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Wine Across Cultures: From Symposium to Celebration
Wine Across Cultures: From Symposium to Celebration
Ancient Greeks reclining at drinking parties, Romans toasting with silver cups, Dionysos crowned with grape leaves—wine shaped how civilizations gathered, celebrated, and honored their gods. This tour traces the ritual and pleasure of wine through 2,000 years of art.
60 minutes
12 stops
A journey through Greek and Roman wine culture on Floor 1, beginning at the Great Hall and moving through galleries 154-166, exploring drinking vessels, banquet scenes, and the god of wine himself across five centuries of Mediterranean civilization.
Galleries: 154 → 158 → 160 → 162 → 164 → 166 → 159