Queensland Art Gallery Presscuttings Book 10 : Record of press coverage, March 1982 - May 1984

The Couri e r-Mail 18 De cembe r 1 9 82 THE G~eek Consul, Mr Alex Freeleagus, and Cul~ Centre Trust claairman. Sir David Muir, with the copy or the s&tue C:'llarioteer or Delphi. ' ,,· 2000 years from Delphi to Brisbane A GREEK slalue, which has made a jo~rney spanning oceans and centuries, has found a n_ew home at the Queensland Cultural Centre. The statue, which is a plaster copy of the famous bronze "Charioteer of Delphi" was presented to the centre ytSte~day_by the Greek Consul, Mr .' 'ex Freeleagus, on behalf of the Greek Gofernment and people. The original, which dates back to the fourth cen– tury BC, was buried by an earthquake at Delphl in 373 BC. It was recofered by an exca1ation team, nearly 2000 years later, in 1893, and is now in the Delphi Museum, north of Athens. The plaster copy, which now stands in the cultural centre auditorium, is one of only two copies of the , charioteer in existance. The oth« is in the Parlia- 1 ment of Europe. · The chairman of the Cultural Centre Trust, Sir Duid Muir, said the statue was a tangible u.·1,e. tween Queensland's Greek community and the cen– tre. ,. I