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Goddesses March 10, 2009

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Over 100 divine female figurines from ancient Mediterranean civilisations have been gathered together for the first time ever in this rich and fascinating exhibition. On loan from Europe’s leading museums, the figures represent images of the divine female in all her many forms. Exhibited in the majestic Sala Tinell throne room, the show features voluptuous 20,000 year-old ‘Venus’ figurines, as well as an abundance of goddesses from such diverse cultures as Anatolia, Mesopotamia, Israel, Palestine, Cyprus, Crete and the classical world of Greece and Rome. Goddesses of life and death, idols, amulets or simply representations of the female form, this unique exhibition provides intriguing insight into our origins as well as our habits of worship.