The opening ceremony of the exhibition "The Greeks: from Agamemnon to Alexander the Great" at the Shanghai World Expo Museum

The Chinese public shows enormous interest in Greek culture. As another milestone of the Greek-Chinese cultural exchanges, the opening ceremony of the exhibition "The Greeks: from Agamemnon to Alexander the Great" was held this morning, Tuesday 08 July, at the World Expo Museum in Shanghai. The exhibition is co-organised by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and the World Expo Museum in Shanghai with the support of the Greek Embassy in Beijing. The exhibition displays two hundred and seventy (270) exhibits, artifacts of ancient Greek sculpture, painting and jewelry, from 14 Greek museums and collections, and will run from July 09 to October 26, 2025. 

The exhibition was attended by the Ambassador of Greece to China, Dr. Evgenios Kalpyris, the Consul General of Greece in Shanghai, Mr. Georgios Partheniou and the Head of the Public Diplomacy Office of the Consulate General. Regarding the Chinese side, Mrs. Liu Wentao, Director of the Museum, and Mr. Jin Lei, the Director of the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism, gave a brief welcome greeting. 

The Ambassador in his speech stressed that the exhibition enables the Chinese public to comprehend Greek culture over time and delivered a historical review of the figures that make up the historical context of the cultural exhibits.

In particular, the Ambassador of Greece to China, Dr. Kalpyris stated: "The remarkable exhibition ‘The Greeks’ with hundreds of exquisite exhibits of origin of 14 leading Greek museums has been traveling the world for many years now. Some of the greatest cities have already fallen under ‘The Greeks’ spell.  The ‘Greeks’ continue their march after Changsha, Nanjing and Beijing, to Shanghai for the next four months. I am confident that this exhibition will offer the visitors the opportunity to gain a better understanding of why the Greek civilization is not only the cradle of the Western civilization, but also a civilization with a century-old presence and a strong footprint in Asia as well.  It belongs to the very limited number of what we call the global civilizations."

The exhibition was previously hosted at the Hunan Museum (from December 2023 to May 2024), the Nanjing Museum (from June to November 2024), and the Capital Museum in Beijing (from December 2024 to May 2025) and had a great impact on the Chinese audience.

The opening ceremony of the exhibition "The Greeks: from Agamemnon to Alexander the Great" at the Shanghai World Expo Museum
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