Udstillingsåbning på Glyptoteket: Palmyra

Thu Feb 05 2026 at 05:00 pm to 06:00 pm UTC+01:00

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Glyptoteket
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Udstillings\u00e5bning p\u00e5 Glyptoteket: Palmyra
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*English below*
Kom med når Glyptoteket åbneren ny permanent udstilling om Palmyra – den syriske oaseby, der i antikken blomstrede som knudepunkt for handel mellem Romerriget, Partherriget og Silkevejens handelsruter.
Med udgangspunkt i museets enestående samling af palmyrenske gravportrætter – den største uden for Syrien – fortælles historien om en by, hvor øst og vest, lokalt og globalt, smeltede sammen i et udtryk, der var både kosmopolitisk og dybt forankret i byens egne traditioner.
Gravportrætterne, der engang stod skulder ved skulder i storslåede familiegravkamre, viser palmyrenerne, som de ønskede at huskes: med funklende smykker, elegante frisurer og eksklusive tekstiler. Tosprogede indskrifter på aramæisk og græsk, vidner om et samfund, hvor identitet blev formet på tværs af sprog og traditioner.
Læs mere om udstillingen her: https://glyptoteket.dk/udstillinger/kommende-udstillinger/palmyra

PROGRAM
Kl. 16.00 Fri entré til Glyptoteket
Kl. 16.45 Gratis velkomstøl i Vinterhaven
Kl. 17.00 Velkomst v/direktørfor Glyptoteket Gertrud Hvidberg-Hansen
Kl. 17.10 Introduktion til udstillingen v/kurator Anna Wirenfeldt Minor

PRIS OG BILLET
I anledningen af udstillingsåbningen er der fri entré til Glyptoteket fra kl. 16.

OM UDSTILLINGEN
Ørkenbyens skønhed blev tidligt genstand for europæisk interesse. Fra 1700-tallets opdagelsesrejser til 1800-tallets kortlægninger blev Palmyraen del af forestillingen om den Nære Orient. Gravportrætterne fandt vej til museer og private samlinger – heriblandt Glyptoteket – og vidner i dag både om Palmyras storhed og om den tid, der bragte dem til vestlige kunstsamlinger.
I nyere tid har Palmyra igen været i verdens søgelys. Ødelæggelserne under den syriske borgerkrig har mindet om kulturarvens sårbarhed – og om dens fortsatte betydning. Udstillingen ser Palmyra gennem portrætterne: spor af liv og forbindelser, der rækker på tværs af tid og sted – fraPalmyrasgravkamre til Europas museumssale – og til de historier, der tager form, når kulturarv krydser grænser.
Udstillingen er støttet af Augustinus Fonden og Beckett-Fonden
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Exhibition Opening at the Glyptotek: Palmyra
Join the opening of the Glyptotek’s new permanent exhibition on Palmyra, the Syrian oasis city that flourished as a hub for trade between the Roman Empire, the Parthian Empire and the trade routes of the Silk Road.
Based on the museum’s unique collection of Palmyrene funerary portraits – the largest beyond Syria – the exhibition tells the story of a city where east meets west and the local and global merge to create a culture that was cosmopolitan yet deeply rooted in the city’s unique traditions.
The funerary portraits, which once stood shoulder to shoulder in magnificent family burial chambers, show the people of Palmyra as they wished to be remembered: with elegant hairstyles, wearing glittering jewellery and dressed in exclusive fabrics. Bilingual inscriptions in Armenian and Greek testify to a society where the formation of identity bridged language and tradition.
Read more about the exhibition: https://glyptoteket.com/exhibitions/upcoming-exhibitions/palmyra

PROGRAM
4.00pm Free entrance to The Glyptotek
4.45pm Free welcomebeer in the Winter Garden
5.00pm Welcomeby Director of the Glyptotek Gertrud Hvidberg-Hansen
5.10pm Introduction to the exhibition by curator Anna Wirenfeldt Minor

PRICE AND TICKETS
To mark the exhibition opening, admission to the museum will be free from 4.00 pm.

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
The beauty of the desert city was a focus of early European interest. From the expeditions of the 18th century to the mapping of the 19th century, Palmyra was key to conceptions of the Near East. The funerary portraits found their way to museums and private collections, including the Glyptotek. Today they bear witness to the glory of Palmyra and the period that brought them to Western art collections.
In recent times Palmyra has again become the focus of global attention. The destruction wrought by the Syrian civil war was a reminder of the vulnerability of cultural heritage – and its continued importance. The exhibition at the Glyptotek sees Palmyra through the portraits: their traces of life and connections that traverse time and place, taking us from the burial chambers of Palmyra to the museum galleries of Europe and the stories that emerge when cultural heritage crosses borders.
The Exhibition is Supported by Augustinus Fonden and Beckett-Fonden
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