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[email protected] EXHIBITION CONCEPT & STRUCTURE The MYTH OF SUPERHEROES is the first international travelling exhibition that aims at making visible the common thread linking INTRODUCTION the past, the present (and the future) of the myths. The Hero It highlights the strict relation between ancient and modern mythology and presents a selection of all the forms of art involved in this mutual process. The different topics of the exhibition are SECTION 1 developed through an exceptional selection of original objects: as the exhibition unfolds, archaeological artefacts dialogue with The Myths in Time and Space comics, drawings, animations, ancient dolls, and modern action figures, in a highly innovative exhibition pathway for adults and children. SECTION 2 The exhibition is developed into 6 main sections in which the display of the objects is presented through a series of graphic Mythological Metamorphoses and educational panels, video and video-projections interactive devices and suggestive environments where visitors get lost and find themselves again immersed in the incredible universe of their SECTION 3 favourite Superheroes.