The Monster among Us
Exhibition by students at Freie Universität Berlin to open April 15, 2019 / Public guided tour on May 16, 2019. No 096/2019 from Apr 12, 2019 A new exhibition at Freie Universität Berlin is devoted to ancient Near Eastern depictions of supernatural beings. It will be on display from April 15 through June 14, 2019, in the Campus Library. There will be a public tour on May 16, 2019, at 4 p.m. Both admission and the tour are free of charge. No registration is required. The exhibition entitled "The Monster among Us" was created by students as part of a seminar at the Institute for Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology at Freie Universität Berlin. The items on display include 3D reproductions of Assyrian figurines from the first millennium BCE, as well as various protection symbols and lucky charms of the present.
