Ten Years Since the Discovery of Apoksiomen

Mali Losinj island, Croatia

Ten years have passed since the bronze statue Apoksiomen was fished out of the sea near the Island of Lošinj. The anniversary was marked with a special event, cake and the cocktail “Apoksiomen”,
which all visitors to Lošinj will be able to enjoy this year. The value of this discovery and its value for tourism will be completely visible once the renovation of palace Kvarner with a permanent exhibition is complete, planned for the end of 2010. The statue is currently located in the national restoration institute, where the restoration of its upper layers is being completed. During the tourist season, it will be on exhibit in Dubrovnik and Zadar, enabling a great number of visitors to see it. The statue of the young athlete covered in sea algae was discovered in the sandy bottom of the sea near the small island Vela Orjula in the Lošinj channel. The Croatian Apoksiomen is one of eight Hellenist copies from the 2nd and 1st centuries BC, figuring as the one most like the prototype from 300 years BC on account of the state of its preservation.