Charms Without Arms
The Story of the Venus de Milo
The Story of the Venus de Milo
Prof. Hector Williams,
UBC Classics, Near East and Religious Studies
Monday January 27, 2020 @ 7:30 pm
Upper Hall, Hellenic Community Centre
4500 Arbutus Street, Vancouver, BC
4500 Arbutus Street, Vancouver, BC
The Aphrodite of
Melos (better known as the Venus de Milo from her French name) is one of
the most famous statues in the world. Found by a Greek farmer in April of 1820
on the Cycladic island of Melos she was purchased by the French ambassador in
Constantinople and given to King Louis XVII of France for the Louvre Museum
where she has been ever since. Along with the Mona Lisa and the Winged Victory
of Samothrace she is one of the three great treasures of that institution. The
talk will present the statue and the complex history of its study and reception
over the past 200 years.
Greeks in Vancouver: Stories and Photos
Sophia Kasouli-Milobar
Vancouver Public Library
Monday February 24, 2020,7:30 pm
Hellenic Community Centre
4500 Arbutus St., Vancouver, BC
Three years ago the Hellenic Community of Vancouver and the Vancouver
Public Library partnered to collect and preserve photographs and stories of
Vancouver’s Greek Community. VPL Librarian and Hellenic Community member Sophia
Karasouli-Milobar was involved in the Hellenic Stories of Vancouver project
from the very beginning. Sophia will present some highlights of the photographs
and stories contributed to the project and take us on a quick tour of the
history of the Greeks in Vancouver.
