Masters of Olympus

The “Masters of Olympus” exhibition at the Musée de la Civilisation de Québec presents, for the first time in North America, sculptures, jewellery and ceramics from Berlin’s Altes Museum collection, some of which are considered world masterpieces of Greco-Roman art. The design for the exhibit – entrusted to BISSON+CASTONGUAY – is structured around a major architectural constraint, namely a series of eight columns occupying the central area. Thanks to the addition of four more columns and a long, slanted platform, this colonnade has been turned into the ascent towards Mount Olympus featuring the twelve major gods from the Berlin collection. These elements combined give rise to a bright and spacious exhibition where visitors can wander easily among the scenographic installations, whose formal research and clean lines mirror the aesthetic qualities of the archaeological treasures on display.