Summer 2017 - ACROPOLIS REStoration SERVICE (YSMA)

I assisted with ongoing restoration efforts on the Acropolis, in Greece, during the summer of 2017. The restoration project currently underway on the Acropolis is the Parthenon Temple. The Parthenon is a globally recognized monument that signifies democratic principles through the architectural reflection of human form. Collaborating with professional architects, archaeologists and marble sculptors, I helped the team transcribe their detailed restoration processes into a visual timeline for educational and internal management purposes. The intended goal of this work was to provide outsourced information that English-speaking academics could use to help interpret the importance of these restoration efforts.

The homepage for the Acropolis Restoration Service (YSMA) and their continued efforts can be found here.

To understand the important complexities of these ongoing restoration efforts, I involved myself in a group-oriented Systems Analysis of the Restoration Project on the Acropolis in 2014. Links to these detailed excerpts are provided below:

• Letter of Understanding - A Systems Analysis of the Restoration Project on the Acropolis

• Report - A Systems Analysis of the Restoration Project on the Acropolis

• Presentation - A Systems Analysis of the Restoration Project on the Acropolis

Working alongside professional architects, I assisted in hand-drafting new mechanical parts for YSMA’s marble member transportation process. These mechanical parts are located at the northeastern-most corner of the Acropolis wall, where a system of cranes and pulleys transport marble members to the base of the rock. Once at the base of the rock, marble members can be safely transported to the Acropolis Museum for display or rehabilitation purposes.

In addition to assisting professional architects and archaeologists during the Summer of 2017, I had the privilege to work alongside Marble Sculptors from the Greek Island of Tinos. These sculptors taught me the island secrets and techniques to marble sculpting. These techniques were applied to three (3) marble members that were later assembled back on the Parthenon once all restoration processes to these members were complete.

Below is a video inventory and photographic inventory of how these marble members were completed during their restoration phases.

The final restoration project I was involved with on the Parthenon was the removal of the Pediment on the south facade. These marble members were removed from the structure of the Parthenon and transported to the base of the rock via YSMA’s transportation process. The Pediment was then transferred to the Acropolis Museum for further rehabilitation and structural analysis. This momentous effort was recorded and is provided in detail on the YSMA website.