A chess set for Vikings and backgammon for Kings When it comes to the British Museum game collection, the first thing that springs to mind is definitely the Lewis Chess set, so well known from the Harry Potter films. Remember the scene from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s […]
Emblematic toys from Ancient Greece and Rome are displayed in the virtual rooms of the Museum and can be viewed on mobile devices, PCs or VR headsets. From the dolls collection at the Art & History museum in Brussels to the toys held in the Louvre, the Greektoys […]
They were the most popular toys in ancient Greece, in Rome and Egypt. And surely you used to play with quite a few of them too. Do you remember which was your favourite? As time went by, these toys changed in name, shape and material, but their essence […]
Pretty dolls, with sophisticated hairstyles, colourful and with magical attributes, plagons fascinated young and old in ancient Greece. They evolved from votive figurines and played an important role in the development of young girls. Plagons were beautiful colourful dolls, with elegant hairstyles and with magical attributes that appealed […]
Τα παιδιά μαθαίνουν για τα αρχαία παιχνίδια χάρη στο Βαλίο, τη Λίλυ και το Φίλωνα, τους κεντρικούς χαρακτήρες του πρότζεκτ Greektoys. Το τελευταίο διάστημα πολλά σχολεία στην Ελλάδα, αλλά και ελληνικά σχολεία σε χώρες της Ευρώπης, έχουν συμπεριλάβει στα διαδικτυακά μαθήματα το εκπαιδευτικό βοηθητικό υλικό διαθέσιμο στη σελίδα […]
Greek Toys 