The Sacred Tree: Olive Tasting Event

The Chau Chak Wing Museum in association with the Greek Consulate of Sydney and the Trade Commissioner for Greece in Australia invite you to a special event celebrating the olive.

Join us for a short presentation on the important history of the olive and its role in archaeology and history across the Mediterranean by Dr Tamara Lewit of the University of Melbourne, and then a discussion by the Trade Commissioner for Greece in Australia, Mrs Chrysa Prokopaki, on the olive in modern Greece's economy, culture and identity.

Guests are then invited to sample olives and olive produce in a tasting event.

According to mythology, the olive was a divine gift. It was said as the goddess Athena struck the rock of the Acropolis of Athens with her spear, an olive tree sprang up. ‘I will give you the tree. Its fruit will feed you, its leaves will give you shade, and its wood provide fuel’ she said. As a result, the olive tree has been sacrosanct since antiquity. It is a symbol of peace, wisdom and triumph.