The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum: Art Institute[edit] The Art Institute opened in 2001 to promote conservation of the Sonoran Desert through art education including classes, art exhibits, and stewardship of the Museum art.
The Greek Olympics, thought to have begun in 776 BC, inspired the modern Olympic Games (begun in 1896) The Games were held in honour of Zeus, king of the gods, and were staged every four years at Olympia, a valley near a city called Elis. People from all over the Greek world came to watch and take part.
The ancient Olympics began in 776 BC in Olympia, Greece, and they  continued until 393 AD. When they were held, all wars would pause  to attend the Olympics.    In th â¦ e modern era, the first Olympic Games were held at Athens,  Greece in 1896.he Olympic games were established in Ancient Greece in the year 776 B.C. They were held periodically until around 393 A.D. However, the Olympics as we know them didn't start â¦ until 1896 in Athens, Greece, when the first modern games were held.