The Architecture of Libraries
The “Architecture of Libraries” exhibit at the Benaki Museum is organized into five distinct periods that correspond to the evolution of library architecture as it was influenced by the intellectual and cultural criteria of each of those historical periods: Greek world, Roman era, Byzantine Empire, Western Europe during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
A discussion on the architecture of libraries from Antiquity to the Renaissance
Mr. Konstantinos Sp. Staikos, curator of the exhibition which recently opened at the Benaki Museum, speaks to LIFO.gr about the influences that shaped the architecture of libraries in Western Civilizations.
http://www.lifo.gr/articles/architecture_articles/123454
Also see:
Τα κτίσματα της πνευματικής κληρονομιάς στο ένθετο της Καθημερινής, «Ζωή: πολιτισμός – αθλητισμός», 3 Δεκ. 2016 [article in Greek entitled “The buildings of spiritual heritage” in the insert “Life: Culture – Sports” of Kathimerini newspaper, Dec. 3, 2016]
The Architecture of Libraries
December 1, 2016 – January 8, 2017
Benaki Musuem – Main Building
Admission: € 7, € 5
