An afternoon with the Athens based artist run space 3 137, to launch their new publication After the Explosion you Still Hear the Light.

Curator of Labyrinth: Knossos, Myth & Reality Dr Andrew Shapland provides an introduction to the first major exhibition in the UK about Knossos. Hear about early travellers searching for the mythical Labyrinth, the importance of the Sir Arthur Evans’ excavations and recent discoveries that include evidence of human sacrifice. 

“We are all but branches of a tree. Markos is that tree.”

– Composer Mikis Theodorakis  (1925 – 2021)

The musicians of the Rebetiko Carnival perform an evening of the works of musician Markos Vamvakaris, revered as the ‘patriarch of Rebetiko music.’ 

Experience a virtual tour of a unique digital 3D model of the Palace of Minos at Knossos with Dr John Pouncett from the School of Archaeology at the University of Oxford. Hear how the technique of web mapping can be used to open up access to archaeological archives. 

This event runs parallel to the exhibition Labyrinth: Knossos, Myth & Reality at the Ashmolean Museum.