Memories Of Greece: Phoenix Exhibit At Byzantine Museum

A recent summer exhibit at the Byzantine Museum showed a collaboration of museums from major cities and islands of Greece. The Museum of Byzantine Culture in collaboration with the Numismatic Museum held a temporary exhibit, “Phoenix-Agon,” in the Kyriakos Krokas wing.

The first section is “Phoenix.” Coins, metals, and dyes, and seals of Governor Ioannis Kapodistrias are displayed. Most seals for coins were destroyed. Fortunately, some seals were not. They are shown in the exhibit. Who was Ioannis Kapodistrias? He is recognized as the founder of the modern Greek state and the architect of Greek independence. He was Greece’s greatest statesman, who put country first. He was assassinated.

A reborn palm tree “Rebirth” sculpture and Phoenix are displayed. Argon medals and commemorations are