Trofimova A., Boele V. (ed.) The Immortal Alexander the Great. The Myth, The Reality, His Journey, His Legacy

Catalogue for the exhibition from 18 September 2010 to 18 March 2011. — Amsterdam; St. Petersburg: Hermitage Museum, 2011. — 313 p."The Age of Alexander" was a century of political, philosophical and artistic creativity. Magnificent states, new towns and cities, brilliant
thinkers, amazing artists. For centuries great masterpieces — among them works included in this exhibition — have been connected with the
name of Alexander. Graeco-Bactrian art, Greek sculpture, fantastical engraved gems, Sassanid and Byzantine silver, Persian miniatures, and much
much more.
The Hermitage is proud of its collection of works with connections to Alexander. We have a great affection for our Hellenism Room. For
many years our scholars have been studying the question of the Hellenistic heritage in both West and East. But the imperial museum has another
key link to the hero who brought East and West together.
With this exhibition, the Hermitage demonstrates the potential of a museum that is not just large, not just universal, but encyclopaedic.
The complex cultural and temporal ties demonstrated by the world of Alexander the Great are not merely fascinating in themselves. Today,
as the world once brought together by Alexander rapidly falls apart, it is good to recall that globalisation is not always something to regret.
This exhibition serves to illustrate that fact.