Symposium: Goddess in Progress: The Making of Nashville's Athena

Goddess in Progress: The Making of Nashville's Athena Join us for a free in-person talk at the Parthenon on February 9 at 6 PM Central. This Symposium is free with Eventbrite RSVP. RSVP below. This lecture is sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA)- Nashville Society through an AIA Local Lecture grant, the Alan Boegehold Lectures in Athenian Archaeology and Letters. ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM: In 1982, at the start of his career, Alan won the commission to reconstruct the Athena Parthenos statue inside Nashville’s full-scale replica of the Parthenon. He undertook the recreation of a famous ancient sculpture known from partial descriptions and later, small-scale versions. This project was completed in 1990, after 8 years of intensive research, consultation with leading archeologists, engineering problem-solving, modeling, and casting—with further gilding and painting completed in 2002. It represents a lasting achievement in experimental archaeology. Hear directly… View Source