Les Etrusques, Les Grecs, les Phéniciens et la Mer Art Exhibit May 31–Sep 30, 2012

The Cimiez site of the ‘Musée d'Archéologie de Nice' is hosting a major exhibition on ‘The Etruscans, Greeks, Phoenicians and the Sea', to introduce the public to navigation in ancient times, during the era of the Phoenicians, Greeks and Etruscans...

The four areas making up the exhibition will have numerous panels and objects on display: great maritime civilizations, maritime life, the shipyard, ships, exploration and major battles. The exhibition is the result of international scientific collaboration between the ‘Institut d’Etudes Niçoises’, the ‘Institut d’Etudes Appliquées des Civilisations et des Espaces Méditerranéens’ and the ‘Gruppo Archeologico del Territorio Cerite’. It is the first to be held in the new Archaeology Museum in Nice, dedicated to these three great maritime empires of antiquity and shows the central position held by Nice in the Mediterranean area...