a.k.a. the “Elgin Marbles”), should they move from London to Athens. Louisa Gouliamaki/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images (NYTimes 6/19/2009)…Continue Reading New Acropolis Museum opens in Athens

Classics goes Hollywood

I read a review of the new film “My Life in Ruins” (from the team that gave us “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”).  Seems that the main character is an “unemployed Classics professor turned tour guide”.  Nice to see Classics is getting some exposure, but wouldn’t it be nice to have an employed Classicist featured (though this…Continue Reading Classics goes Hollywood