This exhibition, organised jointly by the MuCEM and the Fondation Gandur pour l’Art, with the exceptional participation of the Musées d’Art et d’Histoire of the City of Geneva.

This new exhibition focuses on three basins of civilisation in the Mediterranean – Egypt, Greece and Rome – within which humans have differently imagined their gods and developed pantheons with characteristics unique to each culture. The exhibition presents ritual objects and images of worship that enabled ancient peoples to represent the world of the divine and to participate in the quest for immortality. Far from being isolated and static religious expressions, the cults of these pantheons intersected in the heart of the Mediterranean. Advanced by trade and even military conquests, the material and intellectual exchanges between ancient civilisations have shaped the recurring theological forms.

Divine Migrations presents more than 200 ancient works (dating from the 3rd-2nd millennium BC to the 3rd century AD), testifying to the adoption of deities from elsewhere or the formation of new composite divine forms. It examines the dialogue between the Egyptian, Greek and Roman pantheons, in their practices, beliefs and representations of the divine.

This exhibition is made possible through the generous support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.

A “Divine Migrations” themed voyage is being offered by Ponant Yacht Cruises.