Entrance hall, Auckland Museum, N.Z. Myron’s Discobolos travels to the Antipodes!

Visiting my sister and family in Auckland, New Zealand over the summer, I was interested to note how far afield classical influence has spread!  The imitation of classical architecture in the entrance hall of Auckland War Memorial Museum ties in nicely with my current research and ‘Impact’ project at Beldsay Hall, Northumberland, in co-operation with English Heritage.

Lego model of Sir Charles Monck’s Be;say Hall, on display at site August 2018

View east through the Doric portico, Belsay Hall