Ohrid Exhibition
Monday 21 May to Monday 28 may 2012
by Pro Art and Co and London Mag Culture
Ohrid is one of the most beautiful towns in Macedonia, settled
by the Ohrid Lake. It boasts with rich cultural history and unique
natural world.
Bronze Settlement
Church of St Kaneo
Inhabited in early times, the town once had 365 churches - one
for each day in the year - a large number of them are still
preserved. Within them, they protect an immeasurable treasure of
frescoes, icons, woodcarving and other sacred objects.
Every summer Ohrid hosts the internationally renowned Ohrid
Summer Festival and other important cultural events. Many artists,
from around the world, have chosen Ohrid as their open-air atelier
and regard the town and its surroundings as an endless
inspiration.
Ohrid Old Town
View on Ohrid
It was also a place where St Clement, a student of the famous
Byzantine brothers Saints Cyril and Methodius, revised their
Glagolitic Alphabet and simplified letters thus created a new
Cyrillic Alphabet, which most of the Eastern European Slavs use
even today. Ohrid is the soul of Macedonia and the UNESCO’s World
Heritage site.
Exhibition is open for public view on:
- Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 9.30am to 8pm
- Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 9.30am to 5pm
- Sunday 1pm to 5pm
Details:
Chelsea Library, Old Town Hall
Kings Road,
London SW3 5EZ