NEON and the Acropolis Museum present the second part of Michael Rakowitz & Ancient Cultures trilogy with the work Lamassu of Nineveh (2018).

Lamassu of Nineveh (2018) is part of Michael Rakowitz’s series The Invisible Enemy Should not Exist (2006 – ongoing). The work was commissioned for The Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square, London.

Its location in the surrounding area of the Acropolis Museum places the work in dialogue with both the excavation and the ancient city that lies beneath the museum, as well as with its contemporary building, the rock of the Acropolis with its monuments, and the urban landscape.

SCHEDULE OF OPENING NIGHT EVENTS | 6 OCTOBER
17:30  | Gate Opening

18:00. | Lecture| Heritage, Genocide, and Memory with Dr. Alda Benjamen, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Dayton, specializing in contemporary Middle Eastern history. Moderated by Rachel Donadio, Journalist & Public Program Advisor, Acropolis Museum “Dimitrios Pandermalis” Amphitheater

19:30 | Opening of Lamassu of Nineveh in the Museum’s outdoor area (last admission at 9:30 p.m.)

Opening| 6 October 2025 | 17:30. – 22:00 (last entry at 9:30 p.m.)

The Acropolis Museum|Outdoor area

Admissions Free

Curated by Professor Nikolaos Chr. Stambolidis, General Director of the Acropolis Museum, and Elina Kountouri, Director of NEON.