Wrestling the Moon?
What connects an ancient Roman mosaic and a NASA astronaut from the Apollo 12 mission? Candace Richards, Assistant Curator of the Nicholson Collection, Chau Chak Wing Museum explains
2020 – A Year in Review: one year of the AAIA blog
As the year draws to a close it is natural to reflect on the year that has been, and what a strange and turbulent year 2020 has turned out to be.
What did it take to be an athlete in the ancient Greek world?
Caitlan Smith, doctoral candidate at the University of Western Australia is analysing ancient sculptures for clues to how ancient Greek athletes trained. Ancient Greek athletics as we know them today were an integral part of the Greek culture. Athletics was a core component of civic education, and a key feature of festivals across the Greek …