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6TH INTERNATIONAL MEETING FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE ACROPOLIS MONUMENTS - ABSTRACTS 21
THE ARCHITECTURAL SCULPTURES OF THE ACROPOLIS IN THE NEW MUSEUM
D. Pandermalis, Archaeologist, Professor Emeritus, AUTH. President of the Acropolis Museum
Asignificant part of the exhibits displayed in the Acropolis Museum are architectural members,
especially sculptures of the buildings on the Rock of the Acropolis. Their position and display
in the exhibition areas was carefully planned as early as the time of preparation of the specifications
for the architectural competition of the Museum. Particularly for the Parthenon sculptures,
following the principle that architectural members are not independent or individual artworks
but they belong to a complete set with arrangement and succession, the study incorporated a
core structure of concrete, surrounded by stainless steel columns, which correspond to the colonnades
and the cella of the Parthenon, where the position of each sculpture is determined. For the
Caryatids, a special balcony was created, which allowed their positioning in the same way as in the
Erechtheion. There was also provision for the architectural members of the Propylaia, the sculptures
of the Temple of Athena Nike and its parapet, and for two large pediments of the archaic period.
Particular care was taken for the cleaning of the sculptures with laser technology and for the
joining of new fragments. Conservation works took place in the public eye and the Museum was
awarded internationally for this initiative.
More recently, a detailed 3-dimentional scanning of the frieze blocks was undertaken in Athens
and in London, within the context of a program in collaboration with the Aristotle University of
Thessaloniki and Geoanalysis, for the study and promotion of the Parthenon sculptures. The highly
accurate measurements from this program are expected to contribute thoroughly to the study of
these sculptures and their restoration.