Is it a bird holding a tall pitcher with one foot and drinking from it with its long neck bent, or is it the letter “A”?
During a guided tour of Extraordinary Minas, children design creative alphabets based on the animal letters at the entrance of the artist's studio in Thessaloniki, which also inspired the font of the exhibition title. By transforming the letters into creatures such as birds, snakes and tigers, they develop a visual language that is both fun and original.
Instructor: Pera Learning Team
Capacity: 12 people
Duration: 90 minutes
Fee per workshop: 500 TL
The event will take place in the Pera Museum.
The shrines that created the glory of Constantinople through their lavish beauty were also repositories of precious relics and thus sources of healing.
Beliefs surrounding illness and healing in Byzantium stem from the myths, astrology, and magic practiced around the Mediterranean by Jews, Egyptians, Mesopotamians, and Greeks.
The Greek god Apollo and his son Asklepios presided over the realm of medicine and healing. Apollo was also the god of light and sun, whose solar symbolism and association with medicine would become linked to Christ the Physician, and the resurrected.
Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 - 19:00
Friday 10:00 - 22:00
Sunday 12:00 - 18:00
The museum is closed on Mondays.
On Wednesdays, the students can
visit the museum free of admission.
Full ticket: 300 TL
Discounted: 150 TL
Groups: 200 TL (minimum 10 people)
