ROLE OF A REPLICA
Digital Resources
Dig deeper into The Role of a Replica with digital resources below.
Definitions
Learn the terms experts use when talking about replicas.
What are molds and casts?
Videos
How was it made? Plaster cast — Victoria and Albert Museum
The Making of a Bronze Statue, 1922 | From the Vaults — The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Presentation Slides
How do you re-create a lost artwork?
Article
Architectural Polychromy on the Athenian Acropolis: An In Situ Non-Invasive Analytical Investigation of the Colour Remains by Eleni Aggelakopoulou, Sophia Sotiropoulou, and Georgios Karagiannis
Parthenon Webpages
International Archaeology Day — October 21, 2023
Audio
John Early Concrete Audio Tour track (2:07), part of the Exterior Architecture Audio Tour
Athenashville: Parallel Parthenons with Katie Petrole — Peopling the Past Season 1, Episode 4
Videos
Staff & Docent Training: The Making of Athena with Alan LeQuire (1994 Staff & Docent Training)
"The Real, the Replica, & the Copy" with Assistant Director Lauren Bufferd
STEAM Expedition to the Parthenon Playlist
Blog Posts — TCPA 30 Days of Archaeology
Why is this here? The Parthenon in Nashville
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How is science revealing ancient details?
Ancient Sources
Description of Greece by Pausanias 1.24.5, 1.24.6, 1.24.7
The Natural History by Pliny the Elder 35.12-35.32, 33.38-39, 33.57
Books
From Pentelicon to the Parthenon : the ancient quarries and the story of a half-worked column capital of the first marble Parthenon by Dr. Manolis Korres
Stones of the Parthenon: the ancient quarries and the story of a half-worked column capital of the first marble Parthenon by Dr. Manolis Korres
Virtual Reality
Flyover Zone — Athens Reborn
Flyover Zone — Virtual Museum
Articles
The Myth of Whiteness in Classical Sculpture by Margaret Talbot
‘Gods in Color’ returns antiquities to their original, colorful grandeur
Exhibition
Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color — The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Videos
The Modern Invention of Ancient White Marble | Portrait Bust of Caligula | Spotlight — The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Ancient sculpture was colorful! Gods in Color—Golden Edition. *In German with English subtitles
Exhibition Tour | Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color at The Metropolitan Museum of Art | July 2022 — Art Trip
Symposium—Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color, Day 1 — The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Symposium—Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color, Day 2 — The Metropolitan Museum of Art
In Full Color, Ancient Sculpture Reimagined — Smarthistory
Symposium:
Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology Replicas
Watch the Symposium from July 19, 2023, all about replicas. The recording is also available on YouTube.
The Role of a Replica is directly supported by:
Humanities Tennessee
Centennial Park Conservancy
Metro Parks