SOLD OUT | Greek Love: The Event

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In celebration of Pride Month and the launch of its latest exhibition, the Hellenic Museum is proud to announce the return of its previously sold out, one-night-only event, Greek Love.

Greco-Roman myths and histories continue to be a popular medium through which human diversity is portrayed, and modern LBGTQ+ communities are approaching myths and histories with a unique lens, drawing out and decoding threads of sexuality, gender and queerness.

Join the Hellenic Museum for an evening of history talks, creative collaboration and fun as we explore contemporary revelations of queerness in the ancient Mediterranean. Grab a drink and explore the galleries before you settle in for a series of engaging but light-hearted presentations from queer classicists, historians and artists. Greek Love: The Event will explore concepts and meanings of sexuality, gender, and queerness through past and present creations, influences, and reinterpretations of ancient Greek and Roman mythologies.

Alongside these talks, the evening marks the opening of Greek Love: Outside the Lines, an interactive exhibition in which the stark walls of the Hellenic Museum Contemporary Art Space will be transformed into a large scale paint-by-numbers. Once completed by visitors, the final artwork is a vibrant, ancient-Greek inspired illustration by queer Australian artist Mayticks, which celebrates the beauty in diversity. Guests of Greek Love: The Event will have the exclusive opportunity to make the first mark, and hear from the artist herself.

Tickets include light canapés. Cash bar available.

Greek Love: Outside the Lines is supported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants.