Michael Rakowitz & Ancient Cultures, the trilogy of exhibitions bridging Ancient Cultures and Contemporary Art was presented on 12 May 2025 by Dr. Lina Mendoni, Minister of Culture, Dimitris Daskalopoulos, NEON Founder, artist Michael Rakowitz, Professor Nikolaos Chr. Stampolidis, Acropolis Museum General Director Elina Kountouri, Director of NEON. Curated by Professor Nikolaos Chr. Stampolidis, General Director of the Acropolis Museum and Elina Kountouri | Director NEON.

This collaboration between the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, the Acropolis Museum, the Ephorate of Antiquities of Athens, and NEON initiates a deep and meaningful dialogue between contemporary works and ancient artefacts. This partnership underscores enduring themes of cultural heritage, loss and restitution, survival, and the ongoing creation of culture.

The trilogy starts in 2025 at the Acropolis Museum with the exhibition Allspice | Michael Rakowitz & Ancient Cultures, curated by Professor Nikos Stampolidis, Director General of the Acropolis Museum, and Elina Kountouri, Director of NEON, continues in the museum’s western exterior area leading to Mitseon Street, and concludes in 2026 at the Old Acropolis Museum on the Acropolis Hill.

© NEON, the Acropolis Museum and the artist, 2025