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About the AppWhat is it? This free app takes users on an extraordinary journey through more than 5,000 years of Greek history and culture. The app...

About the AppWhat is it? This free app takes users on an extraordinary journey through more than 5,000 years of Greek history and culture. The app features select objects from over 500 exquisite artifacts many that have never been exhibited outside Greece from 21 major Greek museums.*Available for iPhone and iPad The app has been developed as a complementary experience for visitors to the exhibition The Greeks Agamemnon to Alexander the Great. Get a preview of some highlights of the exhibition, or relive some of your favorite experiences.*Live the experience!The Greeks Agamemnon to Alexander the Great is a once-in-a-lifetime exhibition jointly developed by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, Education and Religious Affairs and a consortium of four North American museums, led by the Canadian Museum of History.The exhibition is visiting four major centres in North America over a two-year period, from 2014 to 2016.Pointe--Callire, Montral Archeology and History Complex Montreal, Quebec, CanadaDecember 12, 2014 April 26, 2015Canadian Museum of HistoryGatineau, Quebec, CanadaJune 5 October 12, 2015The Field MuseumChicago, Illinois, USANovember 24, 2015 April 10, 2016National Geographic MuseumWashington, DC, USAMay 26 October 9, 2016Features* Interactive timeline (iPad)The timeline puts into context a selection of objects seen during a visit to the exhibition, according to important periods in the history of Ancient Greece.* Special featuresThese features give users the opportunity to see artifacts up close with videos and interactive features. For example: Watch the video trailer produced by the National Geographic Society.Discover the original colours of a statue from the Acropolis of Athens.View the movement of a delicate golden myrtle wreath.* Exhibition catalogue The app is linked to the exhibitions souvenir catalogue. Purchase the catalogue and take an extraordinary journey through more than 5,000 years of Greek culture, from the Neolithic Era to the age of Alexander the Great. Also available in French*Special thanksHellenic Ministry of Culture, Education and Religious Affairs Mr. Robert Peck, Ambassador of Canada to Greece and High Commissioner of Canada to the Republic of CyprusDr. John Craig, Dean of The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Simon Fraser UniversityMr. Jean-Marc Blais, Director General and Vice-President, Canadian Museum of History*CreditsThe Greeks Agamemnon to Alexander the Great app has been developed by the SNF New Media Lab (Stavros Niarchos Foundation Centre for Hellenic Studies, SFU) / Ready Labs Inc., in cooperation with the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, Education and Religious Affairs and the Canadian Museum of History.Canadian Museum of History:Terence Clark, CuratorJean-Franois Lger, Creative DevelopmentKerri Davis, Research CoordinatorCathy Mitchell, Project ManagementAmber Polywkan, Research AssistantLeah Iselmoe, Research AssistantSabrina Higgins, Research AssistanList of lending institutions1. National Archaeological Museum, Athens2. Archaeological Museum of Argos3. Archaeological Museum of Herakleion 4. Archaeological Museum of Mycenae 5. Archaeological Museum of Nauplion6. Archaeological Museum of Chania 7. Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki 8. Archaeological Museum of Patras 9. Archaeological Museum of Delos 10. Archaeological Museum of Delphi 11. Archaeological Museum of Pella 12. Archaeological Museum of Rethymnon 13. Museum of the Royal Tombs of Aigai, Vergina14. Archaeological Museum of Olympia 15. Numismatic Museum, Athens16. Archaeological Museum of Thebes17. Acropolis Museum, Athens18. Archaeological Museum of Sparta19. Museum of the Ancient Agora, Athens20. Epigraphical Museum, Athens21. Archaeological Museum of Kerameikos, Athens22. Ephorate of Antiquities, Athens (Ephorates: regional services with responsibility for the protection of antiquities)