A photography, painting and slide exhibition on Lycia, an ancient region located in what is today the southern province of Antalya, will open on May 2 at the Antalya Museum as part of the �Living Lycia -- Mediterranean Reality� project.
Jointly organized by the Topkap� Palace Museum, the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara, the Istanbul Archaeology Museum, the �zmir Painting and Sculpture Museum, the Antalya Museum and the municipality of Ka�, the exhibit will start its journey in Antalya.
The aim of the project, which was launched by Topkap� Palace Museum Director Nurullah �ak�r, is to promote and highlight Turkey in terms of its culture and art both at home and abroad.
The exhibition includes photographs and paintings featuring 45 areas of Lycian settlement as well as commentary by Professor Havva ��kan, a lecturer at Akdeniz University.
A 64-piece exhibition by painter Ayd�n �ukurova, titled �Echoes� will be accompanied by explanatory notes from Recai Tekeo�lu, an expert on Lycia.
A slide show titled �Living Lycia� will also be shown at the exhibit.
The exhibition, which will run through May 15 in Antalya, will later be on display in Finike, Demre and Ka� as well as in Istanbul, �zmir and Ankara until Dec. 15.
The project will then move on to Greece, France, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and England from Feb. 5, 2007, the Anatolia news agency reported.
April 28, 2006
ANKARA - Turkish Daily News
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