Prometheus returns home to campus

Have you heard of the bronze statue of Prometheus, carrier of the TU Delft flame? It was stolen in January 2012, after residing on the campus for almost 60 years. After a four-year absence, he now returns to campus! To fill the ‘gaping hole’ the theft left behind the TU Delft organised a competition for a new statue. The winning design came from Willem Jager. The new statue consists of a metal sheet with a cut-out of the old Prometheus statue. It is a tribute to the original statue and represents the void that the theft left behind.

On Friday 8 January 2016, the new statue of Prometheus will be unveiled by Rector Magnificus Karel Luyben. You are welcome to come along to see the new statue. The statue will stand in its former location in the Mekelpark, in front of the Applied Physics building.

Read about the new statue on the TU Delft Library blog: Prometheus is back!