Labyrinth: Knossos, Myth & Reality

Labyrinth: Knossos, Myth & Reality was an exhibition that ran from 10 February 2023 to 30 July 2023 at the in Oxford, England, focusing on the legend of the Minotaur. Scenes from the 2018 video game Assassin's Creed: Odyssey were a part of an immersive area in the exhibit showing, among other things, Knossos Palace.
==Official summary==
According to legend, an elaborate labyrinth was built at Knossos on the island of Crete to hold a ferocious Minotaur. Discover the palace of Knossos, and the search for the labyrinth, in this major exhibition in Oxford.The palace of Knossos, discovered and excavated over 100 years ago, was the centre of a civilisation of people we now call the Minoans, named after the legendary King Minos.This will be the first UK exhibition to focus on Knossos. It will include over 100 objects which have never left Crete and Greece before, alongside discoveries from the 's Sir Archive and an exclusive experience of Knossos Palace from the acclaimed video game Assassin’s Creed Odyssey.Archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans led at Knossos in the early 20th century, and would later re-imagine and partially restore the palace. His archive at the Ashmolean has been central to our understanding of the site of Knossos, and many of his excavation plans, artworks, and records will be on display alongside objects from the site.
==References==
==External links==
*Official Labyrinth website
Category:Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
Category:Museum exhibitions