Millennium Gates Museum in McCallie Kennedy Library

Anna Claire Atha|January 22, 2017

Anna Claire Atha

Many are very excited about the opportunity to host the museum of ancient artifacts as well as memorabilia and treasures from historical events in Darlington’s McCallie Kennedy library.  The entirety of Darlington and surrounding community is granted the opportunity to learn more about the ancient Olympic games, the Atlanta Olympics, and the Hearst family through this exhibit.

The exhibit will remain in Darlington’s library until March, and during that time everyone will have the opportunity to learn about the pieces in the exhibit from guest speakers and projects students complete in their classrooms.

“I am thrilled that we have the connection to the Millennium Gate Museum in Atlanta and that we have the knowledge and expertise of Rodney Cook and others connected to the museum to deliver presentations to our community during the time that we are hosting the exhibit,” fine arts director Kim Tunnell said.  

Specific members of the faculty have been asked to support their colleagues with using some themes of the art exhibit into their classrooms.  

“My Design Thinking and Creative Technologies class created quizzes about each banner in the exhibit that can be completed by scanning the available bar codes. Our youngest tigers can complete a scavenger hunt and listen to books about the Olympics when they visit,” IT specialist Rebekah Kinney said.

Pieces in the exhibit allow the entire school and community to explore and learn more about The Olympic Games.

“I remember attending several events during the 1996 Olympics and the excitement surrounding the Olympic torch being carried through Rome. We now have an opportunity to learn more about the Centennial Olympics and share our memories and experiences of that monumental event in Georgia’s history,” Kinney said.  

Kim Tunnel says that her favorite piece in the exhibit is the watercolor and 3D replica that represent the Prince of Wales World Athletes Monument to the Olympic Games, which is actually located in Midtown Atlanta.

“Although I probably have passed this monument in Atlanta many times, I now am curious and look forward to taking the time to really investigate this landmark the next time I am in Atlanta,” said Tunnell.

Kinney’s favorite piece is the 3D printed Zeus. With her experience using 3D printers in Darlington’s MakerSpace, she said, “I cannot imagine printing a piece that large and having it look so perfect.”  

Some Darlington students have been asked to 3D print and paint several pieces to be placed on the Zeus statue. Kinney said, “We are honored to be asked to contribute, and it is exciting to know art pieces our students create will continue to travel with Zeus around Georgia!”

This is a 3D printed statue of Zeus at Olympia. Ancient statutes such as these are constantly destroyed by ISIS and other terrorists groups. 3D technology serves as a bulwark against emerging barbarism as this technology can immediately rebuild destroyed patrimony.

 

This is a 3D printed replica of a marble bust of a young athlete. This was originally created by the Romans whom admired the bronze statues of the ancient Greeks but sculpted their own versions of the bronze statues out of marble, a more abundant material.
These photos titled Olympia were defrayed by the government of the Third Reich propaganda for the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.
This vase is a ceramic reproduction of a Greek work created between 600 and 500 BCE titled Oinochoe. This vessel is one from which wine would be poured to make offerings to the gods both before and after athletic competitions.
This plastic grid, which hangs 12×18 feet, is titled Olympic Jump Into the Heavens. It was created by a Russian, Dima Alekseyev.
Librarian, Mrs. Jacobs, points up to the Olympic Jump Into the Heavens, which hangs over her head in the library. She says this is her favorite piece in the museum.
This painting is of the Hearst Castle Neptune Pool. This is the sight where Lady Gaga filmed her music video.

This sculpture entitled Parthenon Frieze depicts soldiers riding horses in the same manner Olympic athletes would have ridden their horses. The creator of the Statue of Zeus at Olympia also created this sculptor.