Ancient Cycladic art travels to Athens airport

Newly arrived visitors from abroad will soon have a chance to admire artifacts and figurines from the early Cycladic civilization before they even arrive at their final destination, probably on one of the Greek islands. That's because starting Thursday, July 27, the exhibition space on the second floor of Athens International Airport will be hosting a mini-version of the tribute "Cycladic Society 5,000 Years Ago," which was first presented in 2016 for the 30th anniversary of the Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens.

As the stone figurines are too valuable to be transported to the loud, high-traffic environment of Greece's biggest and busiest airport, the show will comprise high-quality photographs of the 191 objects in the museum's main collection: statuettes of human figures and other artifacts that help tell the story of the Cycladic civilization, which flourished...