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From Mystras to Florence

| 7pm Thursday 7 August | Bernie Lewin presents | a Greek History and Culture Seminar | at The Greek Community of Melbourne | 168 Lonsdale Street | Free | No bookings required | We tend to think of modern science as arising through a break with religious ways of Read more

By Bernie Lewin, 7 days28 July 2025 ago
History

Autumn Salon: Raphael’s Platonic Vision for the Vatican

| 3pm Saturday 31 May 2025 | in Brunswick | Speakers: Martin Leckey & John Bigelow | Bookings Essential [BOOKED OUT] | Donations Accepted | UPDATE: WATCH RECORDING | Raphael represented ancient Greek cosmology in one of the most famous paintings of the High Renaissance at the Vatican in Rome. We show how Raphael uses Read more

By Bernie Lewin, 3 months13 May 2025 ago
Excursion

Study Tour of Egypt: October 2025

Small Group Study Tour | 15- 27 October 2025 | + St Catherines & Mt Sinai 27 – 29 Oct | Flyer | This tour has been carefully designed to meet the interests of the Platonic Academy. While the highlights remain with the Pharaoh’s monumental ruins, we will also give Read more

By Bernie Lewin, 8 months26 November 2024 ago

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