The film “Short stories of restoration” created by the Acropolis Restoration Service (YSMA) to accompany the photographic exhibition “Chisel and Memory: the contribution of marble craftsmanship to the restoration of the Acropolis monuments” which is hosted at the Acropolis Museum from the 11th of June until the 31st of October 2019. The film uses footages of the audiovisual archive of the YSMA and the personal testimony of marble technicians who took part in the works, to shed light to the everyday life in the worksite, the contribution of marble craftsmen to the restoration works, and the emotions that they experience and share during the interventions.
Extent:
00:13:25
Executing Organisation:
Γραφείο Τεκμηρίωσης - Υπηρεσία Συντήρησης Μνημείων Ακρόπολης Department of Documentation - Acropolis Restoration Service